DP World Tour : Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship
Alejandro Del Rey and Freddy Schott sparkled during the opening round of the 2026 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship to share the lead at -7 65
Spaniard Del Rey has yet to miss a cut on what is his fifth start of the 2026 DP World Tour campaign and he continued his rich vein of form with a flawless -7 65 at Royal Golf Club.
Del Rey, who earlier this week celebrated the one-year anniversary of his maiden title at this level at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, set the initial clubhouse target thanks to five birdies on the front nine and two more on his way home.
He was later joined by Germany's Schott who ended his roller coaster round with a closing birdie-eagle to share the lead at -7, ahead of a logjammed leaderboard which saw 28 players sit within four shots.
"It was nice, a quick start. I took advantage of the morning, that it was a little bit calmer with the wind. I’m very happy with the round," Del Rey said..
"I really enjoy this first Swing (of the year) here in the desert. I’ve always enjoyed it. I’ve had my highs and my lows, but I’ve always felt very comfortable out here and the course, I feel like it suits me well. I really enjoy my time here in January especially."
Hillier mixed an eagle, five birdies and a bogey in his -6 66, Swede Niklas Lemke carded eight gains and two dropped shots, Germany's Nicolai Von Dellingshausen signed for an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys and Laurie Canter made a bold start to his title defence by picking up seven shots and one bogey to reach -6. India's Shubhankar Sharma matched Canter's card in his six-under 66.
Andrew Johnston, Scotland's Calum Hill, Frenchman Ugo Coussaud, Sweden's Mikael Lindberg, Finn Oliver Lindell and Italian Gregorio De Leo were one shot further back 67 -5
Play was suspended at 5.25pm local time due to darkness, with ten players to finish their first rounds on Friday morning.
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