Freddy Schott fights for the lead ahead of the final day at the DP World Tour in Bahrain. Von Dellingshausen and Girrbach hold spots in the top 20.
Schott battles for the top spot on the DP World Tour moving day in Bahrain
Freddy Schott battled for the lead on day three of the DP World Tour in Bahrain ahead of the final round. With flawless play on the front nine and four birdies, he took the lead early from Calum Hill. Hill lost his two-stroke advantage quickly, struggling with three bogeys and only one birdie on the first six holes. Schott leveled with birdies on holes 3 and 5 and extended his lead with precise approach shots and safe putts on holes 8 and 9.
‘What a shot. What a cracking shot! That is superb!’
Freddy Schott with a brilliant approach to the 5th 🎯#BahrainGolfChamps pic.twitter.com/IPHoCOzbb8
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) January 31, 2026
However, he bogeyed holes 12 and 13, bringing him back level with Hill. Both birdied the 14th to reach a temporary total of -15. Hill regained the lead with a birdie on 15 while Schott couldn’t mount a decisive attack and recorded an unfortunate bogey on 18. Hill enters the final day leading by two strokes at -16, followed by Schott at -14.
After the round, Schott said: \”I am a bit disappointed about the three-putt on the last hole but it was a good day. We’ll just keep doing what we’ve done so far. I thought it might take two days to catch him. He had some trouble early on and suddenly we were tied. I still plan to catch him tomorrow and look forward to it. It would be great if that works out but it’s too early to think about that.\”
International contenders increase the pressure
Close behind Hill and Schott are international contenders including last week’s winner, Patrick Reed. The American announced before the tournament his departure from LIV Golf and comeback to the PGA Tour in the summer and started the third round strongly.
Reed opened with a birdie and added three more on the first six holes. He remained aggressive on the back nine, starting with a birdie and scoring