Freddy Schott confirmed his strong form with a 67, moving into 2nd place at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour. Only a course record stands ahead.
Freddy Schott secured a strong position for the weekend with a 67 on the second day of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship on the DP World Tour. At 12 under par, he leads a group by four strokes, trailing only the Scot Calum Hill, who tied the course record with a 61. Nicolai Von Dellingshausen is also in a promising 14th place after shooting -1, just one stroke behind the main chasing pack. Marcel Siem and Marcel Schneider missed the cut.
DP World Tour: Freddy Schott’s Second Eagle of the Week
After an impressive round on Thursday, Freddy Schott aimed to confirm his performance on Friday to secure a good weekend position. He started strong right away, making a birdie on the first hole. Despite a drive that went slightly right on the third hole and a second shot into the rough, Schott recovered well to make his second birdie of the day. He added a third birdie on the front nine at hole nine. On the back nine, Schott started with a birdie on hole 13 and then made his second eagle of the week on hole 14 from just under seven meters. His round wasn’t flawless, as he made bogeys at holes 15 and 18, but he finished with a 5-under par round, taking second place into the weekend.
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen couldn’t quite match his Thursday performance and finished the day at 1-under par, slipping to 14th place. Starting on the back nine, he played error-free for a long stretch, beginning with a birdie. Additional birdies on holes 13 and 1 kept him near the top, but two errant shots on hole 3 and a missed short putt on hole 7 resulted in two bogeys at the close. Despite that, Von Dellingshausen remains within striking distance at 7-under par, just one stroke behind the chase pack that shares fourth place.
Calum Hill Takes the Lead with a Course Record
Calum Hill played a flawless round on Friday, carding eleven birdies without dropping a shot. His 61, 11-under par, equaled the course record at Royal GC in Bahrain and puts him four strokes clear heading into the weekend. The 31-year-old is chasing his