German golfer Freddy Schott obtained the higher of Scotland’s Calum Hill and former Masters champion Patrick Reed in a play-off to win his first DP World Tour title on the Bahrain Championship.
Hill began the day two photographs clear however noticed his rivals shut the hole with Reed capturing a 67 to make up a four-stroke deficit whereas the Scot bogeyed the ultimate gap to complete with a 71 whereas Schott carded a 69 to depart the trio on 17 beneath after 72 holes.
Reed, who received final week’s Dubai Desert Traditional and is planning to return to the PGA Tour later within the yr after leaving LIV Golf, bogeyed the primary play-off gap to drop out of competition.
All of it went fallacious for Hill on the subsequent gap together with his tee shot going out of bounds and he then discovered the water on the fourth.
The 31-year-old conceded as Schott chipped onto the inexperienced on the Royal Golf Membership.
“I don’t know. It is simply superb,” stated the 24-year-old victor. “I am simply extraordinarily completely satisfied, shocked. I do not know what’s occurring proper now. I am simply so completely satisfied.
“I may have executed it the common manner, that might have additionally been positive! However to do it this manner feels much more particular so I am simply glad it occurred this manner.”
