Freddy Schott claimed his maiden DP World Tour title on Sunday, beating Calum Hill and Patrick Reed in a dramatic play-off at the 2026 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship.
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The trio were locked at 17 under par after 72 holes, following a final round 67 from Reed to make up a four-shot overnight deficit to Hill, who began the day two clear. The Scot had to settle for a 71 after a bogey at the difficult final hole, while Schott carded 69 to join the pair.
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The first play-off hole saw Reed make bogey and drop out of contention, before Hill’s tee shot on his 74th hole went out of bounds and then into the water; the overnight leader sportingly conceding without making Schott putt out for the win.
Sunday saw leaderboard movement aplenty, with Schott eager to chase down his playing partner from the get-go.
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The 24-year-old made four birdies across his first seven holes before a dropped shot at eight and a double bogey on the 11th halted his momentum. He managed to regroup and birdie the next two holes and, despite giving up another shot at the 17th, scraped his way into a play-off to keep the dream of securing his first win alive.
A pack lead by New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier and Spain’s Sergio Garcia threatened throughout the day, thanks to respective rounds of 66 and 68, but it wasn’t enough – the pair sharing a tie for fourth at 16 under par. Ugo Coussaud finished in sixth one shot behind them.
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Victory in his 91st DP World Tour event lifts Schott into the top ten of this season’s Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World and moves him from 436th on the Official World Gold Ranking to inside the top 200.
Player quotes
Freddy Schott: It still hasn’t sunk in yet. It will take a while, but it’s amazing. I can’t even think of a better scenario that this at the moment.
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It was tough, especially towards the end. The start was okay, because I was playing alright. It had good flow to it. Obviously, nerves kicked in from the back nine onwards. I was happy that I managed it okay – not perfect, but okay – and you guys saw what happened, so I’m very happy now.
