Patrick Reed moved into the lead and Dustin Johnson missed the cut on a mixed day for high-profile LIV golfers at the European tour’s Dubai Desert Classic on Friday. Languishing in between was four-time champion Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, the tournament’s headline players who will need a big weekend to challenge for the title this year. Reed, the former Masters champion, kept his card clean and shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds at Emirates Golf Club, where he...
Patrick Reed will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic after shooting 5-under 67 on Saturday, as Rory McIlroy's chances of a record-extending fifth title virtually disappeared. Reed, the former Masters champion who now plays on the LIV Golf circuit, tapped in at No. 18 for his seventh birdie of the third round at Emirates Golf Club to move onto 14-under 202 for the week. Leading the chase was David Puig, another LIV player, who shot 66 to jump to second place.
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