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02/06 10:01 CST Patrick Reed takes the lead in Qatar and tries to wrap up
Middle East swing with another win
Patrick Reed takes the lead in Qatar and tries to wrap up Middle East swing
with another win
DOHA, Qatar (AP) --- Patrick Reed birdied two of his last three holes Friday
for a 5-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead in the Qatar Masters as the
American tries to wrap up a career-changing month in the Middle East with
another victory.
Reed took advantage of late scoring opportunities at Doha Golf Club. He drove
just short of the reachable par-4 16th to set up a pitch-and-putt birdie, then
chose to lay up from 272 yards on the par-5 18th with water down the left side.
Reed hit wedge to 7 feet for birdie.
That put him at 12-under 132, one shot ahead of Joakim Lagergren of Sweden, who
had a 66. Daniel Hillier of New Zealand (69) and Richard Sterne of South Africa
(66) were another shot back.
Reed came over to the Middle East a month ago while preparing for his fifth
season on LIV Golf. But he won the Dubai Desert Classic, revealed he still had
not signed a contract with LIV and then couldn't agree on a new deal with the
Saudi-funded league.
Reed is playing a European tour schedule this year with an eye toward returning
to the PGA Tour. A victory in Qatar would all but lock up one of the 10 tour
cards offered to leading European tour players who are not yet PGA Tour members.
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