Round 3 Highlights | 2026 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship

It's for Birdie from range. Wow, thank you very much. Missed a short eagle putt at the last and would have been smarting at that, but that kind of evens the books, I'd say. Callum, just get your par. Well, oh my word, how has that not gone in? That's going to say you don't mind being caught with a big lead, but you don't want to be the one backing into it. You want the other guys to come alongside with really good play. So two over for these first few holes, that is not what he needed in any way, shape or form. That was solid. Was he able to get enough spin? What a shot. What a cracking shot. That is superb. Shot of the day so far for Freddie's shot. A flip story to that of Patrick Reid, who was out in the afternoon on Thursday in the tougher conditions, perhaps the toughest wave we've seen so far. And look at that. Reid with a wedge, always a joy to watch. That's just sensational. He had one spot to hit that and he hit it. Oh, well done. Really well done. After a bit of a shock to the system, two over after four. That's lovely. Perhaps that is a corner turned for Callum Hill. Got to hit it so firm to get it up this hill and then gently to the left. He nearly got another, didn't he? Oh, that's useless. How did that not go in? Quite a hot group this is. 174. Second is pin on the left hand side. It's a big deep cavernous chasm waiting. But not for that. Go on. That is brilliant. That's sensational. Hill here. No movement on it. Fairly straight. Casey Jarvis for Birdie here at seven. We know it's an unlikely one. But we also know he's quite talented. So he 2-2. Minus 10. He's not scared of a divot, is he? Really thunders down through the ball. He's playing some lovely stuff. Another great shot from Shot. Just on the right edge for Freddie's shot. The convert is two here, I feel. I think like you, Johnny, he's absolutely convinced that was going to move and it just didn't. And now the nearest challenges to our two leaders. Campeo on the way at 12. Yeah, there's a couple of beauties in that group. But one of the hottest shots we've seen all day in a good way. He has touched that in. And we'll have that to take the lead, maybe on his own. Used to carry. Yeah, it did it. Just got over that hill. Oh, magnificent. To the par five. Two consecutive par fives at 13 and 14. Patrick Reid sending this deep to the heart of it. There's more to come here as well. There's another ridge. Might run just through the back, but what a shot. Pitched on the flat. And it nice and soft. Good chance. Yeah, he spurned a chance on the seventh, didn't he? But not that one. Not to say where he's aiming this one. Not much in it though. He's done it. He's within a couple. Putting together just a solid round of golf. Five birdies and an eagle now. Oh, there it is on your screen. Two within three. Uphill. Should move from right. Indeed it has. It's another good putt from Grant Forrest. Sergio from the sand. Things you love to see. But it's his second. No cut short. Particularly that pin on the ledge. Look at that. He's just picked it right off the top. But is it going to stick? Make his presence felt. If he gets to 11. Brilliant. Walked it out well. There's a lot of said. A touch of class there off that sand. To lead by two. Freddie shot. Never anywhere else. Sergio, he likes to drive them in low and let them running up to the back pin positions. Just like that. Class. Excellent. To 11 and Garcia. Yeah, straight up the green here. Straight into the hole too. Sergio getting ever closer. Off the right. In the centre again. Full of confidence. Pause that one in though. Nicely done at 11. I think he plugs a good light. I'm here. Very nice. There it is. Caress one in there. Done well. Done really well. Cannot do better than that. From Espana de Olvera. And nudge it up into this back corner. He's played it nice. Really nice. Good stroke. Oh, it was just the speed. Two thirds of the way. It'll feed down nicely. He's gone for a slightly chunking run. Go on, go on, go on. You've got to hit the mark though. Yeah. Super gutted after that. Hitting hopes really. Just the one blemish back on at 16. But that is a job well done around at 66. Including the eagle at 13 for Patrick Reid. He was quick out of the gates. Oh, it's got a turn. That looked a great putt right from the off. There you go. Inside that mark is Grant Forrest with his second here at 18. You can try and throw this from there all the way back over this ridge. A bit like that. Very nice. In the final hole. Is it a final three for Grant Forrest? A round of 67. He wasn't convinced it worked. Yeah, bunker shot there. It's hard to get all the way to the hole. Reid missed this exact part on the left. Can Sergei do any better? Pretty straight. Same. 16 claims another victim. Yeah, this is 25 feet right coming in. He's hit that exactly where he wanted to. Fair play. He's hit the two people over there at the back right hand portion of the green. That's exactly where he hit it. What a place to do it as well for Callum Hill. Back to back birdies at 14 and 15. Birdie finish perhaps on 18 to get to minus 13 in striking distance. Much to like about the day of Sergio Garcia. He's only played three times in about the last four and a half months, including this the first time he's teed it up in 10 weeks. Maybe something spectacular. That would be a bonus. Freddie shot. And that's a memory. He's going to take with him into it. Yeah, poor second shot. Exactly like Jarvis. You know, if you're going to hit your drive 320 yards down the fairway, you want to make sure you stick your second shot in a lot closer than that. Keep the pressure on. Will it be two shots heading into Sunday? It will be for Callum Hill. What a courageous performance out there today. Yeah, good work there. Getting it around in level par. Obviously edgy. Yeah, I think the hardest part of his week's over now. It's he's still got a lead. He's got an uncomfortable night. But if he gets out there tomorrow and just gets off to two or three, well, a couple of pars, then maybe birdie the third. I think he'll settle down a lot quicker than he did today. Well, he learned a lot about himself today and he does lead heading into Sunday at the Babco Energies Bahrain Championship. Callum, different day today than it was for you yesterday. But how pleased are you with the way that you managed to fight back? A real courageous performance. Yeah, good. I actually felt like I played quite nice. I just had a few errors in there and misjudged a couple of putts early on that put me behind a little bit. But I managed to come back a little bit in the back nine and put myself in a good position for tomorrow. I mean, if at the start of the week you said I have a couple of strokes going into Sunday, I'd be delighted. What did you say to yourself after the sixth knowing to get yourself back into it and into the momentum of things? I didn't really say anything, to be honest. I know there's some chances coming on the back nine, the par fives have a chance, ten have a chance, but there's some really tough pins. Honestly, it was really tricky on and around the greens, putting, the undulation, some of the flags were really difficult, slightly different wind direction. It was just, it didn't feel like a day where personally I could shoot really low. So level par, I'd like a bit better than that at the start of the day, but I'm also very happy with where I am. How huge did those back-to-back birdies feel on the back nine, given the slight struggle on the front nine? Yeah, good. It was just nice to get back to where I started at the day. I didn't want to, I know the lead has slightly diminished a little bit, but I didn't want to beat myself. And I feel like now I got back to par, it's not the end of the world. Today's work was decent. You know, there was some good in there, even though the score wasn't as great as yesterday or the first day, it still felt pretty good. I'm happy with how I kept composure, made good decisions, made lots of good swings. It just wasn't one of those days where the ball ended up close to the hole. You said yesterday, it was all about learning from things and applying that into the next day. So what have you learned from your round today that you can take into the final round tomorrow? Today's a great experience. It's been a while since I've been top of the leaderboard and especially leading going into the weekend. You know, early on, I could feel the adrenaline going through my body, arms and forearms and hands a little like, I don't know how to explain it, like springy. So like a couple of putts early on were a little firm or just misjudged. Settled in, kind of like you said, after that sixth hole, felt a little bit better. The nice thing I like about what happened today is no matter how my body felt, my striking was still there. So I still controlled the golf ball really well, hit it where I wanted to, just need to work on the putting a little bit. However, in saying that, it's my greatest asset in my game, so I'm not too worried about it. You seem pretty confident heading into the final round tomorrow. Yeah, it should be good. I'm excited for it. You know, I get to play with Freddie again. I heard it's two balls tomorrow. I'm going into Sunday with the two shot lead. I'm in control of what happens tomorrow. You know, if I play half decent, then I'll give myself a good chance. So that's all you can ask for. Good attitude. Best of luck tomorrow. Thanks. Cheers.