Freddy Schott produced some magic to chase the lead, Patrick Reed was ready to show how it's done and a commentator came quickly down to earth.
Here is everything you need to know from Saturday's play at the 2026 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship.
King of the Hill
Calum Hill saw his overnight four-shot lead cut in half by Schott but still left himself out in front going into Sunday after rallying on the back nine. The Scot was two over through four holes, and again after six, but made consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th to return to 16 under par and a closing bogey for Schott left the lead at two shots. Hill said: "If at the start of the week you said I’d have a couple of shots going into Sunday, I’d be delighted. I'm in control of what happens tomorrow. If I play half-decent, then I'll give myself a good chance."
Schott of the day
Schott was not ready to go quietly, with this moment of magic at the fifth hole leading to one of his five birdies in a round of 70.
The German said of the challenge of hauling in Hill's four-shot halfway lead: "I just thought it might be a two-day thing – I might catch him in two days. I’m still following the plan of trying to catch him tomorrow so I’m looking forward to that."
High wire act
It was not only the players enjoying themselves at Royal GC on Saturday - DP World Tour commentator John E Morgan got a taste of the high life on Bahrain's biggest zip line. Anyone fancy this?
Heaven 17 for Sergio?
Sergio Garcia is a 16-time winner on the DP World Tour and, lying four shots off the lead after a 68 on Saturday, he has his sights on what would be a sentimental 17th success. “A lot of good things with the number 17 for me, with getting married in '17, winning the Masters in '17 and all those things," he said. “So hopefully we'll be able to get the 17th, but if not this week, hopefully soon.”
Reed ready for the takedown
Garcia is not the only former Masters champion chasing the leading pair, with Patrick Reed alongside him in a group at 12 under that also includes Scotland's Grant Forrest. “You'd always love the lead going into Sunday," said Reed, whose 66 was the joint-lowest round of Moving Day. "But I've won golf tournaments leading, I've won golf tournaments chasing. It just depends, are you going to be the hunted or the hunter? So it looks like I'm going to be the hunter tomorrow.”
Chase the ace
Saturday did not produce a hole in one but it was not for the want of trying, with Joel Girrbach giving his tee-shot at the par-three second every chance:
The Swiss would settle for a birdie, as did handily-placed Englishman Ben Schmidt after going right at the short 12th on his way to 11 under par and a share of sixth on the leaderboard.
Perfect read from Fitz
The fifth green saw another special shot as Alex Fitzpatrick beautifully judged this putt from the back fringe and over the distinctive ridge.
