American Reid takes the lead in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament

Tomorrow, Saturday, the Hero Dubai Desert Classic enters the final rounds, with the level of competition rising in the 37th edition of the tournament, which includes an elite group of the world’s brightest stars. It is considered one of the elite events in the Rolex Series within the “Race to Dubai” on the DB World Tour, with a total prize money of 9 million US dollars.
At the end of the second round, which was held today, Friday, the best 70 players qualified for the final rounds, which will continue on Saturday and Sunday in anticipation of the champion being crowned.
American Patrick Reed hit 66 strokes, 6 strokes under par, to lead the overall standings with 9 strokes under par at the end of the second round, after a wonderful performance in the morning from the player who previously won the Masters Championship title in 2018, and holds a lifetime participation card in the DB World Tour.
The player, nicknamed “Captain America,” spoke about his outstanding performance, and said: “The warm-up this morning was very good. I feel that I hit the ball as well as I did in the first round, but it is difficult to determine that precisely because of the strong wind. I went out on the court and created many good opportunities for myself, and I only missed one shot on the greens today, and that definitely helped me.”
Englishman Andy Sullivan achieved the best results in the second round, scoring 7 strokes under par, with a total of 65 strokes, advancing to second place on the rankings with 8 strokes under par.
Englishman Tyrell Hatton, the defending champion, remained in the competition after he finished the second round with 5 strokes under par, by scoring 3 strokes under par in the second round.
The task of Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, who holds the record for the number of crowns on four occasions, became more difficult after he finished the second round with a total of two strokes under par, after achieving 3 strokes under par in this round.
Englishman Tommy Fleetwood escaped early elimination by finishing the second round with one stroke above average, keeping his chances of finishing the competition in the best possible position in the final two rounds.
For his part, Ahmed Sukayk, the captain of our national team, left the competition with a total of 15 strikes above par, after achieving 9 strikes below par in the second round, in a courageous participation at the beginning of his professional career against an elite group of the best players in the world.