Former Masters champion Patrick Reed shot a rare 59 to make Hong Kong Open history on Saturday and catapult himself into the clubhouse lead.
The 2018 winner at Augusta carded 11 birdies in his sizzling 11 under par third round to go 18 under overall on the historic Asian Tour event at Fanling.
Reed’s scorching round is the lowest score ever at the Hong Kong Open, Asia’s oldest professional golf tournament, trumping a 60 by Ian Poulter in 2010.
This is the 63rd edition of the prestigious event.
Sub-60 rounds are extremely rare in golf.
There have been just over a dozen on the US PGA Tour, and there had been none on the Asian Tour until March this year.
Reed’s fellow American John Catlin carded a 59 at the International Series Macau.
The 34-year-old Reed is among a number of big-name players to have jumped ship to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.
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