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Reed loses Bahrain playoff as Mickelson pulls out of first two LIV events due to “family health matter”

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1 February 2026
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Reed loses Bahrain playoff as Mickelson pulls out of first two LIV events due to “family health matter”

Patrick Reed failed in his bid for back-to-back DP World Tour wins when he bowed out at the first hole of a playoff for the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship that saw German Freddy Schott outgun Scotland’s Calum Hill.

Patrick Reed failed in his bid for back-to-back DP World Tour wins when he bowed out at the first hole of a playoff for the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship that saw German Freddy Schott outgun Scotland’s Calum Hill.

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