Patrick Reed shot a historic 59 during the third round of the Link Hong Kong Open, becoming just the second player to achieve this feat on the Asian Tour. The remarkable round included 11 birdies and moved Reed into a three-shot lead over his nearest competitors.

Reed's round started explosively with five consecutive birdies, followed by another birdie on the seventh hole, resulting in a front-nine score of 28. After three pars to begin the back nine, he birdied the 13th hole and then made three consecutive birdies on holes 15, 16, and 17. A final birdie on the 18th secured the historic 59.

This achievement follows John Catlin's 59 at the International Series Macau eight months ago, where Reed was actually playing alongside him. Notably, Reed achieved this remarkable score despite having what he described as "one of the worst warm-ups ever."

The former Masters champion now leads by three shots over Rashid Khan and Nitithorn Thippong, positioning himself well for his first victory since the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open and his maiden Asian Tour title.

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