Patrick Reed opens with 71 to trail by 6 in Bahrain. He adds Qatar to his European tour schedule

AL MAZROWIAH, Bahrain (AP) — Patrick Reed decided to extend his Middle East stay and then salvaged a 1-under 71 in the Bahrain Championship, where Alejandro Del Rey and Freddy Schott shared the lead at 65 when the first round was halted by darkness on Thursday.

Reed, who won the Dubai Desert Classic and then chose to leave LIV Golf so he can return to the PGA Tour, entered next week’s Qatar Masters. That would give him four straight starts in the Middle East to start the year on the European tour.