Reed skirts controversy, ties for lead at Farmers

SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was involved in another rules controversy Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. He also had a share of the lead with Carlos Ortiz.

On the par-4 10th, Reed hit a 190yard shot out of a bunker with a TV replay showing the ball bounced once before settling into the rough. Believing the ball didn’t bounce, Reed picked it up to see if it was embedded before a rules official arrived. Reed told the official that no one in his group saw it bounce.

Reed was awarded a free drop and saved par. He bogeyed four of the next holes before birdieing No. 18 for a 2-under-par 70 and a share of the lead with Ortiz (66) at 10-under 206.

In December 2019 in the Hero World Challenge, Reed was penalized two strokes for appearing to deliberately improve his lie in a bunker.

UNLV product Adam Scott (72), Jon Rahm (72), second-round leader Viktor Hovland (73), Sam Burns (70) and Lanto Griffin (72) were two shots back at 8 under. Rory McIlroy (70) was in a group of four at 7 under.

Scott’s round included an eagle, a double bogey, five birdies and five bogeys.

■ European PGA: At Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Paul Casey eagled No. 18 in a bogey-free, 8-under 64 for a 15-under 201 total to take a onestroke lead into the Omega Dubai Desert Classic’s final round. Robert MacIntyre (67) was alone in second. UNLV product Kurt Kitayama (75), alone in second after one round, fell 11 strokes back. No. 4-ranked Collin Morikawa (76), a Las Vegas resident, was 19 back.

Gregory Bull The Associated Press Patrick Reed follows through on a shot from the first tee Saturday in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Torrey Pines’ South Course.