Race to Dubai: Patrick Reed retains lead of the DP World Tour Championship

Patrick Reed becomes the first American to win the Race to Dubai title of the European Tour if he wins the season finale. DP World Tour Championship Third Round Standings -11 Canter (Eng), Reed (USA), Fitzpatrick (Eng), -10 MacIntyre (Sco), Hovland (Nor), Arnaus (Spa), Westwood (Eng) Selected others: -8 Willett (Eng)

Patrick Reed is on track to become the first American to win the European Tour & # 39; s Race to Dubai in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

Reed shares the lead with the English duo Laurie Canter and Matthew Fitzpatrick at 11 under one round to play.

He leads the standings and will win the overall title with victory in Dub ai.

England's Lee Westwood is only one shot back, however, and will be crowned Europe's best golfer if he wins on the Earth course at Jumeriah Golf Estates.

It would be a third Harry Vardon trophy for the 47-year-old, twenty years after he won his first.

Westwood drilled four birdies in six holes on the back nine to place a four-under-68.

"I'm really satisfied," he said. "I just played really the same as the first few days, just solid stuff."

The former number one in the world is joined at 10 bottom by Robert MacIntyre from Scotland (66) The Spaniard Adri Arnaus (67) and Viktor Hovland (66), the Norwegian who offers for a first win in the European Tour to bolster his second PGA Tour title, won last week at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico.

The Westwood Tour makes for an intriguing last day. He had entered the tournament as one of four players – Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa and Reed were the others – guaranteed to win a season's race to Dubai prize if he were to be victorious in the latter event.

Reed started the day with a two-shot lead, but bogeys on the 12th and 14th holes saw him slide back.

His tee shot on the par-three 17th avoided the water by a few inches, but he saved par and then put a six foot birdie putt on the last to sign for a one-under-71 and ended in a draw for the lead.

Reed admitted his performance was "sloppy," but he could rely on his short game to still be part of the lead.

"I'm not really trying to think about that (winning the race to Dubai) frankly," said Reed. "If it happens, it would be incredible.

" Of course my goal has always been to win golf tournaments, but to win them and also to win the Race to Dubai and the first american would be great.

Fleetwood's hopes wavered in round three. He started the day at six under, four out of the lead, but had four bogeys in a two-over 74 drop away.

Morikawa, who won his first major in the US PGA Championship earlier this year, has a 69 and is five under.

Watch highlights of the DP World Tour Championship on BBC Two at 6:10 PM GMT on Sunday and follow the final round on live radio and a live text commentary.