Groups we're watching: Third round

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Back in the Florida Swing. As always, all times are eastern.

Brian Davis, Matt Jones
Tee time: 1:45 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: Both players are feel-good stories. Davis is a former q-school medallist who's done well to maintain his status on TOUR over the last couple of years. It seems the only thing he's missing is a victory. Though he slipped up a tad toward the end of his second round on Friday, Davis held it together and will begin Saturday with a one-shot advantage. That's where Jones comes into the picture. The rookie has made six starts on TOUR in 2008 and has yet to miss a cut -- an impressive feat, no doubt. This will be his first taste of playing in the final group on the weekend and it will be interesting to see how he reacts. All those great finishes on the Nationwide Tour should serve him well.

Brett Quigley, Ernie Els
Tee time: 1:09 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 15
Why you should watch: Two great stories in this pairing. First there's Quigley who needs to make roughly $63,000 in five more starts (including this one) to gain full status for the 2008 season and a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship. He's playing on a major medical exemption due to a knee injury that needed surgery last September. This is also a home game for Quigley, who lives in nearby Jupiter and with all the support of family and friends there are few places that would be better for his maiden TOUR win. Then you have Els. His last PGA TOUR win was at the 2004 World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Mount Juliet in Ireland. Plus, just a few weeks ago, it looked as if Els was going to top Tiger Woods in Dubai, but it wasn't to be as Woods dominated in the final round and walked away with a win. Els claims he's on the brink of something and on a difficult course like PGA National, he could gain a season's worth of confidence.

Anthony Kim, Camilo Villegas
Tee time: 11:21 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: The battle of the young guns. Given a list of 20-somethings who could snag their first TOUR win in 2008, these two would have to be at the very top. While Kim isn't as flashy as the colorful Villegas, he brings an incredible amount of game that Mark O'Meara recently claimed rivaled that of Tiger Woods at the same age. One things for sure -- with these two there will be plenty of energy and it will be quite a show to watch.

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