The Starter: Round 4, CA Championship

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Mar. 14, 2010

The final round of the World Golf Championships-CA Championship is set to begin. Get ready for Sunday's action.

Groups We're Watching
Tee time Players  
2:25 p.m. ET,
No. 1
Bill Haas, Martin Kaymer
Both players have posted 66s this week, so it's not out of the question that Haas or Kaymer could end up on top Sunday.
2:35 p.m. ET,
No. 1
Robert Allenby, Padraig Harrington
Allenby seeks his first PGA TOUR win since 2007. Harrington goes for his first major tour win of any kind since the 2008 PGA.
2:45 p.m. ET,
No. 1
Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel
They're countrymen, and Schwartzel is a houseguest of Els this week. A win here would be huge for both for different reasons.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR NETWORK on-site correspondent Mark Carnevale previews Sunday's final round:

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I predict the final round of the 2010 World Golf Championships-CA Championship is going to be an exciting one. I am also predicting the winner will come out of the final two groups. I was really impressed with the way Robert Allenby fought back after not getting much going. I think this will help him as he looks for his first win since 2001 on the PGA TOUR. He trails by two headed into Sunday, and the fact he has made 15 birdies and three eagles will benefit him as he tries to track down the leaders.

All four players in the final two groups are very good wind players. With the difficult weather conditions during the first three rounds, I think you could throw any type of conditions at them and they would still perform well. Well maybe not snow.

The final pairing will feature countrymen. Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel are from South Africa. In fact, Ernie played golf against Charl's Father. Charl even came up playing golf in Ernie's golf Foundation. Ernie has known him since he was a little boy. This should make some for an interesting final round for the two friends. Certainly one idolizing the other, and one proud of the young man's development. One interesting note about Charl is that unlike most of the professional golfers these days, Charl does not have a swing coach. Well not so to speak. Charl goes to his father to work on his swing when he is struggling.

INSTRUCTOR'S CORNER: Steve Voguit, head instructor at the TOUR Academy at World Golf Village, analyzes the playing conditions this week. For more information about the PGA TOUR Academy golf schools, click here.

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Round 3 of the 2010 World Golf Championships-CA Championship is complete, and a day known as moving day proved to be very active, where players like Harrington, Schwartzel, Kuchar, Kaymer and Casey made strong pushes to put themselves in contention going into Sunday. Similar to Saturday's weather, the forecast Sunday is set for warm temperatures, sunny skies and winds around 20 mph. Look for the players to continue to attack the TPC Blue Monster at Doral during the final round. Each of the players in contention all share one common success, hitting Greens in Regulation, proving to slay the TPC Blue Monster, a player needs to be on his game.

If you have ever watched a TOUR player strike a shot in person, you have witnessed one of the most complex games made simple. They are indeed finely conditioned athletes with an innate talent to swing a golf club, but how can they be so consistently good? Watch this Sunday as the players get set for their shots and notice how meticulous they are when setting up. TOUR players breed consistency by the attention to detail they take in gripping the club, taking an athletic posture and aligning for a shot. By setting up correctly, a player's bad shots suddenly become acceptable, thus breeding confidence and success on course.

The Film Room
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The final pairing is set for the final round at the 2010 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Casey Black takes a look at the leaderboard. Watch it
Round 3 highlights
Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel find themselves tied for the lead after the third round of the 2010 World Golf Championships-CA Championship at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral. Watch it
Shot of the Day: Round 3
Bill Haas sticks his approach shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2010 World Golf Championships-CA Championship at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral for a tap-in birdie putt. Watch it
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