The Starter: Round 4, Bob Hope Classic

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The fourth round of the Bob Hope Classic is set to begin Saturday. The Golf Channel will televise live action beginning at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. local time).

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   11:30 a.m. ET, Hole No. 10 Silver Rock Greg Chamlers The Aussie got help from an unsual source before Friday's third round and it helped him climb into a third-place tie. 11:57 a.m. ET, Hole No. 10, PGA West -- Palmer Gary Woodland Woodland rattled off five consecutive birdies early in his third round to work up the leaderboard. He gets the rotation's easiest course today. 12:51 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1, PGA West -- Palmer Justin Leonard Winless since 2008, the 38-year-old Texan fired a 30 his opening nine Friday. Plays with hoops legends 'Dr. J' and 'The Iceman' today. 1:09 p.m. ET, Hole No. 10 La Quinta Jhonattan Vegas The 2010 Nationwide Tour graduate leads the field in driving accuracy and birdies and is tied for 10th in putting. No wonder he's a co-leader.

MORE ROUND 4: Tee times | ROUND 3: Scores | Wrap-up | TOUR Report notes

KEY ROUND 3 VIDEOS:
• Kevin Na made this birdie putt to post a front-nine score of 31.
• Comedian Tom Dreesen nearly aces No. 7 at the Nicklaus Private Course but settles for birdie.
• Not to be out-done, hoops legend George Gervin chipped in on No. 4 at the Nicklaus Private Course for birdie.

Round 4 weather forecast

Sunny Temp: 79 high/46 low Sunny with winds around 5 mph.

Round 4 Player Notes

Here are some of the players you'll see on the Golf Channel's coverage of the fourth round:

Matt Kuchar Don't forget about Kooch. Last year's co-runner-up finished insied the top 10 in boht TOUR events this year and is currently tied for 11th in La Quinta. Three of his four bogeys this week have come on par 3s, and if he avoids those numbers this weekend he should be in the mix with the leaders. Chris Kirk The TOUR rookie and No. 2 finisher on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list, Kirk had nine birdies and six pars on his last 15 holes Friday as he moved up 25 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for fifth. Chris Couch The third round was his worst this week in the scoring column and on the greens, but Couch thinks he can get things straightned out and cut into his three-shot deficit. "I made a few mistakes, I had a few bogeys today, but I'm still a little rusty, so I'll take 69 today," he said after Friday's round. "I didn't feel great about my putting. I missed some putts I probably should have made. But hopefully we'll get that straightened out this afternoon and get them tomorrow."