Mar. 4, 2011
The third round of The Honda Classic is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live play from 1-3 p.m. ET with NBC providing live coverage from 3-6 p.m. ET.
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11:44 a.m. ET
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Jimmy Walker, Luke Donald
Don't count out the Accenture Match Play and '06 Honda Classic champ yet. Donald had five birdies Friday and is T4 in putting this week.
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12:50 a.m. ET
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Spencer Levin, Lee Westwood
The two most recent No. 1s. Levin was No. 1 on the leaderboard Thursday night and Westwood was No. 1 in the world until last week.
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1:10 p.m. ET
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Tommy Gainey, Matt Kuchar
Whether up or down Saturday, you're sure to see a lot of smiles from this pairing of bright personalities.
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1:30 p.m. ET
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Charl Schwartzel, Ricky Barnes
It's good to see Barnes back in action. Judging by his scores in the Bear Trap (1-under thus far), he's glad to be here.
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1:40 p.m. ET
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Kyle Stanley, Rory Sabbatini
The big-hitting rookie with his first TOUR lead and a veteran who tied the tournament record Saturday. Will they keep up their great play?
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KEY ROUND 2 VIDEO:
• Jhonattan Vegas secured his spot this weekend with this birdie putt on No. 9.
• Even during a tough week, Ernie Els can still prvovide great highlights like this approach.
• Tommy Gainey got into red numbers by making this long putt on the par-3 7th.
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| Round 3 weather forecast |
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Partly cloudy/AM showers
Temp: 77 high/66 low
Partly cloudy with morning showers. Winds from the east around 15 mph. |
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| ShotLink player notes |
| Here are some of the players you'll see on NBCs coverage of Saturdays third round |
| KYLE STANLEY |
Stanley has made just three bogeys through his first 36 holes this week (T-1st for fewest) thanks in large part to his performance around the greens. Stanley has successfully salvaged par or better on a field leading 10 of 11 missed greens (91% - 1st) averaging 3 feet 1 inch to the pin on all chip shots from around the green (also 1st in the field).
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| RORY SABBATINI |
Rory Sabbatini matched the course record today with a 6-under-par 64 and currently sits just one shot behind Stanley through two rounds. Sabbatini needed just 21 putts today (1 off the course low of 20 by Carl Petterson in 2008 in the 2nd round). Sabbatini has 21 one-putts through 36 holes (T-1st with Luke Donald).
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| THE BEAR TRAP |
| Through two rounds, there have been 1,237 bogeys or worse at PGA National. However, holes 15 through 17 account for 318 (or 25 percent of all over par scores) of them. Balls in the water: 110 of the 253 total balls in the water at PGA National this week have happened holes 15 through 18 (43% of all balls in water this week have been on holes 15 through 18). |
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