Honda Classic 2015: Leaderboard Highlights and Reaction from Sunday

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Published: March 2, 2015

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Inclement weather during the week will force the Honda Classic to end late, but Sunday's action, which featured third-round play and the start to the final round, hosted plenty of excellent plot twists.

Ian Poulter built a three-stroke lead entering the last round thanks to a third-round 66 to back up the 64 he posted in Round 2. However, the Englishman began to leak a bit of oil and now finds himself tied with compatriot Paul Casey at seven under.



Play was suspended due to darkness, and while the course's wetter conditions have made the ball stop faster, it's also made approach shots longer and scoring still difficult.

The par-three fifth hole was the site of a shanked Poulter tee shot. At the time, he was well out in front of the rest of the field, getting as low as nine-under on the tough PGA National track. 



Before Poulter had a chance to strike his bogey attempt, playing partner Patrick Reed rolled in a bumpy birdie putt from off the green to card a surprising two.



The bogey putt missed for Poulter and left him tied with Reed. Golf reporter Scott Michaux recorded what Poulter had to say about his ill-fated shot afterward:



Unfortunately, the bad vibes carried over when Poulter hooked his tee shot into the water on the par-four sixth hole. A tough lie off that drop forced Poulter to use a hybrid to reach the green from the thick rough, yet he found the putting surface and got down in two to minimize the damage to one shot lost.

Then the Ryder Cup stalwart showed his resolve, stepping to the par-three seventh tee with a 6-iron, striking it stiff to set up a huge birdie.

It wound up being the final hole of the day for the final group, which Reed bogeyed to fall one shot back at six under overall.

Given how gritty Reed has proved to be in his young career, though, he can't be dismissed as a legitimate co...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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