Donald, Jones and Calcavecchia share lead at Honda

Sat Mar 1, 2008 6:29pm EST
 
Email | Print | | Reprints | Single Page
[-] Text [+]

By Simon Evans

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Britain's Luke Donald, Australian rookie Matt Jones and American Mark Calcavecchia head into Sunday's final round of the Honda Classic, sharing the lead on six under par.

Calcavecchia, who won this event in 1987 and 1998, carded four birdies and a bogey as he made a three under-par 67 and ended his recent putting worries.

Donald, the first round leader, climbed back to the top of the leader board after his 74 on Friday which included a disastrous eight on the par-four 14th.

Some superb putting and calm nerves helped Donald to a bogey-free, four under-par 66 -- his second bogey free round of the week.

The confident Jones, who bogeyed three holes, birdied the 18th to make a 71.

Overnight leader Brian Davis of Britain had a frustrating day as he slipped to five-under after his round of 73 -- with no birdies.

Also on five-under is Argentine Jose Coceres, who has been below par in all three rounds, while Americans Ben Crane and Dudley Hart are both just two shots off the lead.

(Reporting by Simon Evans; editing by Greg Stutchbury)

 
Photo

Featured Broker sponsored link

Editor's Choice

Photo

A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours.  View Slideshow 

Most Popular on Reuters

Photo
Bearing Witness
Reuters award-winning multimedia piece, reflecting five years of reporting the war in Iraq.