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Daniel Chopra is in contention. (Benc/GettyImages)

• There was a 30-minute delay to start the remainder of the third round Sunday, with play resuming at 8 a.m. The round was completed at 10:38 a.m.

• The start of the fourth round was delayed until noon. The final tee time for the leaders will be 1:50 p.m. If the fourth is not completed today, the players will return to the Tesoro Club on Monday at 8:00 a.m.

• Lift, clean and place rules have been in effect for rounds one, two and three and will be for the fourth round as well.

• John Daly (79-223) withdrew after the third round. Daly was 4-over par after 54 holes.

• Rookie Michael Putnam eagled the par-5, 16th hole for the third consecutive round. Putnam shot an even-par 73 in round three and is 8-under through 54 holes. Putnam is 10-under on the par-5s so far this week and is 1-over on the par-3s and the par-4s.

• There was a one-hour delay to start play Saturday, with second-round play resuming at 9 a.m. The second round was completed at 11:49 a.m. Third round tee times ran from 1-3 p.m. in threesomes off both the first and tenth tees. All times are local.

• A total of 73 players made the 36-hole cut, which came at 2-under-par 144.

• Lift, clean and place rules have been in effect for rounds one and two.

• Third-round play was suspended due to darkness at 6:38 p.m. A total of 34 players did not complete the round. Players will be "in position" at 8:00 a.m. Sunday to complete the third round. Fourth-round tee times will run from approximately 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with an expected finish time of 5:30 p.m. Final-round play will be in threesomes off both the first and tenth tees. When play was called, the leaderboard looked like this:

• At the close of the third round on Sunday, the leaderboard looked like this:

• Daniel Chopra is making his 19th PGA TOUR start in the state of Florida and seeking his first win in the state. He has made the cut in five events with two top-10 finishes. His career-best finish in the Sunshine State is a tie for eighth at the 2007 Honda Classic.

• This is the first time that Daniel Chopra has ever held a 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR. The closest Chopra has come to the lead was at the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral where he trailed third-round leader Tiger Woods by two strokes.

• Robert Damron, Michael Bradley and Richard S. Johnson all withdrew during second-round play on Saturday morning.

• Daniel Chopra played the first two rounds without a bogey, he was the only player in the field to negotiate the first 36 holes without a blemish on his scorecard. Chopra's first hiccup came on the par-4 5th hole during the third round, ending his bogey-free streak at 40 holes.

• Rookie Michael Putnam eagled the par-5 16th hole each of the first two days.

• Rookie Johnson Wagner made the 36-hole cut on the number despite a double-bogey and a triple-bogey during his opening round. Wagner birdied his final hole in round two (No. 9) to make his 15th cut in 32 starts this year. Wagner is No. 95 on the money list.

• Daniel Chopra is seeking the first win of his PGA TOUR career. This is Chopra's 133rd career start on TOUR. His best finishes are a tie for second at the 2006 Frys.com Open and a tie for third at the 2007 Valero Texas Open.

• Cameron Beckman continues his solid play in the latter half of the 2007 schedule. Beckman had made 10 cuts in his first 20 starts and, after missing the cut at the Canadian Open on July 27th, was No. 148 on the money list. He then made five consecutive cuts but was still No. 147 on the money list after a tie for 26th at the Valero Texas Open. The Texas native managed a season-best tie for third at the Frys.com Open to jump 19 places to No. 128 on the money list. Beckman tied for 35th at last week's Fry's Electronics Open but is still No. 128 on the money list.

• Cameron Beckman's 6-under-par 67 today was one off his season best, a 7-under par (65) to open the Viking Classic. Beckman did shoot a 64 earlier in the year, but it came at the par-70 Mayakoba Classic.

Bob Estes is tied for the lead with Daniel Chopra. (Ernst/GettyImages)

• Bob Estes is making his 57th PGA TOUR start in the state of Florida and seeking his first win in the state. He has made the cut in 20 events with five top-10 finishes. His career-best finish in the Sunshine State is a tie for second at the 1998 Bay Hill Invitational.

• Daniel Chopra is making his 19th PGA TOUR start in the state of Florida and seeking his first win in the state. He has made the cut in five events with two top-10 finishes. His career-best finish in the Sunshine State is a T8 at the 2007 Honda Classic.

• Briny Baird moved into contention Saturday, challenging the leaders at 14-under par through 15 holes. Baird is making his 243rd career start on TOUR. He has been a runner-up three times previously -- 2001 John Deere Classic, 2003 Buick Open and 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney Resort. Baird has now made the cut in 25 of 30 starts this year, with his only top 10 a tie for ninth at the AT&T Classic. Baird has made 13 consecutive cuts and is No. 101 on the 2007 TOUR money list.

• Daniel Chopra has never held a 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR. The closest Chopra has come to the lead was at the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral where he trailed third-round leader Tiger Woods by two strokes.

• Bob Estes has held/shared the 54-hole lead nine times previously in his career

•John Daly made the 36-hole cut on the number thanks to a birdie on his final hole in round two. Daly got off to a rocky start in round three with a bogey on his first hole (No. 10) and followed it up with a quadruple-bogey 9 on the par-5 11th hole. It is the third quadruple-bogey of the year for Daly.

• Brian Davis had an eagle-2 on the par-4 13th hole during round three. Davis holed his second shot from 142 yards.