Mar. 2, 2008
Back in the Florida Swing. As always, all times are eastern.
Luke Donald, Mark Calcavecchia
Tee time: 1:45 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 15
Why you should watch: Both players have won The Honda Classic in the past -- Donald once and Calcavecchia twice. Both have done something you wouldn't expect from players who are tied for the lead (with each other and rookie Matt Jones) going into the final round -- Donald a quadruple bogey early in the week and Calc a whiff on Saturday. Nevertheless, this tournament is going to come down to late in the final nine holes on Sunday and expect these two to remain in the mix.
| 2008 Stat Comparison |
| Donald |
2 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
68.28 |
| Calcavecchia |
6 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2 |
71.90 |
|
Dudley Hart, Cliff Kresge
Tee time: 1:18 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 2
Why you should watch: Hart has two TOUR wins in his career and one of them came at The Honda Classic. He's the ultimate feel-good story of the week, playing on a medical exemption after taking the entire 2007 season off to care for his ill wife. Today his wife is feeling healthy and that appears to be the case with Hart's game. A win on Sunday would be as sentimental as they come.
| 2008 Stat Comparison |
| Hart |
3 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
70.79 |
| Kresge |
5 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
70.59 |
|
Ernie Els, Robert Allenby
Tee time: 1 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 19
Why you should watch: Both Els and Allenby are long overdue for a PGA TOUR win. On Sunday, they find themselves in the same group. They have their respective work cut out for them as they both start the final round three shots off the pace. That might just be a good thing since neither Els nor Allenby has to worry about protecting a lead they don't already have and could result in some free-wheeling.
| 2008 Stat Comparison |
| Els |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Allenby |
6 |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
3 |
70.04 |
|
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