PGA Tour Brunch | Honda Classic | R-3
PGA Tour Brunch | Honda Classic | R-3
Third Round Preview of the 2023 Honda Classic | PGA National
Note: Play was suspended due to darkness at 6:27pm (ET) Friday evening with only two players yet to complete their round. Those players will be back in position at 6:50am with the third round consisting of threesomes off one tee from approximately 7:30am – 12:30pm (ET) today.
The Cut: 78 players are currently guaranteed to make the cut, which came at 1-over (141). The two players who did not finish their round, Brett Drewitt and Pierceson Coody, are at 1-over and need a par or better on their final hole to make the cut.
By TERRY LYONS
PALM BEACH GARDENS - Following his best-ever round (64) and best opening 36-hole score (130) on the PGA Tour, Justin Suh holds a one-stroke lead over Chris Kirk at The Honda Classic as moving day begins today with two golfers still to complete their second round.
Suh is the first player with seven straight (3s) on his scorecard since the event moved to PGA National in 2007. Suh played Nos. 5-11 in 5-under. He holds a second-round lead/co-lead for the second time on the PGA Tour. The other was the 2021 Corales Puntacana Championship when he finished (T-28).
As darkness fell on Friday, Kirk equalled his career-low round on the Tour, shooting a blazing (62) while Ryan Gerard trails by two shots in bid to become the first Open Qualifier to win on Tour since 2019.
First round leaders struggled as the PGA National course toughed up Friday. Current positions of the three first-round co-leaders: Carson Young (T-10, second-round 70), Joseph Bramlett (T-28, 73), Billy Horschel (T-28, 73).
Defending champion Sepp Straka (T-22) at (-3) trails by seven strokes in bid to become the first repeat winner of The Honda Classic since Jack Nicklaus in 1977-78.
Partial Second Round Leaderboard
Justin Suh 66-64—130 (-10)
Chris Kirk 69-62—131 (-9)
Ryan Gerard 69-63—132 (-8)
Ben Taylor 67-65—132 (-8)
Honda Classic | Tournament Facts
COURSE: PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
YARDS/PAR: 7,125 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Tom Fazio
PRIZE Money - Purse: $8,400,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Sepp Straka
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheHondaClassic
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Honda Classic | The Basics
The Tee Times at the Honda Classic will run from 7:30am (ET) to 12:30pm (ET) today.
Weather: Mostly sunny to clear and sunny as morning humidity (91%) dips to (50%) by Noon. Temperatures rising from 64% to 83. Winds 2-to-8 mph. Sunday’s forecast is for more of the same..
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 7:00am (ET) Sunday.
Honda Classic: Tee Times, Updates and Leaderboard
Tee Times: (link)
Updates:
Thomas Detry WD from The Honda Classic after his first round.
Brent Grant (sinus issues) WD following his first round.
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
What They’re Saying
Suh Leads Kirk by One Stroke (PGATourCom)
Monday Qualifier Gerard Making Most of The Honda Classic (PGATourCom)
Michigan State with Record Performance (Golf Week/USA Today)
On This Day in Golf History
February 25, 1957 - Arnold Palmer won his fifth career PGA Tour title, beating Doug Ford by one stroke to win the Houston Open at Memorial Park. Six weeks later, Ford shot 10 strokes better than Palmer and won The Masters by three shots.
Parting Putt
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