PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Luke List can understand why he might be overlooked in the Honda Classic, even with a shot at his first PGA Tour victory.

He felt that Saturday while taking the lead.

List and Jamie Lovemark were trading birdies and keeping clean cards on the front nine at PGA National before an audience of no more than a few dozen people. Everyone else was busy watching Tiger Woods try to stay close enough to contention.

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”I know I’ll be an underdog going against Justin Thomas and guys like that, which is fine,” List said. ”It’s kind of nice having Tiger in the field now because he takes all the attention off everybody else, so you can just kind of go out and do your own thing.”

His thing was strong enough at PGA National. List finished with a pair of birdies around his lone bogey for a 4-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Thomas and Webb Simpson. List was at 7-under 203.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Tiger Woods broke 70 on the PGA Tour for the first time in nine rounds since his return from another back surgery. What mattered more to him was having a Sunday that might mean something at the Honda Classic.

Woods had great control in more strong wind Saturday at PGA National and got up-and-down for birdie on the final hole for a 1-under 69. That left him seven shots out of the lead with 10 players in front of him going into the final round.

”I’ve got a shot going into tomorrow,” Woods said.

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The scoring was better in the third round, typical after the cut has been made and in this case with fewer footprints on bare greens. Woods did his part by at least having chances. He putted for birdie on all but four holes, and only one of those birdie chances was longer than 25 feet.

He just didn’t make many.

His only birdies were a 6-foot putt on No. 8, a 15-foot putt on the 13th and the tap-in on the par-5 18th. He also made a 20-..

DOHA, Qatar (AP) Oliver Fisher birdied his last four holes in the Qatar Masters third round to share the lead at Doha Golf Club on Saturday.

The 29-year-old Englishman shot a 7-under 65 for an overall 16-under 200. Eddie Pepperell (66) picked up shots on the 16th and 18th to catch his compatriot and the pair enjoy a two-shot lead over American Sean Crocker (67) in third.

David Horsey (65) was the biggest mover of the day with the Englishman improving 31 places for a share of fourth place at 12 under with, among others, Frenchman Gregory Havret and Italian Andrea Pavan.

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Fisher, winner of the 2011 Czech Open, made some stunning putts on his way in. After an eight-footer on the par-4 15th, he then drove the green on the short par-4 16th for an easy birdie, before making a 12-footer on the 17th and a 15-footer on the 18th.

Like Pepperell, Fisher also had just one bogey to show on his card, also on the 12th hole.

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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) Jessica Korda kept an eye on her younger sister while firing a 4-under 68 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand on Saturday to lead Moriya Jutanugarn by four strokes.

A day after a course-record 62 at Siam Country Club, Korda fought back from a bogey on the front nine with five birdies to finish on 20-under 196 overall. The American was on the 18th hole when concerns over lightning suspended play for 30 minutes before play resumed.

”(I) was playing really well at the end of the season, but I haven’t been in this (leading) position. Being back, it just takes you a little bit of time,” said the 24-year-old Korda, who won her fifth and last title at the LPGA Malaysia in 2015.

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Her 19-year-old sister Nelly Korda (65) is eight shots off the lead.

”I’m definitely a leaderboard watcher. I love seeing her name up there,” said Jessica Korda, who was playing her first tournament since jaw surgery.

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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) Jessica Korda kept an eye on her younger sister while firing a 4-under 68 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand on Saturday to lead Moriya Jutanugarn by four strokes.

A day after a course-record 62 at Siam Country Club, Korda fought back from a bogey on the front nine with five birdies to finish on 20-under 196 overall. The American was on the 18th hole when concerns over lightning suspended play for 30 minutes before play resumed.

”(I) was playing really well at the end of the season, but I haven’t been in this (leading) position. Being back, it just takes you a little bit of time,” said the 24-year-old Korda, who won her fifth and last title at the LPGA Malaysia in 2015.

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Her 19-year-old sister Nelly Korda (65) is eight shots off the lead.

”I’m definitely a leaderboard watcher. I love seeing her name up there,” said Jessica Korda, who was playing her first tournament since jaw surgery.

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Tiger Woods is only four back in Honda Classic, 'right there…where I can win a golf tournament'

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Even with a tee shot into the water for another double bogey, Tiger Woods could see the big picture in the Honda Classic.

He was four shots out of the lead going into the weekend.

Luke List delivered a round not many others found possible in such difficult conditions Friday, a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Jamie Lovemark (69). They were at 3-under 137, the highest score to lead at the halfway point of the Honda Classic since it moved to PGA National in 2007.

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So bunched were the scores that Woods was four shots out of the lead and four shots from last place among the 76 players who made the cut at 5-over 145. More importantly, he only had 13 players in front of him.

”This is a difficult golf course right now,” Woods said. ”Making pars is a good thing. I’ve done that, and I’m right there with a chance.”

And he has plenty of company.

Tommy Fleetwood, who won the Race to Dubai on the European Tour last yea..

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Even with a tee shot into the water for another double bogey, Tiger Woods could see the big picture in the Honda Classic.

He was four shots out of the lead going into the weekend.

Luke List delivered a round not many others found possible in such difficult conditions Friday, a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Jamie Lovemark (69). They were at 3-under 137, the highest score to lead at the halfway point of the Honda Classic since it moved to PGA National in 2007.

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So bunched were the scores that Woods was four shots out of the lead and four shots from last place among the 76 players who made the cut at 5-over 145. More importantly, he only had 13 players in front of him.

”This is a difficult golf course right now,” Woods said. ”Making pars is a good thing. I’ve done that, and I’m right there with a chance.”

And he has plenty of company.

Tommy Fleetwood, who won the Race to Dubai on the European Tour last yea..

Patti McConville12946Opponents of big government and/or the unfair nature of human existence, get ready to histrionically throw some chairs: The state of Missouri is considering legislation that would provide youth sports officials with extra legal protection when they are, hypothetically, punched by some pathetic wang who oozes out of the bleachers. If you were looking for ways to redistribute some of your forehead-slapping American culture indignation this week, you’re welcome.
The Missouri bill would both define assault against a sports official — often defined as “underqualified relatives who volunteer so kids can play a thing” — and increase penalties for infractions. What are the current infractions, you ask? Frankly, I haven’t the foggiest clue what the current penalty is for two-hand choking a volunteer soccer referee, but I’m comfortable going on record as supporting increasing it to whatever level would involve Singapore caning (<- timely reference), Twitter-shaming or the fl..