List keeps Honda Classic lead; Tiger seven back

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — 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.

List finished with two birdies around his lone bogey for a 4-under-par 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Thomas and Webb Simpson. List was at 7-under 203.

Woods made bogeys on the notorious par 3s on the back nine and finished with a birdie for a 69. It was the first time he broke 70 on the PGA Tour in the 12 rounds since he first stepped away with a series of back surgeries after the 2015 Wyndham Championship.

And while only 10 players were ahead of him, Woods still was seven shots behind.

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

Thomas never was far from the lead.

■ LPGA: At Chonburi, Thailand, Jessica Korda shot 4-under 68 for a 20-under 196 total after three rounds of the Honda Thailand, taking a four-shot lead over Moriya Jutanugarn. Australian Minjee Lee (68) is third at 15-under 201, followed by former top-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn (65) at 202.

■ European PGA: At Doha, Qatar, Oliver Fisher birdied his last four holes in the third round of the Qatar Masters for a 7-under 65 that tied him with fellow Englishman Eddie Pepperell (66) for the lead at 16-under 200. American Sean Crocker (67) is two strokes back.