List leads by 1 stroke; Woods 7 back after 69
Luke List made birdie from the bunker on the final hole Saturday for a 4-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead at 7-under 203 in the Honda Classic as he goes after his first PGA Tour victory.
Right behind him at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., was Justin Thomas, the PGA Tour player of the year, and still in the mix was Tiger Woods.
List bounced back from his only bogey of the round on the par-3 17th hole by blasting out of the bunker to tap-in range on the par-5 18th to move past Thomas and Webb Simpson.
Thomas was never far away from the lead, and the final hour changed everything. The PGA champion had three birdies over his last five holes for a 65.
Simpson, the former U.S. Open champion who has not won in more than four years, played bogey-free for a 66, a card kept clean by a remarkable bunker save with an awkward stance behind the 15th green.
Woods broke 70 for the first time on the PGA Tour since August 2015 — a span of only 12 rounds because of three back surgeries — and his 1-under 69 at least raised his hopes. He was seven back.
“I’ve got a shot going into tomorrow,” Woods said.
Jessica Korda fired a 4-under 68 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand to move to 20-under 196 and lead Moriya Jutanugarn (65) by four strokes.
Korda’s fifth and last title came at the LPGA Malaysia in 2015. Her 19-year-old sister Nelly Korda (65) is eight shots off the lead.
Oliver Fisher birdied his last four holes in the third round of the Qatar Masters for a 7-under 65 to share the lead at 16-under 200 with fellow Englishman Eddie Pepperell (66) at Doha Golf Club. American Sean Crocker (67) was two back.