Fowler leading by four at Honda

palm beach gardens, fla.» Another strong finish over the closing stretch Saturday. Another big lead after 54 holes.

Rickie Fowler can only hope that Sunday at the Honda Classic turns out as easy as it did the last two weeks on the PGA Tour, when Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson converted big leads into inevitable victories.

Fowler made two birdies over the final three holes to cap a 5-under-par 65 that gave him a four-shot lead over Tyrrell Hatton of England as he tries to end a frustrating year of not winning anywhere in the world.

“It would be nice to follow in their footsteps,” Fowler said. “But I do have work to do tomorrow. A four-shot lead is nice. That can obviously go away quickly, too.”

Fowler holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 16th, got a potential break with a ruling behind the 17th green that allowed him to use a putter instead of a wedge, and then closed with a drive so bold and big that he had only a 7-iron into the par-5 18th to set up a two-putt birdie.

That put him at 13-under 197 and plenty of room for error.

Spieth made three birdies over his last four holes Saturday at Pebble Beach to build a six-shot lead (he won by four). A week later, Johnson birdied his last three holes at Riviera to build a five-shot lead and won by that margin.

The difference could be PGA National, with all its water and a forecast of strong wind for the final round.

“If you’re playing from three, four shots behind, you can’t make a mistake,” Fowler said. “When you’re out front, four shots, I make a mistake, OK, we’re still up.” chonburi, thailand» Amy Yang had a four-stroke lead in the LPGA Thailand at 17-under with five holes left when third-round play was suspended because of darkness.

The South Korean player, the 2015 champion, had 10 birdies and an eagle in 31 holes Saturday in the raindelayed tournament on Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course. johannesburg» The Joburg Open was reduced to 54 holes after more rain left the course waterlogged and forced another suspension in play.

Many of the players hadn’t started the third round when thunder and lightning forced organizers to halt play early in the afternoon.

England’s Paul Waring and South Africa’s Darren Fichardt shared the lead at 11-under, with Waring completing a 67 in his second round early Saturday.