Daniel Berger (1st, -11) seeks his fifth career PGA Tour title and third consecutive season with a win at the Honda Classic (2016 FedEx St. Jude Classic, 2017 FedEx St. Jude Classic, 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge, 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am).
He ties largest 54-hole lead/co-lead in event history and largest at PGA National (5; 1991/Steve Pate, 2011/Rory Sabbatini).
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Holds the largest 54-hole lead on Tour since Jon Rahm led by six at 2021 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (WD).
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The last player to lead by five or more strokes through 54 holes, compete in the final round and fail to convert to victory on Tour: Dustin Johnson/2017 WGC-HSBC Champions/Led by 6 strokes).
Holds fourth 54-hole lead/co-lead on Tour and is 1-for-3 in converting to victory (2016 FedEx St. Jude Classic/Won, 2016 Travelers Championship/T5, 2018 U.S. Open/T6).
Is the only player in the field with three rounds in the 60s.
Becomes fifth player since the event moved to PGA National in 2007 to record a 54-hole total of 11-under or better; three of the previous four went on to win (2017/Rickie Fowler/-13/Won, 2014/Rory McIlroy/-12/T2, 2012/Rory McIlroy/-11/Won, 2010/Camilo Villegas/-11/Won).
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Third-round 1-under 69 marks seventh consecutive round at par or better at PGA National (longest active streak).
Two bogeys through 54 holes (R2/par-3 15th R3/par-5 18th), ties fewest by a player through three rounds in the event (4th instance, most recent: 2012/Tom Gillis).
Seeks a third top-10 finish in his seventh Honda Classic start (2nd/2015, T4/2020); WD before round one in 2021 (injury).
One top-10 in three starts this season (T5/Sentry Tournament of Champions); comes off a missed cut in his most recent start (WM Phoenix Open).
Adam Svensson (6th/-5) leads the field in birdies with 16, two more than the next best player; seeks second top-10 of the season (T7/Sony Open in Hawaii).
Chris Kirk (T2/-6) is in search of a fifth career TOUR title and first since the 2015 Charles Schwab Challenge; Best finishes in nine starts this season: T14/THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT, T14/WM Phoenix Open.
Shane Lowry (T2/-6) is making his fourth start of the season and first of the calendar year; most recent top-10 on TOUR: T6/2021 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday; second and most recent TOUR win came at the 2019 Open Championship.
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Argentina’s Martin Contini, one of three Open Qualifiers to make the cut, is T7 after 54 holes in his PGA TOUR debut.
Sponsor exemption Andrew Kozan, who played as a Single in the first tee time, posted a 2-under 68 and is T19.
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