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Trio share lead going into final Honda Classic round

Englishman Luke Donald and Aussie Matt Jones are two parts of a trio tied for the lead after Saturday's third round of the PGA Honda Classic.

Donald, Jones and American veteran Mark Calcavecchia were all at six-under-par 204 and had a one-shot lead over Argentina's Jose Coceres (68) and England's Brian Davis (73).

Davis, who is seeking his first US PGA title, was four shots clear of the field at one point before falling back after finding trouble late in the round.

First-round leader Donald shot a 66 on Saturday in a bogey-free round that included four birdies. Donald, who opened the tournament with a six-under 64 on Thursday got back to the top of the leaderboard after a second round marred by a quadruple-bogey on Friday.

"I was a little bit disappointed yesterday," admitted Donald, whose third round included four birdies with no bogeys. "I had one really bad hole on 14. You know, it was nice to bounce back and play very solid today."

Donald nabbed his first birdie at the fifth and added one more on the front nine. He carded back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17.

Jones, who started the day in second place, struggled early with bogeys on the third and sixth holes but settled down in the back nine en route to a one-over 71.

He birdied 12 before another bogey at 14, but a closing birdie at 18 moved him into a share of the lead.

"It was nice finishing with a birdie," Jones said. "I had missed a few putts all day, but to finish off with a birdie and be tied for the lead going into tomorrow is good."

Calcavecchia fired his second consecutive three-under 67 by making birdies on three of his first four holes.

The American birdied three of his first four holes, including back-to-back birdies at three and four after a bogey at the second.

He had just one birdie over his final 14 holes.

Ben Crane and Dudley Hart were two shots back and South African Ernie Els headlined a group of five players on 207.
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