Steele shoots 67 to take 1-shot lead at Honda Classic
Brendan Steele carded a 3-under 67 in Round 2 of The Honda Classic to take a one-shot lead into the weekend.
The 36-year-old carried his remarkable ball-striking from Round 1 at PGA National into Friday and saw a few more putts drop to better yesterday's total by one.
His score could have been a stroke lower had his tee shot on the par-3 15th dropped instead of doing a full rotation around the lip of the cup:
J.T. Poston and two English veterans, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, share second place at 4-under.
Donald, the former No. 1 player in the world, carded six birdies on the back nine to put himself in contention at the event he won in 2006. The 42-year-old has only two top-10 results on the PGA Tour since the start of 2017.
Here's how the top of the leaderboard stands after 36 holes:
| Place | Player | To Par | R2 Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Steele | -5 | 67 |
| T2 | J.T. Poston | -4 | 69 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | -4 | 66 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | -4 | 69 |
| T5 | Gary Woodland | -3 | 67 |
| T5 | Nick Watney | -3 | 67 |
| T5 | Sepp Straka | -3 | 67 |
| T5 | Cameron Davis | -3 | 67 |
Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, and Sungjae Im sit inside the top 10 at 2-under par.
Fans expecting to see big names play the weekend at PGA National will be disappointed. The field took a drastic hit with Rickie Fowler (4-over), Justin Rose (6-over), Brooks Koepka (8-over), Louis Oosthuizen (9-over), and Viktor Hovland (10-over) all missing the 3-over cutline.
Round 3 begins at 8:10 a.m. ET on Saturday with the final pairing teeing off at 1:45 p.m. Here's the broadcast schedule for the weekend:
| Date | Time (ET) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sat. Feb. 29 | 1-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m. |
Golf Channel NBC |
| Sun. March 1 | 1-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m. |
Golf Channel NBC |