Dudley Hart spent some of Friday afternoon poised to turn The Honda Classic into a runaway. Later in the day, it was Brian Davis' turn to take what seemed like a huge lead.
But PGA National eventually caught up with them.
And by nightfall, the Honda leaderboard was muddled again.
Davis shot a 3-under 67 to finish the day at 8 under, one shot better than Matt Jones (67) and two shots ahead of Hart — a former South Florida resident whose last victory was at the 2000 Honda, and who peeled off six straight birdies in a 66.
"Around this course, I think you'd need about a 20-shot lead with one round to go," Davis said. "You know around here, it's going to come down to the last nine holes, just the way the course is set up. I can't see anybody getting a six-shot lead out there tomorrow."
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