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Round 3 of the Hero World Challenge takes place Saturday from Albany in The Bahamas. Bryson DeChambeau leads after a second-round 64. Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau and Brooks Koepka trail by one with the field of stars all staying for the weekend. Tiger Woods is the tournament host but will not compete. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action. Leaderboard Tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (NBC) MUST READS DeChambeau takes lead Koepka, McIlroy on upswing after two-year lulls Rory switches wedges Morikawa could move to No. 1 with a win Woods says he hopes to play PGA TOUR again

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With his heralded big brother on the sideline this week resting a troublesome knee, Chase Koepka did his part to make the family business shine at The Honda Classic. Koepka, 27, is the younger of the Koepka boys (Brooks, a four-time major champion ranked 12th in the World Ranking, is three years older). Chase played The Honda Classic on a sponsor exemption and seemed to taste a bit of everything over four days. On Sunday, he made a nice up-and-down from a plugged lie in a bunker next to the 18th green to place the finishing touches on a 3-under 67 that pushed him into red numbers for the week. On Friday, cut day, he became only the 10th player in Honda's history to birdie his way through the daunting Bear Trap (Nos. 15-17) and shot a second consecutive 69 and make it to the weekend. On Saturday, he played those same holes in 4-over par (bogey, bogey, double) and shot 74. Chase Koepka is still plugging along on his golf journey. He has followed his older brother's successful model of gaining experience mostly outside of the United States, getting starts on the European Tour and European Challenge Tour. So it was nice for the native of West Palm Beach just to compete, and play well, in front of familiar faces at his hometown tournament, a venue where he and his brother used to serve as standardbearers. Big brother Brooks fed words of encouragement through the tournament on FaceTime calls, and their father, Robert Koepka, showed where the boys get their toughness as he walked along in Chase's gallery less than two weeks after undergoing open-heart surgery. "It was amazing, the fact that I could play in front of my family and friends," Chase said on Sunday. "I know a lot of people haven’t been able to see me play golf in a while and for the first time a lot of my friends got to see me play, just in general. I think that was just something really, really special." Chase Koepka was twice a runner-up on the Euro Challenge Tour in 2017, and plans to mostly play the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021. He got ready for the Honda by playing a handful of mini-tour events, and for the most part, his game was plenty good enough, even if it wasn't always at its sharpest. As big brothers do, Brooks, who was runner-up at Honda two years ago, playfully gave Chase a hard time after his little brother struggled on Saturday. But as Chase showed all week at PGA National, he's not afraid to battle back. "I think my caddie told him that technically, my track record here is a little better than his," Chase said. "I don’t have a missed cut here, and I think he’s got a number of them. He does have a second-place finish. I’ll give him that." Brothers.

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THE OVERVIEW There are plenty of reasons to watch Ian Poulter. Maybe you love his chest-thumping passionate antics. Maybe you get rubbed the wrong way by this animated Englishman. Whatever end of the spectrum you fit, you cannot look away. At 42, Poulter might be getting closer to the veteran stage, but he’s got just as much passion if not more than any of the young stars coming through the ranks. His Houston Open victory last season, the third PGA TOUR title to go with his 10 European Tour wins, was inspiring stuff. Told the week before that he had earned a Masters berth before recalculations showed that he actually had not, Poulter left nothing to chance in Houston. He rebounded from an opening 73 to win in a playoff and punch his ticket to Augusta. Bottom line – if you fire this guy up, he will produce. Poulter competes with heart as much as anything else. His Strokes Gained stats all sat in reasonable spots last season without being spectacular but importantly he limited his weaknesses. As long as he maintains that base line, he can will himself to another level of competition when the whips are cracking. — By Ben Everill Click here to see who else made the Top 30 list. BY THE NUMBERS How Ian Poulter ranked in Strokes Gained statistics during his last full season on the PGA TOUR: FEDEXCUP UPDATE Current 2018-19 position: 59th Playoff appearances: 11 TOUR Championship appearances: 0 Best FedExCup result: 31st in 2009. SHOTLINK FUN FACT No player on the PGA TOUR last season putted better from 6 feet than Ian Poulter, who made 41 of 45 attempts for a 90.24 percent success rate. That’s the best-ever percentage from that distance in the ShotLink era. INSIDER INSIGHTS PGATOUR.COM’s Insiders offer their expert views on what to expect from Ian Poulter in 2019. TOUR INSIDER: Poulter can certainly polarize the golf public but I, for one, think he’s great for the sport. It wasn’t that long ago he appeared to be heading towards the golfing wilderness but he climbed off the scrapheap to win again and lengthen an already impressive career. If the Englishman can find a villain in his mind on a handful of occasions this season, there’s nothing to suggest he can’t win again. — By Ben Everill FANTASY INSIDER: While he’ll turn 43 in January, because of his profile as a grinder and a clutch putter, his game will age well on most tracks. As it correlates to our world, his limited schedule always has been a problem. It’s relegated him to a complementary role in full-season leagues in which you can’t roster more than a couple like him due to limited opportunities to score. However, that reality multiplies his value in weekly games, especially on the biggest stages on which he’s thrived. — By Rob Bolton EQUIPMENT INSIDER: Poulter, like many other golfers in 2018, is currently using a Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange shaft, which has a counter-balanced design with an extremely stiff tip. As for the driver head, Poulter employs the new Titleist TS3 (9.5 degrees). While Poulter used to play combo sets of CB-MB irons when he first joined Titleist’s staff in the mid-2010s, Poulter now plays Titleist’s 718 AP2 irons, and a 716 T-MB 4 iron. With 13 Titleist clubs in the bag, Poulter uses an Odyssey #7 model putter. — By Andrew Tursky STYLE INSIDER: Best known for bold and colorful Tartans, Ian Poulter has toned down his wardrobe recently. Since shuttering his apparel company, he has stuck with simple and classic setups with modern fits. Although he remains one of the best dressed in the game, I wouldn’t mind seeing some of that old Poulter flair return in 2019. — By Greg Monteforte

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