Ireland’s Shane Lowry and England’s David Skinns each carded a five-under-par 66 to share the lead after three rounds of the Cognizant Classic.
American Austin Eckroat is also at 13 under in Florida and is three shots ahead of a group of five players.
Scotland’s Martin Laird is part of the chasing pack with Jacob Bridgeman, Min Woo Lee, Kevin Yu and Victor Perez.
Rory McIlroy fell out of action after making a triple bogey on the 16th after failing to play a ball out of the water.
The four-time major winner from Northern Ireland finished the day at seven under, while Bud Cauley – the leader heading into the third round – also fell down the leaderboard with a three-over-par 74 .
The world No. 1,258 followed a bogey-free 65 Friday at PGA National with four bogeys and a double bogey.
The American, who is eight under, is making only his second PGA Tour start since September 2020 after injuries following a car crash., external
