1815 - Good evening and welcome to coverage of the final round of the 2014 Northern Trust Open, this tournament almost always provides a dramatic Sunday including a six-man play-off back in 2001. With a completely unheralded leader with very little experience this could be a wild finish in Los Angeles.
1819 - The chasing pack are eating up the first few holes at Riviera and Charl Schwartzel and Dustin Johnson are hunting down the leader William McGirt. Jimmy Walker is also on the move with a birdie at the first to move to within 3.
1821 - Jordan Spieth has also birdied the 1st and joins Walker and Schwartzel at -9.
1822 - Lee Westwood has made a slow start, but at -6 he is only 4 behind second place with 14 holes to play as he looks for his first win in 20 months.
1824 - Bubba Watson finds the par five first in two with two outrageous, unusual shots. An eagle would push him into a share of second place.
1830 - Jordan Spieth strikes the flag with his second at the 2nd hole and should move to -10, just as Jason Allred did at the 1st. The chasing pack are moving in on McGirt.
1835 - Spieth misses his birdie chance at the 2nd but right now there are 2 shots covering the 19 players behind McGirt.
1842 - Bae Sang-Moon of Korea makes birdies at 1 and 3 to move into a massive tie for second before Charlie Beljan birdies the first to move to -11; William McGirt birdies the first to regain his two shot advantage.
1848 - A birdie from Spieth at the 3rd move him to -10 and we have a stacked and loaded chasing pack ready to pounce should McGirt stumble; Cameron Tringale moves to -11 with a birdie on the 3rd.
1912 - McGirt bogeys the second and the chasing pack are moving in, 8 players within two shots of the lead.
1915 - Bubba Watson birdies the fourth and he is just one shot back of the leader. Now there are nine players within two shots of the lead. Watson will be desperate to atone for his disastrous finish at the Phoenix Open two weeks ago.
1920 - McGirt is short and left of the long par three fourth hole, struggling to save par.
1848 - A birdie from Spieth at the 3rd move him to -10 and we have a stacked and loaded chasing pack ready to pounce should McGirt stumble; Cameron Tringale moves to -11 with a birdie on the 3rd.
1912 - McGirt bogeys the second and the chasing pack are moving in, 8 players within two shots of the lead.
1915 - Bubba Watson birdies the fourth and he is just one shot back of the leader. Now there are nine players within two shots of the lead. Watson will be desperate to atone for his disastrous finish at the Phoenix Open two weeks ago.
1920 - McGirt is short and left of the long par three fourth hole, struggling to save par.
1923 - Schwartzel birdies 5 and 6 to move into second place, one back of McGirt.
1928 - McGirt plays a superb pitch to 4 feet below the hole and should remain in the lead.
1944 - Bubba Watson holes a bunker shot at the par three sixth to tie the lead, Brian Harman birdies the sixth to make it three in a row and tie the lead at -12.
1946 - We have a three-way tie for the lead and incredibly we have 8 players covered by 1 stroke and 14 within 3.
1957 - Charl Schwartzel birdies the 8th and makes it four players tied for the lead at -12.
2002 - 11 players within 2 of the lead.
2009 - This tournament is wide open, anyone of 10 players could walk away the champion but it could quite easily be a play-off.
2015 - Bubba takes the lead.
2016 - A 16 foot putt gives the 2012 Masters champion a one stroke lead through 8 holes at -13.
The leaderboard at 2020 GMT 1520 ET
 | 1 |  5 | 21 | 5 |  | Bubba Watson | -13 | 8 | -5 | color | info | 70 | 71 | 64 | 205 |
| T2 | 4 | 224 | 68 |  | Charl Schwartzel | -12 | 9 | -4 | color | info | 69 | 68 | 68 | 205 |
| T2 | 2 | 62 | 22 | | Brian Harman | -12 | 8 | -3 | color | info | 67 | 69 | 68 | 204 |
| T2 |  1 | 95 | 34 | | William McGirt | -12 | 7 | E | color | info | 69 | 67 | 65 | 201 |
| T5 | 12 | 40 | 29 | | Matt Every | -11 | 11 | -5 | color | info | 69 | 69 | 69 | 207 |
| T5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | Dustin Johnson | -11 | 9 | -3 | color | info | 66 | 70 | 69 | 205 |
| T5 | 1 | 58 | 41 | | Cameron Tringale | -11 | 8 | -3 | color | info | 68 | 70 | 67 | 205 |
| T5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | | Jordan Spieth | -11 | 8 | -3 | color | info | 72 | 66 | 67 | 205 |
| T5 | 1 | | Jason Allred | -11 | 8 | -2 | color | info | 73 | 64 | 67 | 204 |
2027 - Dustin Johnson plays a magical shot from under a tree at the 10th to set up a birdie chance to move into a tie for second, one back of Watson.
2055 - Dustin Johnson birdies the 11th to reach -12 and the leading three are now Bubba (-13), Schwartzel and Johnson (-12), the cream is rising to the top at Riviera.
2100 - Bubba misses a golden opportunity to extend his lead at 10, still leads by 1 from Schwartzel and Johnson with 8 to play.
2115 - Bubba birdies the par five 11th to extend his lead to two.
2125 - Johnson's tee shot at the par three 14th comes up some 10 yards short in the sand; Schwartzel follows him and the chasing pack are struggling to keep pace with Bubba Watson.
2127 - Watson plays a nice pitch from a bad position next to a tree on the par four 12th, he needs a nice putt to save par though. We are in for another incredible finish on the PGA Tour.
2130 - OUTRAGEOUS! Schwartzel holes his bunker shot on the 14th, follows his bogey at 13 with a birdie; Watson pars the 12th and remains 2 ahead of the South African.
2133 - Unbelievable putt from Dustin Johnson sees him go to 15 at -12 tied with Schwartzel and Brian Harman, all relying on Watson finishing like he did at TPC Scottsdale.
2142 - An appalling shot from Watson from the fairway at the 13th, a hideous golf swing says Sky's Mark Roe, are the wheels going to fall off once more?
2146 - Watson plays a nice pitch but will have at least 5 feet to save par.
2147 - Johnson follows a pummelled drive with a delightful iron shot to the 15th, birdie chance.
2148 - Another bunker shot from Schwartzel at 15, has a 20 footer for par coming up.
2149 - Bubba makes par and remains 2 ahead; Schwartzel's putt lips out at 15 and he is now 3 back.
2152 - Dustin bins his putt at the 15th and he is one behind Bubba; memories of the 2010 PGA at Whistling Straits here, will there be a play-off? Will there be a rules infringement?
2153 - Bubba finds the heart of the par three fourteenth.
2154 - Dustin Johnson's tee shot on the par three 16th comes up short in the rough, a thick lie for the big hitter.
2205 - Great up and down from Johnson at 16 and he heads to the par five 17th with a chance to tie Bubba with a birdie or leapfrog him with an eagle.
2206 - Another clutch putt for par from Bubba at 14 and he remains 1 ahead with 4 to play. Is he on the verge of his first win since that epic Masters win in 2012?
2213 - Dustin Johnson pummels his drive up the 17th, in the left rough but an astonishing 331 yards down there with a chance of hitting the green in two.
2215 - Johnson hooks his second shot and hits the hospitality units, in the rough.
2216 - Watson finds the fringe of the 15th green from the fairway bunker.
2219 - Very poor pitch from Johnson at 17 and he has over 50 feet for birdie.
2224 - Yet another par for Bubba, if he pars in, he wins.
2227 - Johnson pars the 17th and needs a birdie at 18 to post -14 in the clubhouse.
2228 - Watson finds the 16th green about 25 feet from the hole.
2234 - Bubba narrowly misses his birdie try at 16, Dustin Johnson has 148 yards for his second on 18.
2236 - Johnson's second comes up short but on the green, he will have over 30 feet for birdie.
2237 - Watson safely up the 17th hole with a 326 yard drive which carried 316 yards in the air!!
2243 - Johnson's putt slides by on the low side and he posts -13 in the clubhouse, relying on Watson repeating his meltdown at Phoenix.
2246 - Bubba finds the sand with his second from 262 yards at 17, up and down for birdie will surely seal the win.
2250 - Bubba's bunker shot flies much further than he had hoped, leaving himself 25 feet downhill for birdie.
2257 - Par for Watson and he heads to the 72nd hole with a one stroke lead.
2300 - Watson finds the fairway with a controlled drive, he has not made a bogey all weekend and unless he miss-hits his second to the last the title is his.
2307 - And that closes the deal! A superb approach leaves the 2012 Masters champion with a ten foot putt for birdie below the hole.
2314 - BOOM! Bubba buries the birdie at the 72nd hole and the winless drought is over for the 2012 Masters champion. A remarkable performance, bogey free in the last 36 holes, two rounds of 64 and a fifth career victory. Emotional scenes at Riviera.
From me it is goodnight and I will be back next weekend and the following two weekends with the WGC's at Dove Mountain and Doral and in between the Honda Classic.
2142 - An appalling shot from Watson from the fairway at the 13th, a hideous golf swing says Sky's Mark Roe, are the wheels going to fall off once more?
2146 - Watson plays a nice pitch but will have at least 5 feet to save par.
2147 - Johnson follows a pummelled drive with a delightful iron shot to the 15th, birdie chance.
2148 - Another bunker shot from Schwartzel at 15, has a 20 footer for par coming up.
2149 - Bubba makes par and remains 2 ahead; Schwartzel's putt lips out at 15 and he is now 3 back.
2152 - Dustin bins his putt at the 15th and he is one behind Bubba; memories of the 2010 PGA at Whistling Straits here, will there be a play-off? Will there be a rules infringement?
2153 - Bubba finds the heart of the par three fourteenth.
2154 - Dustin Johnson's tee shot on the par three 16th comes up short in the rough, a thick lie for the big hitter.
2205 - Great up and down from Johnson at 16 and he heads to the par five 17th with a chance to tie Bubba with a birdie or leapfrog him with an eagle.
2206 - Another clutch putt for par from Bubba at 14 and he remains 1 ahead with 4 to play. Is he on the verge of his first win since that epic Masters win in 2012?
2213 - Dustin Johnson pummels his drive up the 17th, in the left rough but an astonishing 331 yards down there with a chance of hitting the green in two.
2215 - Johnson hooks his second shot and hits the hospitality units, in the rough.
2216 - Watson finds the fringe of the 15th green from the fairway bunker.
2219 - Very poor pitch from Johnson at 17 and he has over 50 feet for birdie.
2224 - Yet another par for Bubba, if he pars in, he wins.
2227 - Johnson pars the 17th and needs a birdie at 18 to post -14 in the clubhouse.
2228 - Watson finds the 16th green about 25 feet from the hole.
2234 - Bubba narrowly misses his birdie try at 16, Dustin Johnson has 148 yards for his second on 18.
2236 - Johnson's second comes up short but on the green, he will have over 30 feet for birdie.
2237 - Watson safely up the 17th hole with a 326 yard drive which carried 316 yards in the air!!
2243 - Johnson's putt slides by on the low side and he posts -13 in the clubhouse, relying on Watson repeating his meltdown at Phoenix.
2246 - Bubba finds the sand with his second from 262 yards at 17, up and down for birdie will surely seal the win.
2250 - Bubba's bunker shot flies much further than he had hoped, leaving himself 25 feet downhill for birdie.
2257 - Par for Watson and he heads to the 72nd hole with a one stroke lead.
2300 - Watson finds the fairway with a controlled drive, he has not made a bogey all weekend and unless he miss-hits his second to the last the title is his.
2307 - And that closes the deal! A superb approach leaves the 2012 Masters champion with a ten foot putt for birdie below the hole.
2314 - BOOM! Bubba buries the birdie at the 72nd hole and the winless drought is over for the 2012 Masters champion. A remarkable performance, bogey free in the last 36 holes, two rounds of 64 and a fifth career victory. Emotional scenes at Riviera.
From me it is goodnight and I will be back next weekend and the following two weekends with the WGC's at Dove Mountain and Doral and in between the Honda Classic.
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