1840 GMT - Welcome to coverage of the final round of the 2014 Honda Classic, Rory McIlroy is on the first tee and he leads by 2 shots from Russell Henley and Scotland's Russell Knox.
1843 - Both Rory and Henley find the fairway with their first tee shots, a huge final day ahead for both but for different reasons.
1847 - McIlroy hits a wedge into the first green about 12 feet long and right of the pin, decent look at birdie, Henley further right but another chance to open with birdie.
1850 - Par for Henley as his putt sneaks by on the left from 30 feet.
1851 - Tiger Woods has made three bogeys and a double in the first six holes, level par and out of it.
1852 - McIlroy makes par and holds onto the two shot advantage.
1855 - Birdie from Tiger at the 7th and moves to -1 and just the 11 shots adrift.
1856 - McIlroy finds the second fairway with a 329 yard drive.
1858 - The Northern Irishman's approach spins back to around 15 feet from the hole.
1901 - Henley makes par at the 2nd; Rory's putt runs out of steam and makes par.
1905 - Rory finds the left rough off the tee on the par five 3rd hole; Henley splits the fairway and is showing no signs of wilting under the pressure.
1910 - Rory lays up at the 3rd; Henley finds the water left with his second shot, massive moment early on in the final round.
1911 - Scotland's Russell Knox birdies the 3rd and closes to within 1 of McIlroy.
1914 - A superb, mature and professional approach from Rory, birdie almost certain and the first move is going to be away from the field.
1918 - Henley makes a magnificent par, Rory birdies the lead is two once again over Knox, three over Henley.
1919 - Knox long and left on four, very tough up and down for the Scot there.
1922 - Bogey for the Scot at the fourth and Rory's lead is now up to three shots.
1924 - Bogey at the ninth for Tiger, out in 40 and 13 shots behind McIlroy with nine to play.
1925 - Pushed second shot from Henley and the fourth and he faces an impossible up and down from the short side of the green.
1926 - Rory flies his wedge over the green to the same position as Russell Knox, a very difficult up and down.
1928 - Rory's chip goes long of the hole and he faces a 10 foot putt for par; Henley was in the greenside bunker and splashes out to 7 feet.
1930 - McIlroy misses putt and makes a bad bogey from the fairway, falls to -12 and lead cut to 2.
1935 - Rory responds in brilliant fashion with a 7-iron to 11 feet on the par three fifth hole.
1941 - McIlroy rolls his putt into the hole with authority and returns to -13 and 3 clear.
1946 - Nicely drawn tee shot from Rory at the hard par four 6th finds the fairway leaving himself just under 180 yards to the hole.
1953 - Henley flies the green long and left on the sixth; Rory and Henley found divots on the fairway with their drives.
1954 - McIlroy also flies the green and it is a real scramble for everyone today at PGA National.
1958 - Nice pitch from Rory, has a chance to save par on this brutal sixth hole.
2001 - Bogey for Henley, falls four back.
2002 - Superb save from Rory and he is 3 clear of Ryan Palmer and Russell Knox. Impressive in all areas from the former world number one.
2006 - awful swing from Rory at the 7th, poor contact and well left, short sided.
2007 - Henley plays a nice shot on the par three to around 7 feet and a real chance to reduce the deficit.
2009 - Great bunker shot from Rory at the 7th but has 10 feet for par.
2010 - Rory's putt hangs on the edge of the hole and it is a bogey for the leader.
Breaking News - Tiger Woods withdraws at the 13th hole
2028 - Rory pars the 8th and remains 2 ahead
2030 - Three players 2 shots back of Rory McIlroy with 9 holes to play.
2032 - Rory pushes his drive at 9 into fairway bunker.
Breaking News - Tiger's spokesperson says he has cited his back as the reason for withdrawal
2034 - Rory's second shot to 9 goes left and plugs in bunker next to green.
2035 - Henley has a chance for birdie on 9 and the lead could very well change hands here.
2038 - Rory fails to extricate himself from the bunker and he is facing disaster at the turn.
2039 - Absolutely superb second bunker shot and Rory should make bogey at worst.
2040 - Henley's putt rolls by, not dead yet.
2041 - Par for Henley, bogey for Rory and he leads by 1 from 2 players including Scotland's Russell Knox.
2048 - Henley hits a big pull hook and is in trouble on the 10th; Rory pummels his drive up the 10th and is in a great position.
2100 - Rory finds the green in two, Henley, with a penalty shot reaches the green in four shots.
2106 - McIlroy makes par, Henley makes bogey.
2119 - McIlroy pars the 11th with two solid shots into the green.
2124 - Rory finds the fairway bunker on the 12th.
2129 - Rory's second shot finds the green but some 60 feet from the hole, 2 putts are a must.
2131 - Rory's putt comes up some 5 feet short. testing putt to hold onto the lead.
2132 - Henley makes bogey and falls three back; McIlroy makes bogey and now we have a three-way tie for the lead.
2138 - Is Rory falling apart? It would seem so, hits his 5 wood miles right onto the cart path at 13.
2144 - Rory finds the green with his second shot but is nearly 50 feet from the hole. Henley has a good chance to move to 9 under.
2147 - A 2-putt par for Rory at 13 and Scotland's Russell Knox finds the water at 14, nobody is playing well and it could come down to the 18th to decide this tournament. Russell Henley birdies 13 and now 1 shot covers four players temporarily.
2152 - All of a sudden Rory regains the lead with double bogey and bogey for Knox and Palmer at 14 and 16 respectively.
5 holes to play - the current leaderboard
Rory McIlroy -10 through 13
Russell Henley -9 through 13
Ryan Palmer -9 through 16
Russell Knox -8 through 14
2155 - Rory finds the extreme left edge of the 14th fairway, Henley finds the middle.
2158 - Another pull for Rory and he will face a very delicate chip at 14.
2159 - Superb shot from Russell Knox at 15 to 8 feet.
2200 - Henley birdies the 14th with an outrageous chip in, McIlroy gets up and down for par and we are tied once again at -10.
Into the Bear Trap come the leaders
2204 - Wow! Russell Henley blocks his tee shot into the water on the par three 15th.
2205 - Rory hits another pull into the bunker, a hard up and down.
2207 - Henley's third shot spins back to around 20 feet.
2209 - Magnificent bunker shot from Rory McIlroy, he will par and hold onto the lead.
2210 - Double bogey for Henley and 2 behind McIlroy.
2215 - Rory misses the 16th fairway left into the bunker, a succession of pulls for the Northern Irishman.
2216 - Henley is left as well, with a bad lie in the rough. Ryan Palmer is playing the 18th and if he birdies and posts -10 he could win this.
2218 - Henley's second shot is courageous and finds the green, oh so nearly reaching the top level.
2219 - DISASTER for Rory McIlroy! He chunks his second shot into the water and this is turning into a total nightmare!
2220 - Russell Knox finds the 17th green, a birdie and a par could win this or tie for the Scot.
2221 - Rory's fourth shot finds the same level as the hole and he needs to hole the putt for bogey.
2222 - Drama after drama - Ryan Palmer's third shot to the 18th comes up short in the rough.
2224 - Rory makes double-bogey and now he is one shot behind Ryan Palmer with the par three 17th and par five 18th to play.
2226 - Palmer's ball bounced on the rocks just over the water, a massive massive break.
2227 - His fourth shot runs by some 3 feet.
2228 - Russell Knox's putt shaves the hole at 17, what a finish we have now.
2229 - Astonishing, just astonishing. Palmer misses and has a four footer back for bogey.
2231 - Rory pulls his tee shot at 17 into the sand, splashes out to around 7 feet.
2232 - Palmer posts 8-under-par. Knox finds the sand with his tee shot on 18.
2233 - Russell Henley makes par at 17.
2234 - An utterly disgraceful performance from Rory, another bogey and he is surely out of this now, he needs at least a birdie maybe an eagle on the 72nd hole. A scarring collapse maybe bigger than Augusta 2011 for Rory.
1 hole to play
Ryan Palmer -8 in the clubhouse
Russell Knox -8 on the 18th
Russell Henley -8 on the 18th tee
Rory McIlroy -7 on the 18th tee
2240 - Knox's third shot bounces on the 18th green and goes long.
2241 - McIlroy and Henley find the fairway at 18 and have the chance to go for it in two.
2243 - Knox has a chance for par after a decent chip.
2246 - Russell Knox makes par and ties Ryan Palmer in the clubhouse at -8. It is over to Rory and Russell.
EPIC!!!
2248 - Rory McIlroy produces a shot to be remembered for all-time! A stunning, high, fading 3 wood onto the green and inside 20 feet! A putt for eagle!
2253 - Henley knows a a birdie will put him in charge, has a pitch from some 30 yards from the left of the green.
2254 - Henley duffs his pitch, can you believe this?!
2256 - Henley putts to 2 feet.
Rory McIlroy has a putt for eagle to win The Honda Classic.
2257 - Rory makes birdie and we will have a play-off with four players
PLAY-OFF
18th hole par five
Tee-shot:
Russell Knox - bad bounce into fairway bunker
Rory McIlroy - crushes it down the left side of the fairway
Ryan Palmer - finds fairway 5 yards behind McIlroy
Russell Henley - The shortest drive but in the fairway
Second shot:
Knox - Lay up
Henley - 245 yards 3-wood finds the green in two
Palmer - 238 yards 3-wood well left into semi-rough
McIlroy - 235 yards 5-wood nailed through the green into the back bunker, almost impossible up and down now for Rory
Third shot:
Knox - approach spins back to over 20 feet
Palmer - Chip comes up some 9 feet short
McIlroy - from the bunker, the ball comes out with overspin and rolls off the green, his chances are very slim now
Henley - putt for eagle finishes around 2 feet short
Fourth shot:
Knox - putt for birdie, slides by he makes 5
McIlroy - chip for birdie, duffs it. Holes putt for 5
Palmer - putt for birdie, slides by he makes 5
Henley - putt to win, holes and makes 4
RUSSELL HENLEY WINS THE HONDA CLASSIC
A total disaster for Rory McIlroy.
I will be back next Sunday with coverage of the WGC-Cadillac Championship Final Round.
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