Welcome to coverage of the Final Round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami. We are set for another dramatic final round in the Florida Swing and I am here to guide you through an entertaining evening of world class golf.
1834 - Dustin Johnson eagles the first hole to get to -2 and 2 behind the third round leader Patrick Reed. Tiger Woods tees off shortly and is 3 behind.
1836 - 2-time WGC winner Hunter Mahan finds a fairway bunker off the first tee, Tiger misses the same bunker on the right and is in the rough with an apparently difficult stance.
1839 - Rory McIlroy is -1 through the first six holes and 2-over for the championship, six behind and has unleashed a 355-yard drive at the 7th. If Rory can get himself under by the 11th he may be in contention for his first WGC title.
1843 - Jamie Donaldson produces a superb up and down on the 1st to make birdie and move to -2, 2 off the lead.
1845 - Bubba Watson, runner-up in 2012, birdies the 4th and is now just 4 off the lead and two off second place. If Reed makes a shaky start we could have a sensational final round on our hands.
1848 - The leader Reed and Jason Dufner find the fairway off the first, Tiger has about 12 feet for birdie at the first hole.
1852 - Woods' putt misses on the right and he pars the first.
1856 - There are SEVEN players under par for the championship right now, this is what a World Golf Championship should be, like a Major.
1902 - Patrick Reed plays a delightful pitch to the first and should make birdie to extend his lead.
1903 - Jason Dufner makes birdie and moves to -3.
1904 - Reed makes birdie and is -5.
1904 - Reed finds sand off the tee at the second.
1909 - Reed's second shot from sand comes up short left of the second green, faces a difficult up and down.
1910 - Tiger finds water at the third with his second shot and is clearly struggling with his back and his game.
1915 - Patrick Reed makes bogey at the second, this is the current leaderboard:
Reed -4
Dufner -3
D. Johnson -2
Z. Johnson -2
Donaldson -2
Mahan -2
Kuchar -1
Woods PAR
Rose PAR
Gallacher PAR
McDowell PAR
Watson PAR
Others
Mickelson +1
McIlroy +3
1924 - Reed's second at the third finds the back edge of the green.
1927 - Tiger fails to get up and down from sand at the fourth and makes another bogey, falls to +1
1929 - Reed rolls the putt from over 20 feet into the hole and returns to -5, 2 clear of Dufner and 6 clear of Tiger.
1931 - Dufner makes a terrible mess of the third and makes bogey, Reed now leads by three.
1932 - The fourth hole could be pivotal, Reed plays a superb shot to around 16 feet and has a putt for another birdie.
1933 - Kuchar birdies the 8th and is also now -2.
1934 - Dufner finds water at the fourth and the PGA Champion is falling apart.
1940 - Reed birdies the fourth and has a four shot lead.
1948 - Dustin Johnson birdies the 8th to cut the lead to 3.
1949 - Matt Kuchar makes double-bogey at the 9th and falls to even par, 6 behind.
1951 - Tiger is clearly in some discomfort, this dreadful season is continuing in Miami for the world number one.
1957 - Bogey for Woods at six and now he is 8 behind Reed.
2016 - Just SIX players under par now and Patrick Reed has a four shot lead on Dustin Johnson and Zach Johnson.
2017 - Patrick Reed is bringing the Blue Monster to its knees, he has another birdie putt at the 7th.
2019 - Zach Johnson finds the water off the tenth tee.
2020 - Reed pars the seventh hole.
2023 - Reed splits the fairway with his drive at the par five 8th.
2027 - Tiger makes a weak effort at his birdie putt on the 8th and remains 8 behind.
2030 - Reed pushes his second shot well right into sand at 8.
2031 - It looks like being a poor weekend for Rory McIlroy again as he bogeys 14 to fall 10 behind Reed.
2038 - Reed makes par at the 8th and is in total control of the championship, but so many times this year already we have seen back nine horrors for the leader.
2041 - The chasing pack are falling apart and we only have FIVE players under par.
2042 - Hunter Mahan finds the water off the tee on 10 and it is looking like we will only have four players under par shortly, 3 shots separate 13 players behind Reed, who is four clear.
2048 - Jamie Donaldson makes a birdie at the 10th and ties Dustin Johnson for second place at -2.
2051 - Patrick Reed pars the 9th and has a four shot lead heading into the back nine of the second World Golf Championship of 2014.
2053 - Reed misses the 10th fairway well right and in the rough but avoids sand and water, if he does that for the next nine holes he will win by miles.
2106 - Reed makes par at the 10th and remains four clear.
2112 - FOUR players under par, this must be a record for a WGC since they came into being in 1999.
2115 - Patrick Reed's second shot finds the back bunker on 11 after a flier out of the left rough, tough up and down from there.
2116 - Dustin Johnson bogeys the par three 13th and Jamie Donaldson is now alone in second place. Reed could stumble over the line and win now surely.
2120 - Rory McIlroy bogeys the 18th and finishes the week at 5-over-par, 11 off the lead, a bad weekend for the Ulsterman.
2121 - Patrick Reed makes a superb par at the 11th and remains 6-under. Bubba Watson birdies the 15th to reach -2.
2123 - Reed unleashes a 330 yard drive at the 12th, he could have such a big lead that the dangers of the closing stretch are irrelevant.
2129 - Huge sand save at the 13th for Jamie Donaldson and he stays at -2, four behind.
2138 - Donaldson hits a superb second at the 14th and has a good look at birdie.
2139 - Bubba birdies the 16th to close to within 3 of Reed.
2143 - Jamie Donaldson holes his putt at 14 and now we have two players three back of Reed, the leader is in trouble at 13.
2144 - Watson pars 17 and is on the 18th tee, a birdie here would see him post a stiff 4-under target.
2146 - Reed pars the 13th and remains three clear.
2149 - Reed's drive on 14 is left but avoids the sand and is in the rough which is still quite sparse.
2156 - Reed's second shot on 14 flies through the back of the green, Donaldson is in good position at 16 .
2157 - Watson is well right on 18 after his second shot, has taken a free drop after hitting the grandstand.
2159 - The LA Open champion plays a superb pitch and has a putt to post -3 in the clubhouse, Reed faces a very difficult up and down at 14 to avoid coming back to -5.
2200 - Another magnificent pitch from Patrick Reed and he is putting on some show at Doral.
2202 - Par for Bubba at 18 and he sets the target, Reed can drop two shots and still win.
2203 - Reed makes his first big error in a few days and he falls to -5, leads by two from Jamie Donaldson and Bubba Watson with four to play.
2204 - Reed boards the intimidating par three 15th, the championship is on the line, a bad shot here and it is wide open.
2205 - The American pushes his tee shot into the bunker, this is another remarkable finish on a Sunday in #EPIC2014
2210 - Magnificent bunker shot from Patrick Reed and he makes par at 15.
2216 - Jamie Donaldson birdies the 17th after a superb approach to inside a foot, Reed lays up on 16 but finds sand and has 118 yards for his second shot.
2217 - Reed finds the back edge of the 16th green with his second shot, his lead is down to 1.
2218 - Donaldson boards the 18th tee, he has won in Abu Dhabi and the Irish Open, a birdie here could very well win him the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
2219 - The Welshman finds the right side of the 18th fairway with his drive, it is safe and he has a chance to post a real number in the clubhouse.
2220 - Reed's putt on 16 comes up just under 3 feet short.
2222 - Reed holes the putt, and he leads by 1 with 2 holes to play. Another dramatic finish at Doral.
2225 - Reed sets up on 17; He finds sand off the tee.
2226 - Tiger Woods is still struggling on, with a clearly painful back.
2229 - Jamie Donaldson hits a clearly anti-water second shot and is in sand, looking like a certain bogey.
2230 - Reed's second shot finds the green at 17 some forty feet away.
2232 - Donaldson's bunker shot comes up some 12 feet short of the pin. A huge moment. A huge putt ahead for the Welshman, he could be on the verge of securing his place at Gleneagles in the Ryder Cup for Europe.
2234 - Reed two-putts for par and heads to Blue Monster, the 18th, needing a par for victory.
2238 - It's a bogey for Jamie Donaldson, and Reed knows a bogey will win this championship, surely he will play the hole as a par five.
2242 - Reed plays a long iron off the 72nd tee, and fails to reach the fairway, this could be a plan which could back-fire.
2243 - THREE players will finish this championship under par, and when you think how sparse the rough has been this could have been utter carnage.
2247 - A difficult but vital lay up ahead for Reed.
2248 - Reed's lay up is in the perfect position but it is still a very difficult shot to ensure he makes no worse than a bogey here.
2252 - Reed's pitch comes up some 25 feet short, not an easy two-putt from there.
2254 - Reed has a foot between him and world golf glory.
2255 - PATRICK REED WINS THE WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS - CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP
That brings coverage of the final round of the year's second WGC to a close. I will be back in two weeks with the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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