The best part about Ted Potter's game after 54 holes of the $6.6 million Sony Open has been his proficiency from around the greens. Hitting only 35 of 54 greens in regulation at the Waialae Country Club, Ted's pitching/chipping needed to be at its best to stay close, and he has been able to do that - he's ranked No. 1 in the field in the scrambling department.

    But he hasn't had the same touch with his putter and as a result, he's tied for 16th place at 4 under par with rounds of 67-69-70. He's eight strokes behind Brendan Steele, who added a 6-under 64 to his previous rounds of 68 and 66 to head into today's finale at 12 under. He's three strokes better than Cameron Smith and four ahead of Kevin Kisner, who also shot 64 Saturday.  

    Ted made one birdie and one bogey on both nines to forge his even-par round, but was unable to birdie the two par 5s, 9 and 18, holes that have proven to be very vulnerable to the field for three days. He tees off today at 11:30 Hawaii time with Emiliano Grillo and Patrick Rodgers.   

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