Two non-winners lead way into final day of Honda Classic

Mark Wilson has been to the PGA Tour’s qualifying school 10 straight years, and has gotten so used to the drill that he just assumes it’ll be part of his schedule. And Boo Weekley is probably best known for wearing camouflage pants and tennis shoes earlier in his career.

An unlikely pair, for certain.

But they’ll be the final group today at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Both shot 4-under 66s Saturday in the third round at PGA National, good enough to put Wilson atop the leaderboard at 6 under and Weekley alone in second, one shot behind entering the final round – where both will seek their first career tour victory.

“If I can walk off that green and know I’ll be exempt through 2009, it’ll be just a great feeling,” Wilson said. “But it’s more about the journey, enjoying the whole journey that I’ve gone on. I played in the 1991 PGA Junior here, for instance. … And here I am, 16 years later, with a chance to win on the PGA Tour.”

Wilson is 0 for 110 on tour, with a world ranking of 265. And Weekley – a guy from the Florida Panhandle who speaks with a drawl and is still blown away by the fact that pro golfers get free golf clubs – hasn’t won any of his other 30 starts, with a world ranking of 196.