Steady Yang retains Honda lead

Overnight leader Yang began in underwhelming fashion when he bogeyed the third at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens but hit his tee shot to within six feet at the 15th to repair the damage and remain seven under par, one stroke ahead of Jeff Overton and Jeff Klauk.

Yang said: "It's very hard to get birdies out here, it's probably easier to get bogeys. I shot even par and I'm happy with that. First day I wasn't putting well and my irons weren't great but I felt a lot more comfortable, I was putting better and saving pars."

Overton also posted a 70, largely due to a triple-bogey seven at the 11th, while Klauk's 67 contained four birdies against just one dropped shot.

Yang's compatriot Charlie Wie fired an impressive 65 to climb to five-under alongside Brett Quigley and John Rollins, who shot 67 and 68 respectively.

Mark Calcavecchia also produced a five-under 65 to join five other players within three of the leader.

Having dropped a shot at the par-five third, Yang steadied the ship in collecting 11 consecutive pars.

With the pin towards the front of the 15th green bringing water into play, the 37-year-old just carried the hazard landed hit his tee shot to six feet and rolled in the putt for the birdie.

Overton, meanwhile, had a far more eventful day. Reaching the turn level after cancelling out a bogey with a birdie, the 26-year-old's round was in danger of falling apart when he triple-bogeyed the 11th after finding the water twice.

But he battled back with three more birdies at the 13th, 16th and 18th where he landed an approach from just over 100 yards two feet from the pin.