Padraig Harrington happy to share second in Honda Classic

Padraig Harrington breathed a huge sigh of relief having holed a testing par putt at the last after moments earlier losing a ball in the third round of the rain-affected Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

The par, from just over nine feet, presented Harrington with a level par 71 and a share of second place on six-under par with American Patrick Reed (70) and three strokes behind playing partner Ian Poulter (66).

Harrington has just over 30 minutes before heading into the fourth round of the $US 6.1m event and was likely to play less than nine holes before darkness descended on the PGA National course, in addition to an 8am (local time) restart today.