Bryson DeChambeau turned Pinehurst No. 2 into a one-man show Saturday in the U.S. Open. When he wasn't smashing eight drives of 340 yards or more, he was getting his right hip worked on between holes. He pumped fists and entertained thousands of sunbaked fans on his way to a three-under 67 and a three-shot lead going into the final round. At stake is a chance to capture a second U.S.
His next pitch was only slightly better and he missed the putt to make double bogey. But he answered with a pitching wedge that narrowly cleared the fearsome bunker right of the par-three 17th and holed a 12-foot putt. Pavon, a winner at Torrey Pines in his first year playing the PGA Tour, joined DeChambeau as the only players to avoid a round over par this week. He saved one par from in front of a wiregrass brush and attached pins when he could in his round of 69.