Among them all you won't find one victor of a major and only Fowler with star power.
Big-names to collapse on day three were former US Open winners Jordan Spieth and Martin Kaymer.
Starting the day in a respectable position of even-par, Adam Scott sealed a likely early exit with a disappointing 75.
The 30-year-old from Georgia had never gone past the second round in a US Open before this year, missing the cut on his two previous visits in 2012 and 2015.
A commercial blimp crashed to the ground and caught fire just outside the course Thursday, about the time the county health department was analyzing samples that confirmed evidence of the E. coli bacteria in water at a hydration station near the 12th hole.
And the prime beneficiary was Thomas, who catapulted up the leaderboard with his record0breaking nine0under0par 63. He was coasting along Friday, playing par golf and hanging out at the top of the leaderboard.
"I couldn't have shot any higher", Johnson said.
He three-putted on No. 13.
"I think with everything so large, your target is larger and your misses get even more extreme. So, all in all, not bad".
Casey was the only leader who went in the morning.
Fowler pitched the ball to about 18 feet, then missed the next putt on his way to a bogey. No harm, no foul.
"Did you hit it good?" asked Johnson. 14 and 15 to get to 12-under. So there he stood at two under and seemingly out of the picture.
Then he had a run of three birdies.
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The gunman shot four others before being fatally wounded by Capitol Police officers who were serving in Scalise's security detail. Scalise was among five people wounded when the shooter sprayed rifle fire at congressional Republicans practicing for the game.
Casey flipped a switch nearly immediately after those first six holes to salvage a solid performance. "But I'm a pretty happy man". "Yeah, it was a bit of a roller coaster". And at this U.S. Open, he showed how a quick recovery is never too far away.
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Yet Johnson was forced to bide his time for the next six holes, unable to convert the few birdie chances that came his way. His best finish was a tie for 37th a year ago at Oakmont. He was 13th a year ago at Oakmont.
World number two McIlroy will have the weekend free after the Northern Irishman added a 71 to his first-round 78 for a 5-over total of 149. He missed a six-foot putt on his last hole, which would have given him sole possession of the lead.
"Justin played a great round, but he was two, two-and-a-half hours before me".
Hoffman birdied five of his first eight holes to get to 9 under, one shot clear of a massive logjam in second. I've got four weeks off now. "If you do that you're going to deserve a bogey out there". Thomas has already won three tour events this season.
The way this third round is going, odds are against him becoming the first player since Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines in 2008 to win a U.S. Open in his home state.
"Tomorrow will be a very cool experience", Fleetwood said.
The fifth-ranked player in the world has had his ups and downs this year.
Thomas shot a front nine score of 31, with six birdies and one bogey. I've pictured winning the U.S. Open a lot of times before.
Casey said he would not change his approach as he pursues his first major in his 53rd attempt.
"I started feeling a couple of rounds at Colonial like that, where I really felt like I was seeing the lines, I was confident going into it". "And unfortunately with where I was hitting it, I wasn't in the way".
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