"It's a major, it means a lot to me", Johnson said.
Johnny Miller owned the previous best round of eight-under 63 set en route to victory in the final round at the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont.
With the leading 13 players separated by only five shots, however, it means the final round showdown is likely to throw up any number of curve balls. That's definitely for sure. "Yeah, it's a tremendous honor to tie him".
A triple-bogey didn't stop Paul Casey from grabbing a share of the lead at the midway point of the U.S. Open at Erin Hills.
"Taking nothing away from 9-under par - 9-under is incredible with U.S. Open pressure", Miller told GolfChannel.com. "Obviously the scores are low but it's still the U.S. Open". He needed the course at Erin Hills to start grinding down the competition. "As long as it's a good tournament, it's good for the U.S. Open and the USGA".
No one took better advantage of the kindnesses the course has provided than Thomas. "Everything else is way secondary. This went totally against the tradition of the U.S. Open".
Hoffman has opened his third round at Erin Hills with two birdies to move into a four-way tie for second at 6 under.
They fearlessly attacked the pins and nobody was more ruthless than Thomas, who ripped apart the links-style layout carding nine birdies and two bogeys before capping his record-smashing effort by coolly rolling in an eight-foot putt for eagle at the par-five 18th. 'I know I am going to be incredibly nervous but I'm thrilled to have given myself a chance to win the event I consider the biggest in the game, ' he said.
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May has promised a full public inquiry and announced a fund of £5 million ($6.4 million) to help those affected by the blaze. They made their way to Downing Street, May's official residence, where they met a large police presence.
"I think the biggest thing is not getting ahead of yourself".
"When you give us soft greens, good greens and not much wind, you know there are going to be some good scores", said the 24-year-old from Goshen, Kentucky.
"Hopefully we don't get any water on the course and it dries out a little bit and makes it to where it's going to take a quality round of golf to win", Fowler said. This week I've been working with my coach, just sitting there and thinking: 'All right, let's go out and try to make a good golf swing and try to make a good putt.
"For me, I felt like I've bene playing pretty well all week, and didn't quite have the numbers to show for it". His errant driving, for one; two triple bogeys he encountered on Thursday, the first time that has happened as a pro; and failing to scramble well when he missed greens.
With 12 players within two shots of the lead, the U.S. Open leaderboard could see a lot of changes on what is known as "moving day".
Stricker couldn't help but break into a wide smile when he made a 30-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to get to 4 under for the day. I just struggled on the greens. Three players - Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood and Brooks Koepka - were in the clubhouse on five under, two back from Fowler.
Talking about his stellar play Saturday at Erin Hills, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native cracked, "My motivation was the Cedar Rapids Gazette, because they came up here when I was teeing it up Saturday".
Major champions Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker, Charl Schwartzel and Jason Dufner also missed. That's the lowest differential after 36 holes in the U.S. Open, mainly because until 2012, everyone within 10 shots of the lead made the cut at the U.S. Open.
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