it just takes one big hop and then scoots all of the way to the back of the green. that is the one that is super, super fast. >> that is the first big hop we have seen, isn't it, gary? >> yeah, it really is. back up to 18. >> second on the way for john peterson coming off of the birdie of 17. >> 131. played a conservative shot. good shot. >> we have so many players with a chance. david toms coming off of the birdie at plus 5. birdied last hole, and he is still 6 over for the day for the round, and very disappointing start. the 6 hole just killed him. >> back to 17. >> and tiger is going to come all of the way up to the green the take a look at what he faces. roger, what he faces is a tough bunker shot. >> yes, a long bunker shot here

and probably 60 feet, 70 feet. and good news, he is underneath the hole. he is playing uphill to it. but not an easy bunker shot to get close. >> well, with his strength, roger, he could make this look easy if he had the hit right. >> we have seen him struggle from the sand so far this week. just two up and downs in eight attempts. >> i think that he can explode and make it look easy. >> well, he can, john. he can. >> well, i would not classify the shot to be easy, but he can make it easy if he hits it right. >> well, he is hitting them heavy. >> really a bad sound, huh, g y gary? >> yes, and exactly the one that was on the last hole, heavy and no spin to it. >> he has sand in his eyes.

>> the last two groups, a combined 15 over today. >> furyk will be using his putter from just over the back of the green. >> with so many players in the mix tomorrow, it is going to be quite a final round sunday, the the u.s. open. get the latest updates and the news from the olympic club with "live from the u.s. open" and then golf's best take on the course one final time, and then join us for the championship finale at 3:00 eastern. >> take a look at furyk's putt here. 71 feet. level, and then all of the sudden, racing down the hill, and huge swing from right to left. i have seen a number of players putt this ball from 6, 8, 10

feet past the hole. >> and will this break 20 feet? >> it could be close to that. >> does that pin placement tell you just how fast it is? this is really quick. he does not play a lot of break. >> carrying a lot of speed. >> wiggled right three feet from the hole. >> there it goes. >> over the 18. >> david toms for birdie. back to back birdies would be nice. again, toms went out and played the first six holes at plus 5. and 76 for toms, the last major for him came 11 years ago at the pga. >> he is very grateful for the,

and grateful for the applause, but at 76, he has to be really disappointed, because he was figure aing that he would be a big factor tomorrow. >> six back of the leader ma mcdowell. peterson. >> this guy has hung tough, johnny. if you think about it, he had five three-putts in this round and putted decently with the obvious hole in one. >> did you think that would go? >> the big hill at 18, and is there enough gravity to get it down? and just move it in there. not moving. seems like an edge to the cup. you think it would go, but if you look at the front of the ball in the background of the cup, it is not leaning. >> you get ten seconds by the rules when the player gets up to the ball to have it have a chance to lean in, but we go back to 17. >> tiger's putt for birdie.

he fails to take advantage of the easiest hole on the course after a perfect tee shot. >> peterson did i guess nudge that one in, gary. i can't believe that didn't go in. >> tiger woods makes a bogey on 16. the par 5 and a 5 on the 17. >> got to be a extremely disappointing round thus far for tiger. he has handled it very well, i mean, as far as not showing a lot of anger or anything else, but this is really tough. >> so furyk with a chance to grab a share of the lead with mcdowell. >> this is every bit of 15 feet.

i guess the only good news in that one is that it is uphill. >> jim furyk after two good shot h shots and he moves it to 1 under par. we join bob costas. >> well, graeme mcdowell had joined me in time to watch jim furyk roll that one in and the drama increases as we prepare for tomorrow. >> i spent the first two days with jim and looks like we will enjoy each other's company. and you look down with the guys

with the realistic chance of winning the golf tournament. i'm happy with myself that i went out today to stick to the game plan and enjoyed myself. this gol course has been a test and i was proud of myself the way i played today. >> you opened with eight straight pars and bogeyed the 9th and then birdied the 18th. >> well, the back nine has really played short this week. i hope my dad is not watching, but the back nine has been the part of the golf course where you can make your score. you know, yesterday, we teed off on the ninth hole and to me, that is the toughest way to play the hole, and to finish on the 8 hole is down below us is the toughest part of the golf course and come og tutday and starting on the holes and playing them as well as i did and 9 was a wakeup call for me, and i had a bad tee shot there and struggled for the 5 and after that, i played good golf. the driver did not behave itself the way i wanted it to, but

going into tomorrow, that is the only thing i look at working on and obviously going to play some golf with jim furyk, and he is a good guy to play with and knows how the win a u.s. open as well. >> good luck tomorrow as you go to try to win your second u.s. open. and we go out the 18 for obvious reasons of jim furyk. >> and now tied with mcdowell. >> easiest fairway of the championship to hit. a 9 iron or hybrid off of the tee. this is going to be fine, right in the middle. may bounce a little to the right, but it is in good shape. >> this is just to avoid the divot. >> dodge a sea of divots. it just gets out. >> the ball likes to stand up in one area there, so you have a field of divots as you say. you see how everybody has hit the shot off of the tee within a blanket spot there.

>> you have to concentrate on these though. might be some sort of punch. >> starts it down the left, and a little cut and this should find the fairway on the left side and should be a good angle. >> good lie for both of of the players. final two left on the course in the third round of the u.s. open. tightly bunched groups and so many possibilities headed into tomorrow. the views at tpc sawgrass:] reserved on your world elite mastercard. clinics with a course pro: lockers next to pros. ♪ a golf trip that leaves you speechless... hi guys. hey tom. graeme. [ male announcer ] priceless. book a round at select tpc courses today at pgatour.com/mastercard. that's mastercard. that's priceless.

one of the great amphitheaters in golf, the 18th, and we are awaiting the arrival of the final two down there in the fairway. jim furyk tied for the lead with graeme mcdowell and both former u.s. open champions. jim furyk looking for the second major title at the age of 42. tiger at the age of 36. if he is going to get major 15, he has to do it in an unorthodox way as far as his pattern, coming from behind. >> trying to get some fireworks here, and a lot of people have been sitting here all day for this moment, to watch tiger come up the 18th hole. roger, you are at 137 total? >> yes. and a great angle and a little shelter, because it is a little

bit more level area where tyiig is. good angle and pretty good stance. >> i'd like to see him get the right distance on one of these, roger. that is what he has been struggling with. >> he is not getting it close to the hole for those 6, 8, 10-foot birdies. >> just one birdie came at the 9th to come with five bogeys which adds up to a plus 4 round when he was tied for the lead to begin the day. >> h good looking shot if it gets up.

>> it has been one of those days. >> did that ball spin back? you can't see it from down here? >> no, one short hop into the primary cut and stayed right there. >> i thought it might hop a little left. >> furyk now 122 in the angle that is not as good right center of the fairway. >> good chance for a birdie-birdie finish and the lead outright. >> that is just a little left of the hole. >> it has been a long day coming to an end here on this saturday.

after jim furyk got into a tie for the lead after the 36-hole mark, you commented saying that i'm 42 years old, and the window is not as wide open anymore. he says, i have a lot more good years behind me than i have ahead, but he still has this confidence, he added, that he can get another major and some more tournament wins in the years to come, but it is the time of the career chen ywhen y start to notice, appreciate and wonder grow can get it done again, because the opportunities are just not going to be as many in front of you. he has had so many opportunities in the championship, and even longer through the heartbreaking '06, and likely again in '07, but he is that kind of player, a u.s. open kind of grinder, right

in the middle of the picture again. >> he works so hard in every aspect of his life to be a great champion, with what he eats, his workouts, how many balls he hits and how structured he is. of course, tiger is in the same vein, and just works so hard in every possible part of his body and his game. so both of these guys are the ultimate workers. >> it should be tiger statistic when he does not lead in a major, he has never won a major coming from behind, and in fact, 0 for 48 when trailing after 54 holes in a major, and 14 and 15 from the lead. it is just in his career. >> this pitch, roger, has a funny landing area. >> it does. it is an awkward chip, and if you don't hit it far enough, it will go on the downhill slope and then shoot it left. you have to carry it far enough,

and he was looking at it when he came up, how did this not kick off of the green? there is a slight bunker, but it didn't happen. >> he can make it. but it has to come in from this angle from the right. >> somedays it happens, and some days it doesn't. >> just duffed nit there. >> he has been doing it on the bunker shots as well. he can't believe it. that is almost embarrassing for a player like tiger.

>> it could be the sixth bogey of the day. it is the highest round when leading or holding a share of a lead at a major which is the last lead, 75, which he shot in the final round of the 2009 pga. now furyk for birdie, roger. >> well, this downhill slasher to the right. the hole, itself, looks like it is cut on a pretty good slope to the right, john. >> yes. >> this moves pretty hard when you get to the area of of the cup. >> yes, the brow comes out on the right, and influences the shots in the end, because the fall line is not where tyiiger , but to the left of where tiger is. >> this is going to cut into the slope of the brow for a little bit. >> but, he is putting really well and hitting through the putts really well. we will see what he does. >> i would think he lags it down there with option to go in.

>> well, that will be a cute little 2 1/2, 3-footer. >> a little break and speed. >> he didn't want to leave it there, i know that. >> never stops grinding, never. even when these might be bothering tiger. it is just such an uncharacteristic number, johnny, for tiger to throw in there when he has got in the hunt, and tied for the lead and 36-hole mark. he misses this, it is going the tie the round of 75 that he shot in the 2009 pga. again, a lot of people and tiger had that opening round looked so sharp and even after yesterday's 70, just were kind of getting back into the old mode this is going to be it, no problem, but

this is a different tiger era, and he proves it each time we think that he's destinned for another stroke of greatness. >> you know f this doesn't go in, he is going to need some help to come from behind. this putt breaks more left, roger, than it looks like. >> yes, the brow is going to influence it hard. >> see if he notices it. >> it just breaks that much more than your eye picks up, because of the brow that sticks out on the fringe. >> so, that is where he drove the ball to make a 5 is almost brutal. >> and tiger vag lehaving a lea major and shooting a 75 is unthinkable. absolutely never would have dreamed it, but again, it is a different time. >> furyk to get it at 1 under

graeme mcdowell and to be tied for the lead going into the final round. >> some little putt here, roger. >> well, where this hole is cut, none of these are automatic, i will promise you that. >> and firm. >> and firm. >> not the worst thing in the world when you are 42 and have a chance to tie for the lead. back off and collect yourself. >> jim furyk's even round of 70 is good enough for a lead with graeme mcdowell. that just snuck in there on the left side. >> he slammed it in there. >> he finishes with two bogeys in the final three holes, andhee

began the day tied for first and now he is five behind. that progression to 75, it is hard to believe. >> well, he took it like a champion, tiger did, because that was very disappointing in almost every regard. >> so, graeme mcdowell and jim furyk will try to join that elite list. >> both previous u.s. open champions. >> and if furyk had played the way that you know that furyk could play, and you know, he shot a nice 70. he is an amazing guy. he is a grinder like a tom kitemekite me and just can't try hard enough. >> he has one more day to see if he can win a major championship at the age of 42. he has graeme mcdowell, the champion from pebble beach two years ago.

there is his wife, tab that. you know, his dad, mike, on father's day will be hoping to get another father's day hug from his son, his coach, who got him started in the game. >> well, it is interesting that two guys, mcdowell and furyk who are one and two this year, and one and two in the driving accuracy for the year. >> been a great day of play at the olympic club. we hope to hear from jim furyk. tiger woods. when we come back to the olympic club in san francisco. furyk and mcdowell are tied for the lead at 1 under. [ male announcer ] you could sleep in... ♪ ...but you might miss something. and while there are unfortunately only 24 hours in a day... you generally find a way to capitalize on every minute. and of course, there's always tomorrow. with an exceptionally smooth taste, only 95 calories and 2.6 carbs,

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>> this was a moment ago. watch tiger woods making his way up the hill behind 18 after finishing out. his right hand will strike a gentleman there on the camera, and as you can see sh, that hur tiger. he is shaking it off as he makes his way up the stairs, trying to get a word with tiger to see exactly how bad that was, but that is the last thing that a guy like tyiiger needed on a da like today, and johnny, how surprised are you of tiger's performance today tied for the lead. >> well, i can't believe he did what he did, but i saw a little bit of that at the masters and played so well in the first two rounds, but not getting the ball

close to the holes with the iron, but the big difference is that he hit half of the fairways where he was not leading the championship with the fairways, and that is what killed him the tee shots. >> tiger has to come back from five off of the lead. and ernie els, this is what ignited him with the eagle at 17, and els began with plus 4 and plus 2 for the championship after the eagle dropped. lee westwood, 0 for 57 in majors. birdie at 18. >> what a great read that was on a long putt. and only two guys kept that to right. >> westwood with ernie at plus 2. they are three back. fredrik jacobson for birdie at the 9th. >> he is a great putter, and missed a few short ones, but watch that, bang. >> jacobson with 68 and two off of the lead. then graeme mcdowell for birdie at 13. one of the steadiest on the golf course today. that birdie at 13, his second of

the first four holes on the back nine, and began the day at plus 1 and then mcdowell's second coming home. >> took a nice cut swing and watch the cut spin -- right now! that is really cool and almost like bubba at the masters and that is a cut spinner. >> that produced the third and final birdie of the day all of them on the back nine. and then look at that clutch birdie for jim furyk. that got back a shot that he lost at the long par 5 16th. it is furyk and mcdowell tied for 1 under. and let's get a word with tiger. >> an angry tiger woods and certainly frustrated. today, did the golf course seem to play different to you. you said how fast it was playing yesterday, but it seemed that you had a hard time getting putts to the hole, and coming up short. was it different today? >> well, they looked quick and

more firm today, but they putted slower. i had a hard time making that adjustment because what they looked and putted were two different things. and it was just a tough day on the greens, and most of the day, it was amazing. i just kept getting the half number and just right between the clubs all day. and it was just a tough day all day. >> we have to ask you about the hand, and we saw you bang it on the camera, and how is it, and what was that about? >> it is fine. >> that is enough. all right. dan, back to you. >> just fine as you look at the final few groups. blake adams, sensational week for him, and a good day and plus 2 and he is going to play with the two-time champion from south africa, ernie els as we take a look at the final few groups. fredrik jacobson, and no man from sweden has won a major, and lee swen zen is looking for his first major. and in the final group, it is a

pair who have already won, jim furyk, and graeme mcdowell from a couple of years ago at pebble beach. jo john johnny, after a wild day, any thoughts on who might emerge with a trophy? >> well, historically, the final round leader has only one four time, and going back historically to olympic, the 54 years of the open, how many of these leaders, and hogan did not win, and in '55, palmer did not win and in '66 tom watson did not win with a lead in '87 and payne stewart did not win in '88 and i don't know what this heck that means, but great players don't hold the lead. you can't get four better leaders than that, but tomorrow, graeme mcdowell has the best attitude and most fun. he didn't make any long bombs, but he hit a lot of long shots and he is looking good, but furyk is so workman-like and have you ever seen a guy like dufner and i hate to use dufner as a adjective or something, but

the bottom line is that, you know, he just goes about the business, and he'll just wear you out. >> well, 54-hole leaders at the u.s. open olympic club. there it is. the graveyard of champions they call it, as the stars kind of were outdone by the lesser known players. there is the lead by all of them in the final round and two of them losing in a playoff and two of them in regulation. we have jim furyk with rog. >> thank you, dan. a solid round of 70 today, and i will ask of you what i asked tiger, did you feel that the golf course played differently today than the prior two rounds? were they slower? >> i don't know slower. i was thrown off early, because i felt like the lower part of the putting green was slower than the upper. right before i went to the golf course i hit a few putts up on the upper ring range, and they looked grassy and when i got to the first hole i got downhill putt and expected it to