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PINEHURST, N.C. — Bryson DeChambeau is marching around the hallowed grounds of Pinehurst No. 2 like Paul Bunyan.
Everywhere the 30-year-old DeChambeau goes, jaws drop and throaty screams of approval are directed his way.
DeChambeau is working the room that is the 124th U.S. Open.
He takes a three-shot lead into Sunday’s final round in a bid to win his second career U.S. Open.
The 2020 U.S. Open winner at Winged Foot leads Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay and Mattieu Pavon by three shots.
Hideki Matsuyama and Ludvig Aberg, who entered the day with the tournament lead at 5-under par and played in the final round alongside DeChambeau, are both 2-under par and not out of it.
Tyrrell Hatton and Tony Finau, at 1-under par, have an outside chance to make a Sunday run.
But this day — and this tournament — has been about DeChambeau and the complete transformation from misunderstood and quirky to fan favorite.
His shot-making is as breathtaking as his swagger is breathtaking.
No one in the field — or the sport — is having more fun than DeChambeau right now.
Even after he pulled his tee shot well left of the fairway into the dusty native area, DeChambeau walked off the 18th tee fist-pumping toward the packed grandstands who were cheering him on.
Two holes earlier, DeChambeau had a four-shot lead as he played the 16th, and he double bogeyed it to melt the lead in half.
He followed that hiccup with a bounce-back birdie on the par-3 17th hole and unleashed a wild celebration as his lead pushed to three shots.
Last month, DeChambeau was the unquestioned most popular player who drew the most rabid roars at Valhalla while electrifying the crowds with his remarkable shots.
He finished 20-under par, one shot behind winner Xander Schauffele.
Now, as DeChambeau wakes up Sunday morning, he’ll have one hand on the U.S. Open trophy.
The day was beautifully intense.
It was only Saturday, but it felt so much like a major championship Sunday.
The third round had the distinct feel of a final round.
The temperatures hovered in the 90s. The sun was searing. The greens were baked out.
And the pressure.
The pressure around the back nine was palpable.
“Just a really difficult U.S. Open Saturday,” McIlroy said. “Everything we expected it to be. The course is getting crispy. Some of the pin positions are pretty tricky.
“I love the test that Pinehurst is presenting, and you’ve got to focus and concentrate on every single shot out there. It’s what a U.S. Open should be like. It’s obviously great to be in the mix. No matter what happens, I feel like two shots, three shots, four shots, I’ve got a great chance going into tomorrow.
“I’m embracing the questions that the golf course asks of you. I think there’s holes where you have to be aggressive. There’s holes where you have to be conservative. There’s hole locations that you can take on and hit wedges close to. There’s hole locations you’ve got to stay away from.
“It tests your chipping. It tests your putting. It obviously tests your mental fortitude more than any other golf tournament.’’
As DeChambeau kept powering down the sandy highways at Pinehurst, some of his nearest competitors found themselves skidding into multi-car pileups.
Finau was right in the mix before he took a triple-bogey on the 13th hole, which ruined a few players’ days and chances to win the tournament. Finau was 4-under par and two shots behind DeChambeau when he tripled 13.
A few minutes later, when DeChambeau and Aberg arrived to 13, it was DeChambeau delivering an exquisite approach shot to the fat of the treacherous green from the dusty native areas to the right of the fairway and from a difficult angle.
And, while DeChambeau patiently wanted to take his birdie putt, Aberg was playing ping-pong on the hole.
His approach shot was denied green access by the false front and rolled down the hill.
His next shot trickled off the back of the green into a bunker.
His bunker shot trickled off the green and down the front of it where this mess began in the first place.
One more chip and two putts later and Aberg, like Finau, walked off with a 7 and his bid for the championship likely foiled.
He began the hole two shots behind DeChambeau and walked off it five shots back.
