"Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day are all out of the US Open 2017 at Erin Hills".
For the first time since the Official World Golf Ranking began in 1986, Nos.
Brooks Koepka made three birdies over his last seven holes for a 68 and joined Thomas one shot out of the lead.
He three-putted on No. 13.
Matsuyama, the world number four, had to settle for a one-under-par 71 which left him on six under, six off the pace. On one, a par 5, he was 85 feet short of the hole on his second shot and got the easy up and down.
"My best friend has caddied for me for six or seven years", said Champ.
Starting the day in a respectable position of even-par, Adam Scott sealed a likely early exit with a disappointing 75.
And they had even more company. The record for a lowest cut was 1-over 145 at Medinah in 1990.
The final pairing of Casey and Harman are scheduled to tee off at 2:29 p.m. (1925 GMT), but a forecast calling for the possibility of thunderstorms could disrupt third-round action.
Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world, also missed the cut at the Memorial, so this was the first time since 2013 (Pebble Beach, Riviera) that he has missed the cut in consecutive events.
However, of the leading 18 not one has tasted success in a Major and, in fact, you have to look down to those sharing 19 place before singling out a Major Champion and they are reigning Masters victor Sergio Garcia (71) and double Major winning Martin Kaymer (69) at three under.
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"He's not afraid. He never was", Mike said, after he joked that he and his wife had "bribed" their way into the stands on No. 18 to watch their son chase history.
Of the five other players who shot a 63 in the third round at a major, none went on to win. Miller said via phone as he was headed to Utah for Father's Day. Rain for the opening two rounds at Pinehurst No 2 contributed to Martin Kaymer opening with 65-65 (a US Open record) on his way to an eight-shot victory in 2014. Bubba Watson missed the cut after struggling the first few days of the tournament.
It didn't for McIlroy, either.
There are 15 players within seven strokes, so it's still a wide open tournament.
Traditionalists will poo-poo the ease with which Erin Hills has treated the field this week. If only he had hit the fairways. Johnson won by one, though maybe Fleetwood's most memorable moment there, for better or worse, was the embarrassingly bad high-five he shared with his caddie after draining a long birdie putt to pull within one.
"Show up for the last six holes, anyway", McIlroy said. He also could become the first left-hander to win a U.S. Open.
McIlroy dismissed the notion of being rusty before the tournament, but conceded on his way out of Wisconsin that he hasn't played almost enough.
Fowler is paired with Si Woo Kim (9-under) who's snuck in under the radar with three consistent rounds. It was never that way in the U.S. Open. I feel like I'm playing good.
"If you look at the golf course and you even talk to me, Jason or Rory, this course sets up ideal for us".
His schedule will pick up immediately.
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