Woodland misses his chances in third round

Gary Woodland was in the minority on Saturday: a golfer who took a swing at the course at Aronimink, trying to grab a low score, and missed.

"I just played bad all day," Woodland said. "I had some chances to make some birdies early and didn't get the ball in the hole. I think I forced the issue a little bit late. Out here, if you force the issue, you can make a big number pretty quick."

As Nick Watney (62), Steve Marino (63) and Chris Kirk (63) all tied and broke the course record of 63 on Saturday, Woodland saw the opportunities were there, but couldn't capitalize.

Looking up at the leaderboard added more pressure as the bogeys mounted — he totaled six bogeys and two birdies on the day as he hit just 42 percent of his fairways.

"It was out there today, for sure," Woodland said. "The next thing you know, you make a couple of bogeys and shot 4-over."

The course was shorter, the greens were easier to navigate and there were a few favorable hole locations. Marino joked earlier that the course would be "mean" on Sunday to make up for how nice it was on Saturday.

"The conditions are perfect," Woodland said. "The golf course is set up. And the greens were receptive, this morning, and were a little softer than they've been. Which allowed you to get at a couple of more pins. But, all in all, the pins were out there and the golf course was there for the taking today.

"I let it get away."

--Tim Rohan