Michael Thompson left the clubhouse Saturday two strokes behind the leaders -- Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and David Toms -- at +1. After hitting a subpar tee shot, he found himself several dozen yards away from the pin for his third stroke on the par 4 hole. He was to the right of the fairway but, with the pin placed at the front of the green, he decided to go for it.
U.S. Open Golf 2012 Leaderboard: Michael Thompson Chips In For Birdie On Hole No. 1
He landed the ball softly about 15 feet from the hole, and watched it roll along a ridge to drop in for a birdie. He’s now even for the tournament, -1 for the day and just a stroke behind the leaders. As if a U.S. Open Saturday with Tiger atop the leaderboard wasn’t compelling enough, Thompson just turned up the heat at The Olympic Club.
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