U.S. Open: Mad Scientist turned Mr. Popular Bryson DeChambeau leads the way

PINEHURST, N.C. — Sometime around the time that the leaders made the turn on Saturday evening at Pinehurst No. 2, the temperature started to drop. Oh, it was still warm enough to smoke brisket, but it was a pleasant change from the iron-melting temperatures earlier in the day.

The galleries that had spent an entire day in the brutal heat got what they wanted, and deserved, on the back half of Saturday's third round of the U.S. Open. Bryson DeChambeau, golf's newest folk hero, won the love...