PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Graeme McDowell was clinging to a two-shot lead at Pebble Beach on Sunday, five holes away from

becoming the first European to win the U.S. Open in 40 years. On a wild day that included Tiger Woods making four bogeys on

the front and third-round leader Dustin Johnson throwing away a three-shot advantage in the span of four holes, McDowell was

holding it together. The Irishman made one birdie and two bogeys over the first 13 holes to reach the 14th at 2-under par -

two shots ahead of Frenchman Gregory Havret, the 391st-ranked player in the world. Another stroke behind was Ernie Els,

seeking his fourth major title and first since 2002.

Phil Mickelson was also hanging around - at 2 over through 14. But Woods, who shot 66 on Saturday to move into third place,

was falling out of contention and running out of time, at 4 over with five holes to play. Nobody fell more quickly, though,

than Johnson. The winner of the last two AT&T National Pro-Ams at Pebble Beach played the first seven holes, traditionally the

easiest stretch at Pebble Beach, at 7-over par. He conjured memories of Gil Morgan, who in 1992 at Pebble famously became the

first person to reach 10-under par in the history of the U.S. Open, but shot a closing-round 81 to finish 13th.
Johnson's troubles began when he hit his approach shot into an awkward lie in a bunker on No. 2, then had to chip out left-

handed. The ball barely squirted out, then Johnson's fourth shot from the deep grass popped up and moved about two feet. He

missed a 3-foot putt for double bogey and wound up with a 7. It was part of a triple-bogey, double-bogey, bogey stretch that

sent him from 6 under to 1 over in the span of seven holes
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