U.S. Open Golf 2010: Can Tiger Woods Turn Back Time In Final Round?

Tiger Woods stepped out of his time machine yesterday, and swatted this shot on 18 from around the tree pictured above.

With his third birdie in a row down the closing stretch, Woods set up a great Sunday filled with anticipation. A handful of players can charge up the leaderboard if Dustin Johnson falters a bit.

Johnson will undoubtedly hear some shouts and yells in front of him all day as Tiger tries to mount the greatest major comeback of his career.

The higher scores are all playing now, as the plus sevens and plus eights hope for a big day that leads to a top five or top 10 finish. Such high results will provide players future exemptions on the PGA Tour.

On the current leaderboard, Dustin Johnson is minus six, Grame McDowell is minus three, Tiger Woods is minus one, Havret is even, Els is even, and Phil Mickelson sits at plus one.

Maybe some of the players around plus four to plus two can get hot and somehow work thier way in. But if Johnson posts any early eagles, or just a couple of birdies, forget about it!

I am also happy to announce Johnson was my B-player in Yahoo Fantasy Golf this week. And Tiger Woods is my A-player.

I have K.J. Choi also, but he has faded out of Sunday's picture. He managed just one birdie and is currently at plus six.

Picking Tiger and sticking with him on Saturday netted me 20 points, plus Johnson's points as well.

My C-player, Shaun Micheel, just made a double eagle two to scratch back to plus seven for the Championship. That's a very rare occurence. He hits a perfect three iron from 209 yards out.

It's 3:30 pm E.S.T. as we wait for the leaders to start their perilous journey amidst the Monterey cliffs.

I am hoping for birdies from the last five groups, and that some players creep closer to Johnson.

We have one hour before Johnson and McDowell tee off.

Get your snacks in order and watch the fun.