MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Patrick Reed’s U.S. Open possibilities doubtless disappeared in 9 holes.

Tied for the lead as he performed the again 9 at Winged Foot, Reed shot 42 on the inward half to plummet right into a tie for 11th, eight photographs again of Matthew Wolff.

Can he nonetheless win?

“It’s a protracted shot, however you noticed how briskly it will probably go the mistaken course,” Reed mentioned. “You get just a bit off round right here, you can also make some numbers.”

Reed led by a shot on the midway level however had hit solely 10 fairways, the fewest by a U.S. Open chief since they began holding stats in 1983. He wasn’t any extra correct on Saturday, hitting solely three of 14 fairways and discovering simply 9 greens. He shot a third-round 77, which tied the worst rating of anybody inside the highest 40.

“Annoyed,” Reed mentioned. “Anybody in my place can be annoyed. The nice factor is there’s all the time tomorrow, and it’s a U.S. Open. Although I’m eight photographs again, if I’m going out and play a very strong spherical tomorrow, you by no means know.”