Jim Furyk was the epitome of cool after his common sense third round at the US Open last night left the American tantalisingly close to his first major championship victory.
Furyk found himself three shots ahead of the field after firing a three under par 67.
"I don't think I've ever had a three shot lead on a Saturday night before," said Furyk, whose 10under par mark is a record for the US Open through 54 holes.
"But even so, I will draw on all my experiences - whether I have done well or failed - to help me out on Sunday.
"I've put myself in a good position and I'm happy about that. Hopefully we'll get my daughter (to bed) nice and early and I'll get a good night's sleep."
Furyk boasts an impressive record of six top-five finishes in major championships, but the Ryder Cup stalwart has yet to make the major breakthrough.
Australian Stephen Leaney lies three shots behind and veteran Nick Price (69) and two-time major winner Vijay Singh (72) a further two back on five under.
Zimbabwean Price had started the day with all guns blazing and quickly moved into the lead before overnight leaders, Furyk and Singh, had even teed off. The 46-year-old opened with four straight birdies to get to eight under, but the momentum failed to last and Price eventually succumbed to the pressures associated with major championships.
Meanwhile, world number one Tiger Woods uncharacteristically hit the self destruct button on day three, a day they call 'moving day' in the States because that's precisely what the big names usually do, move into contention.
Not so for Woods, he had to settle for a poor five over 75 to finish one over par and is effectively out of the championship. Woods is on the same tally as Darren Clarke who carded a third round 72. The Ulsterman had no problem scoring birdies, the problem was keeping bogeys off the card at the same time.
Two shots further back on three over is where Padraig Harrington finds himself after the Dubliner also carded a two over 72.