PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods kept saying he was still in it, even as he looked increasingly out of it.

By the end of business Saturday after the third round of the 2010 U.S. Open, Woods had made eight birdies and a ferocious move up the leaderboard, going from tied for 25th into third place all by himself, five strokes behind the unlikely third-round leader, long-hitting Dustin Johnson.

Here's a thought. Woods, fresh off his well-documented personal troubles, wins the U.S. Open on Father's Day. Let's consider that image for a moment. If it happens, it would be a bit different than the Phil Mickelson story at the Masters, now wouldn't it?

Seven shots off the lead when he started his round, and nine behind after back-to-back bogeys on the second and third holes, Woods stormed back to put himself in position to win his fourth U.S. Open, and second at Pebble Beach, with a dramatic 5-under-par back nine in Saturday's third round.

Tiger sets himself up for a dramatic Father's Day