POTOMAC, Md. - The cheers were so loud for Tiger Woods, no one could hear the starter announce Joel Dahmen's name when it was his turn to hit.
And then it got even rowdier Saturday at the Quicken Loans National with each putt Woods made - from 12 feet for par, four in a row for birdie, a 25-footer on the ninth hole to head to the back nine just two shots out of the lead.
Abraham Ancer heard it all in the group ahead, and it carried him into a share of the 54-hole lead. Woods couldn't keep up.
Ancer had the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, an 8-under-par 62 at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, and was tied for first with Francesco Molinari (65) heading into the tournament's final round.
"The crowds were absolutely amazing. Every hole was packed," Ancer said. "I just drew on that. I just heard all the roars. He was making a lot of putts on the front nine. The roars were crazy. I just wanted to be one step ahead of him. So it worked out."
That's a bit of an understatement. Ancer, a 27-year-old Mexican, is among the top 10 going into the final round at a PGA Tour event for the first time.
Molinari, a two-time Ryder Cup player with a World Golf Championship among his credentials, overcame a few putts he missed from short range to close with two birdies and join Ancer at 13-under 197. Ryan Armour (68) and Zac Blair (66) were two shots behind.
Woods lost all momentum on the back nine by missing two birdie chances inside 10 feet, taking a bogey on a short par 4 and then driving just through the green on the reachable 14th to 18 feet from the hole, chipping strong to eight feet away and missing another birdie chance.
He had to settle for a 68 and was six shots behind, making this the seventh straight tournament the 14-time major winner has been at least five shots behind going into the final round. It sure didn't sound that way, though, and for most of the round, it didn't look that way, either.
"It was frustrating because I played better than what my score indicates," said Woods, who hasn't won since 2013. "I thought that 10 under would have been a good score for me to end up at for the day, and I could have easily gotten that today on the back nine."
The nine players ahead of him have combined for just five (official) PGA Tour victories. That includes Molinari, a five-time winner in Europe who is No. 17 in the world. He won the HSBC Champions in Shanghai in 2010, before the PGA Tour recognized it as an official victory.
Ancer was tied for the lead after the opening round at the Memorial, which is the only other time he has been atop the leaderboard after any round on the PGA Tour. Conditions have been changing since the opening round with so much sun, no rain and fairways that are getting faster. That was more bothersome to Ancer than the heat.
"I grew up in Mexico, in the north part of Mexico where it's very hot," he said. "Didn't bother me. I would rather play in this than cold weather."
Chattanooga's Stephan Jaeger (65) was tied for 22nd and eight shots out of the lead. The Baylor School and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate had two bogeys but made six birdies, including four straight on the 12th through 15th holes.
Ryu takes charge
KILDEER, Ill. - So Yeon Ryu sees another major championship in reach and a spot in history in sight. She knows what she has to do, and she took a big step Saturday.
Ryu broke away on the closing holes at Kemper Lakes Golf Club to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
The South Korean birdied the 14th and 15th holes to jump ahead of Canadian star Brooke Henderson and finished with a birdie on No. 18. She shot a 5-under 67 on another scorching afternoon to get to 11-under 205 and move closer to her third major victory.
The 20-year-old Henderson, the tournament's 2016 winner and 2017 runner-up, was second after a 70 that included bogeys on the 14th and 16th holes.
Sung Hyun Park (71) was third at 7 under, Angel Yin (68) fourth at 6 under and Bronte Law (69) fifth at 5 under.
Ryu won the 2011 U.S. Women's Open and 2017 ANA Inspiration for her major victories. Adding the Women's PGA would be quite the way to cap her birthday week after she turned 28 on Friday.
She also won the Meijer LPGA Classic two weeks ago in Michigan for her sixth LPGA Tour victory.
Kelly hanging in
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Jerry Kelly squandered the lead, then regained it to head into the final round of the U.S. Senior Open with a one-stroke advantage over David Toms.
Kelly shot a 1-over 71 to move to 4-under 206 after 54 holes at The Broadmoor Golf Club. He three-putted from inside two feet on the 12th hole for a double bogey that briefly cost him the lead, then made pars to finish his round.
Toms shot a bogey-free 66.
Tim Petrovic had a 71. He briefly led after making a birdie on No. 14, but he bogeyed three of his last four holes and was two strokes out of the lead, tied with Kirk Triplett (68).
Another shot back were Brandt Jobe (66), Paul Goydos (70) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (73), whose only birdie of the day came on a chip-in from the side of the 15th green.
Steady in France
PARIS - Sweden's Marcus Kinhult shot a 4-under 67 to maintain his lead going into the final round of the French Open.
Kinhult, 21, made five straight birdies to make the turn at 10 under, and he kept his advantage with a bogey and a birdie to stay two shots ahead of England's Chris Wood at Le Golf National, where the Ryder Cup will be held in September. Kinhult's 54-hole score was 203 as he pushed for his first European Tour victory.
Wood recovered from a poor start with two birdies and an eagle before the turn on his way to a 67.
Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters winner, moved to third at 7 under after an impressive 64 with eight birdies. He was one shot ahead of fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm, who is ranked sixth in the world and finished with successive birdies for a 68.
Second-ranked Justin Thomas and fellow American Julian Suri each shot a 69. They were tied for fifth and six shots out of the lead.