Bryson DeChambeau’s bid to repeat as US Open champion nearly derailed in an opening round filled with wild drives and shoddy irons.

The brawny golf-ball bruiser gathered himself late in that round, used a dreamy swing thought to play better in the next and went the right direction on moving day when several big-name players got it wrong. How about that, Brooksy? DeChambeau carded his first bogey-free round in a major championship on Saturday, shooting a 3-under 68 at Torrey Pines to move within two shots of the lead heading into the final round.

Now he has a chance at the ultimate silencer in his ongoing feud with Brooks Koepka: joining him in the back-to-back US Open club.

“I was certainly glad to come away free of any mistakes today,” DeChambeau said. “You’ve got to be really patient out here at these majors. It’s something that is not easy to do.”