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Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick emerge with lead at U.S. Open; Jon Rahm stumbles on 18

BROOKLINE, Mass. -- Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick avoided the carnage and calamity that took down golf's best Saturday at a U.S. Open that set the tone for a final day of survival.

Zalatoris, who lost in a three-hole playoff at the PGA Championship last month, made only one bogey a -- staggering feat on a beast of a Brookline course -- for a 3-under 67.

"Felt like I shot a 61," Zalatoris said. "Whenever I made a mistake I was able to get away with it or pull off something miraculous."

Fitzpatrick, already a champion at The Country Club with his U.