The weather was wild again Saturday, shifting from a raging wind to a gentle sea breeze, from a driving rain to brilliant sunshine, and leaving most of the field wet, tired and feeling as though they got the short end of the draw. That's not unusual.

More peculiar was seeing Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke atop the leaderboard after a 1-under 69, his first time in contention at any major in 10 years. Right behind was Dustin Johnson, who was 4 over through the opening 13 holes of this championship and somehow wound up in the final group.

Thomas Bjorn, who threw away the Open eight years ago at Royal St. George's, was the first alternate at the start of the week and now is only three shots behind. There's also a 22-year-old who plays without fear and makes it look fun -- only it's not U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy, but Rickie Fowler -- "Little Rickie" as they call him in these parts.

Could anyone have predicted these storylines at the start of the week?

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