Groups we're watching: U.S. Bank Championship, Rd. 3

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Richard S. Johnson, Nick Flanagan, Kent Jones
Tee time: 12:10 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 0
Why you should watch: It was around this time last year that Nick Flanagan vaporized the Nationwide Tour with a three-win burst that placed him on the PGA TOUR. He will be playing on Saturday with Richard S. Johnson and Kent Jones. The reason we have to include the "S" in Johnson's name? If we didn't, it would confuse you with Richard Johnson of Wales, who was the Nationwide Tour Player of the Year in 2007.

Gavin Coles, Troy Matteson, Ken Duke
Tee time: Noon
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 1
Why you should watch: Watch out for Coles, who shot a tournament-low 62 on Friday. This bespectacled Aussie can go low on any given day and has been playing some outstanding golf this summer. Coles lost his PGA TOUR card after the 2007 season but has continued to play wherever he can get a spot, and it has paid off, with seven made cuts in nine starts. He vied for the win last month in the Stanford St. Jude Championship before a final-round 71 sent him to a T8 finish.

Kenny Perry, Steve Marino, Jimmy Walker
Tee time: 10:30 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 12
Why you should watch: All eyes have been on Perry this week. He's played well -- he's opened with rounds of 67 and 68 -- but one must go low at Milwaukee. He's only five shots back, but a round in the high 60s probably won't make up much ground on Saturday. The good news? He is only five shots back of the leaders. The bad news? There are two dozen people sitting between him and the lead. Time to break out that 62 you've been saving, Kenny.