SAN FRANCISCO -- It hasn't been the most productive week for Rickie Fowler, but Saturday's third round at least gave him something positive to build on.

Fowler

Unlike his previous two days, Fowler did not suffer a double bogey on the front side of the Olympic Club. On Thursday, he doubled the par-4 fifth, and on Friday, he doubled the par-4 first and par-3 eighth.

But on Saturday, he started his round with eight consecutive pars before dropping a shot at the ninth. He then put together another par string of six holes, then birdied the par-5 16th for the second conecutive day.

He found trouble at the par-5 17th, a hole he had birdied the first two rounds, to drop another shot.