''We're all fortunate that nobody got hurt out here last night. It's a credit to the grounds staff that they got this golf course ready. I'm sure if you saw pictures of what it looked like at midnight, the fact that we played golf today is a minor miracle.''

De Jonge was at 7-under 206 and will play in the final group with Van Pelt and Woods, who is going for his third win of the year. Woods won the AT&T National the previous time it was held at Congressional in 2009.

Billy Hurley had a 66 and was two shots back, along with second-round leader Mahan, who stumbled to a 73.

Sunday might be a return to normal, at least with the noise, especially with Woods in the final group.

The final round will be threesomes going off both sides, giving the grounds crew even more time to clean up the course. For Saturday, it did well to put chain saws to the toppled trees and collects the hundreds of branches scattered across the fairways and pile them up outside the ropes.

It was the debris, along with some loose limbs, that led officials to turn back spectators for the third round. The Saturday tickets will be honored Saturday, which could make Congressional even more raucous.

The third round was anything but that.

''It was like being on the Nationwide Tour again,'' Kevin Chappell said after a 72 that left him 4 over.

The last time Jim Furyk played on a Saturday, he had thousands of people lining the fairways of Olympic Club in the U.S. Open. What a contrast to Congressional.

''It was peaceful, but just odd,'' Furyk said. ''It's fun to get fan interaction, and hear cheers when you hit a good shot. We had more people on the Nike Tour than now.''

De Jonge hit a 3-iron into 2 feet on the par-3 second hole, the toughest of the day at Congressional, and kept it simple after that. He added a two-putt birdie on the par-5 sixth, made his last birdie on the 12th and dropped one shot coming in on the 14th.

''There was just no buzz, and it was hard to get the adrenaline going,'' he said. ''Kind of felt like you were playing a Tuesday practice round or a qualifier. But I understand why they had to do it.''