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U.S. Open Round 3 live updates, leaderboard: Bryson DeChambeau runs away with 3 shot lead in dominant outing at Pinehurst
Bryson DeChambeau is hunting for his second career U.S. Open win
We started Moving Day with a U.S. Open rookie leading the way.
By the time Pinehurst No. 2 cleared for the night, Bryson DeChambeau had built up a dominant lead over the rest of the field.
DeChambeau ran away with the third round on Saturday afternoon in North Carolina. He carded a 3-under 67 and built up a ridiculous four-shot lead over the rest of the field at one point as everyone else slipped away. He'll enter Sunday's final round with a three-shot lead while hunting for what would be his second U.S. Open win.
DeChambeau will go off with Matthieu Pavon, who finished with a 1-under 69 on Saturday. Rory McIlroy, who hasn't won a major in nearly a full decade now, is at 4-under on the week, too. He was in the mix briefly on Saturday, but he bogeyed twice in his final four holes to fall back. He'll go off with Patrick Cantlay in the penultimate group, marking their first time playing together since the Ryder Cup last fall.
Hideki Matsuyama is in fifth at 2-under on the week. Ludvig Åberg, who started the day with a one-shot lead, had a brutal triple-bogey on his back nine and ended up finishing the day 3-over. He'll go off with Matsuyama. Tyrrell Hatton and Tony Finau are tied at 1-under, and are the only other golfers under par heading into the final round.
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, on the other hand, struggled once again. U.S. Open golf, he said, is like a "mental torture chamber."
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6-iron from 278
Bryson DeChambeau just hit a 6-iron from 257-yards out on an already 630-yard par 5. A 6-iron from 257. Alas, he hit it only 256, a yard short of clearing the greenside trap.
Finau's shot at 9 so, so much better than McIlroy's
Tony Finau hit a brilliant iron into the par-3 9th hole, using the slope to get within seven feet of the hole. It was a thing of beauty, one that Rory McIlroy simply could not match. Better luck next time Rory!
Anything you can do, I can do... pretty much the same. 😂
Dueling birdies for Finau and McIlroy on 9. pic.twitter.com/bPDO5htnIV— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
Both would drain their putts, McIlroy with the more difficult one, pushing him to 4-under and Finau to 5-under, one back of Pavon.
Bryson to within 1
DeChambeau stole a birdie at the par-4 seventh to join Aberg at 6-under, just one back of Pavon.
BIG putt Bryson!
The 2020 U.S. Open champion is just one shot off the lead at Pinehurst. pic.twitter.com/dXuRwcXiNb— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
Bryson DeChambeau out there signing autographs
While pretty much every LIV player has turned into person non grata since moving to the rival tour, Bryson DeChambeau has managed to become one of the most likeable (and now popular) players on either tour. But signing autographs during a round? These guys don't even like to give fist bumps between holes, let alone stop, grab someone's pen and sign something, but apparently that's what DeChambeau did earlier.
Pavon into the lead
Three birdies for Matthieu Pavon, including one from downtown at No. 7, have the Frenchman into the lead by himself.
Solo leader! 🇫🇷@matthieupavon sits alone at the top. pic.twitter.com/EJA9O98EjD
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
At 3-under on his round so far, Pavon is the outlier. Par is a good score today at Pinehurst. No one has gone lower than Collin Morikawa's 66 earlier in the day.
Aberg gives one back
Ludvig Aberg's first slip came at the long par-4 fourth. After a decent drive, he missed the green well short on his approach, and couldn't get it up and down.
That made it a three-way tie atop the leaderboard until Tony Finau bogeyd the sixth. So it's Aberg and Pavon at the top.
Pavon moves to one back
Matthieu Pavon has kept pace with Aberg, dropping a birdie at the fifth to get it to 5-under.
Aberg gets a break and a birdie
Ludvig Aberg yanked his drive on the driveable third to the left, just enough that a grandstand was between his ball and his line to the green. So he got a free drop, chipped on and then promptly drained a 28-footer for birdie.
Backdoor birdie! 🐥
Ludvig Åberg uses the power of gravity to take a 2-shot lead in the U.S. Open. pic.twitter.com/AlAxSp7Zwo— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
That should have given him a brief two-shot lead, until playing partner Bryson DeChambeau cleaned up a short 3 1/2-footer for birdie. Except ... DeChambeau missed it.
Bryson can't convert from 3 feet for birdie.
Now two behind Åberg as the final pairing heads to the 4th tee. pic.twitter.com/WbCv7bPDNr— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
Tyrell Hatton with the eagle
You got to take advantage of the par 5s — there are only two at Pinehurst No. 2 — and that's exactly what Tyrell Hatton did, reaching the green at No. 5 in two, then rolling in a 14-footer for eagle. That moves him to 4-under, in a group that includes McIlroy, Finau, DeChambeau and Pavon who are one back of Aberg.
Didn't lose his head on that one!
It's an eagle 🦅 for @TyrrellHatton on 5.
Now -4 and just one back. pic.twitter.com/CvXgPI7Bgi— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
Rory, Finau just one back
Rory McIlroy moves to one back after a birdie at the third. That followed up playing partner Tony Finau's birdie at the second to get him to 4-under and one back.
With the third playing just 316 yards, McIlroy's second came from the greenside bunker
First birdie of the day for @McIlroyRory!
He's now at -4 and just one off the lead. pic.twitter.com/HwahkfJ5gA— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 15, 2024
Cantlay saves
Patrick Cantlay started his round with a bogey, dropping him two back of the lead, then faced a 21-footer to save par at the second. A bogey-bogey start has a way of derailing a round in a hurry, but Cantlay wasn't having it, hammering the putt straight in the hole.
Scottie Scheffler cannot buy a putt
The World No. 1 had three straight good looks at birdie at 12, 13 and 14 ... and burned the edge each time. Then he had a par putt do the same at 15, dropping him to 6-over. He looks exasperated.
Shipley is on a heater
The amateur carded another birdie, this time at No. 10. It's his fifth birdie on the day (to go along with two bogies). This one was a curler.
Three straight birdies and current low round of the day 💥
Neil Shipley is handling Pinehurst No. 2 brilliantly.pic.twitter.com/VmJ9iArkL0— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 15, 2024
Here comes the amateur
Low round of the day so far goes to amateur Neal Shipley — remember him from Butler Cabin back in April? After a birdie at 9 — the first there of the day — he's at 2-under on his round and 1-over for the tournament.
Back-to-back 🐦🐦pic.twitter.com/apvmoYNw2u
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 15, 2024
The drivable No. 3
The USAG has shortened the third hole at Pinehurst No. 2 by 66 yards for Round 3, playing it at 316 yards. (It played at 382 in round 2). This makes the hole driveable ... sort of. It takes threading the needle of two bunks to roll it onto the green, and so far only one player — amateur Neal Shipley — has managed to drive the green.
(USGA) How's this for a stat ...
Courtesy of Sports Illustrated's Bob Harig:
Scheffler's birdie at the 8th hole was his first after 26 holes without.. the longest stretch without a birdie of his career
— Bob Harig (@BobHarig) June 15, 2024
Scheffler would go on to birdie the 11th, too, getting him back to even-par on his round.
Pinehurst biting back already
Round 3 is underway and, well, there aren't a lot of under-par rounds. There are 35 players on the course and only three are under par. That does not include Matt Fitzpatrick, who won this tournament just a couple years ago. He's +8 on his round through 13 holes.