US Open 2025: Sam Burns leads Adam Scott, JJ Spaun with Viktor Hovland and Tyrell Hatton in major mix at Oakmont | Golf News
Adam Scott back up the years to move to a Sam Burns plan before the US Open final round, while the stars of the Ryder Cup Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton remained in major conflict.
Scott carded three birdies in a five -hole section on the new back to display a 67 under three at the Oakmont Country Club, corresponding to the lowest round of the day and reinforcing its hopes for a first major title in 12 years.
The former world n ° 1 heads for the last day on three sous and in the second second with JJ Spaun, while Burns retained its advantage at one night after mixing three Birdies with two Bogeys in a third round 69.
Adam Scott pursues a first major victory since his victory at the Masters in 2013
Viktor Hovland is three strokes behind Burns and one of the four players still under the tournament for the tournament before the last day, with Carlos Ortiz of Mexico in fifth on the level level after equaling the 67 of Scott and Hatton in the four advances after a second round 68.
Robert Macintyre, in Scotland, is part of the ninth to three and the n ° 1 of the world Scottie Scheffler is eight blows while he continues a second successive adult, while the champion of the masters Rory McILroy has plummeted more in the ranking at ten after a ninety of 74.
How Burns stayed in advance in Oakmont
Spaun rolled in a 15 -foot birdie at first and advanced when the capricious tee of Burns fired on the next one led to a Bogey, only to lose his advantage with an abandoned shot in the third.
Burns failed to take advantage of the fourth per five, where Spaun converted five feet to recover his advantage, but made a sneak in the kick -off after a brilliant approach in the fifth to join his game partner on Three Under.
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Iona Stephen examined the final twinning and how their good recent form brought them in the lead in Oakmont Country Club
The finalist of RBC Canadian Open last week scrambled a peer in the seventh after having struggled to get out of a fairway bunker to stay at the level with Spaun, without separating anything from the pair while they continued to exchange pars around the turn.
None of the two players took advantage of the 12th per-five, where Burns went up and down from the Fairway to save a peer, before he retreats with an eight-foot step in the next one.
Burns sank seven feet to save the peer to the next one and produced a superb from top to bottom of a Greenside bunker to correspond to the peer of the Spaun in the 14th, to miss six feet and Bogey the 16th par-third.
Scott – Playing in the upcoming group – had started the third day behind and had lost more grounds with an opening bogy, only to temporarily make three of them, according to consecutive birdies of the 13 in 15 feet to add another to the 17th.
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Rich Beem and Nick Dougherty discuss Adam Scott’s chances of winning the United States Open in Oakmont, with a 44-year-old man, only one of 54 holes in advance
Spaun put an end to a series of pars with a 12 -foot birdie on the same hole, where Burns marked the tapping beach to also reach four sous, but lost his share of the advance when he did not manage to get up and descend from the sand to save the peer at the last.
The peer with two blows of Burns was sufficient to obtain the first advance of 54 holes of his great career and set up a final couple with Scott, who also closed with a peer, while Hovland remained in the three of his head despite the cancellation of a penultimate Birdie with a shot lost in the last.
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Viktor Hovland did an incredible birdie to briefly get one of the leaders in his third round
Scheffler does not close while McILroy falls late
Scheffler argued that he was still in the running after the second round on Friday, but heads towards the last day outside the Top 10 after a level 70 level, where he saw three Birdies canceled by three Bogeys because he did not manage to go on the leaders.
“It’s going to be really difficult for me to catch them,” said Scheffler. “Do I feel like I am out of the tournament? No. Did I want me to play a little better today? Yeah, of course.
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Scottie Scheffler missed an incredibly short putt on the eighth hole in his third round in Oakmont
The five -year major champion Brooks Koepka is another return and Jon Rahm sevenly seven alongside Xander Schauffele, who carded a first playing next to Mcilroy.
The Masters champion scrambled two birdies in the last four holes in the second round on Friday just to make the cup, but derived further during the third day, where he carded two birdies and six Bogeys in another frustrating display.
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Speaking after the third round of the US Open in Oakmont, Rory McILroy explained to the press why he decided to avoid media tasks after tournaments during tournaments
Asked about his expectations for the final round on Sunday, he said: “Hopefully a tour in less than four and a half hours and gets out of here.
“I have the impression of having played well this week. It is a golf course where the smallest errors are very penalized and it is in a way what this week is.”
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