Bryson DeChambeau will take a commanding three-shot lead into the ultimate spherical of the 124th US Open, with Rory McIlroy a part of the chasing pack regardless of a irritating end at Pinehurst No 2.
DeChambeau overcame a hip subject and gradual begin to his third spherical to card three birdies in a five-hole stretch to tug away from a congested leaderboard, with solely a double-bogey late in his spherical stopping him from an excellent larger benefit.
The world No 38 additionally recorded six birdies and one bogey throughout an eventful third-round 67, transferring him to seven below and in pole place to win the occasion for a second time as he sits three away from McIlroy, Matthieu Pavon and Patrick Cantlay.
McIlroy stays in competition to assert an elusive fifth main regardless of two late bogeys in his 69, with Hideki Matsuyama and in a single day chief Ludvig Åberg 5 again forward of England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Tony Finau.
How DeChambeau took cost of Pinehurst check
Dechambeau began the day one adrift of the Swede and scrambled a par on the first to keep away from falling additional behind, solely to then drop two behind when Åberg rolled in from 30 ft on the third and he missed from 4 ft to match the birdie.
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Ludvig Åberg drained an enormous putt on the par-four third gap
The 2020 US Open champion bounced again from bogeying the par-four fourth to rise up and down from a greenside bunker to birdie the par-five fifth, then added one other from 11 ft on the seventh to hitch Åberg one behind Pavon.
Frenchman Pavon – taking part in three teams forward – carded a front-nine 32 to achieve the flip one forward however missed a chance to double his benefit on the par-five tenth, earlier than a bogey on the subsequent noticed him slip right into a four-way tie with Åberg, DeChambeau and Finau.
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DeChambeau has enjoyable with the gang on the US Open and jokingly asks them to not boo him after deciding in opposition to utilizing his driver
DeChambeau moved into the solo lead after matching Åberg’s birdie on the tenth, with the American then receiving therapy within the woods for a hip harm earlier than making a 15-footer on the subsequent to double his benefit.
As a number of of the chasing pack dropped pictures over the again 9, DeChambeau recovered from burning a six-foot birdie have a look at the thirteenth – the place Åberg made a triple-bogey – to choose up a shot on the subsequent and get to eight below.
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Åberg made a triple-bogey on the thirteenth to slide down the leaderboard
McIlroy had been three below for his spherical till bogeying each closing par-threes, dropping him again to 4 below alongside Pavon, leaving DeChambeau briefly 4 clear till he noticed his ball roll again to his ft on his method to a double-bogey six on the sixteenth.
DeChambeau replied strongly as he birdied the par-three subsequent and two-putted the final to remain three forward, with the 30-year-old now hoping to go one higher than final month’s runner-up end on the PGA Championship and add to his main tally.
Bryson DeChambeau is seeking to win the US Open for a second time
“I gave it everything I had out there today,” DeChambeau informed Sky Sports activities. “The crowd support has been fantastic. It’s amazing. I can’t thank them enough – and I’ll continue to feed off of them. Tomorrow it’s about fairways and greens and let’s see if I can give them something special.”
Cantlay carded a third-round 70 to arrange a Sunday showdown with McIlroy – who blended 4 birdies with three bogeys – within the penultimate group, the primary time the pair have been grouped collectively since their fiery encounter eventually yr’s Ryder Cup.
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“I’m pretty much in the same position that I was last year going into the final day at LACC,” stated McIlroy, who completed runner-up to Wyndham Clark in 2023. “So familiar position, been here many times before, and hopefully I produce the golf that’s needed to go one better.”
Solely eight gamers stay below par for the event heading into the ultimate day, with Collin Morikawa transferring inside the highest 10 following a round-of-the-day 66, whereas world No 1 Scottie Scheffler’s hopes ended after a 71 dropped him to 6 over.
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