Suddenly a fan favorite, Bryson DeChambeau is in prime position to win his second major championship on Sunday afternoon.
DeChambeau heads into the final round at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina three strokes behind the other players after a dominant performance Saturday, when he shot a 3-under 67 to nearly tie his lowest score of the day and put himself in near-sustainable mode in the U.S. Open.
He started the final round as a clear favorite, but his advantage was short-lived. Rory McIlroy, who hadn’t won a major title in nearly a decade, quickly closed the gap to one stroke over the first nine holes, but a bogey on the par-5 fifth hole put him back down by two strokes.
Mathieu Pavon and Patrick Cantlay, who were in DeChambeau’s final group, both bogeyed early on, and Hideki Matsuyama, Tony Finau and Ludvig Auberg were the only players under par this week heading into the turn.
Based on Pinehurst’s play so far, this tournament could be won by anyone.
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Have you ever tried that, Ludwig?
Golf is all about adapting. You have to hit from weird angles, the ball under your foot, over your foot, sometimes you have to turn and hit to your left (if you’re right-handed) and vice versa. And then there was this lie that Ludvig Ørberg faced on the seventh hole…
He bogeyed the hole and is now six strokes behind.
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For a place on the Olympic team
Four Americans will head to Paris next month for the Olympics. Two of them, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, are already confirmed. Two spots remain open, currently held by Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa, but Patrick Cantlay could clinch one if he finishes in the top three today.
Despite the struggles and missed birdie putts, Cantlay is persevering and is currently tied for third place with a score of -3.
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How is Pinehurst doing?
It’s actually been a little easier than the first four days.
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While you wait…
… To give our leaders a starting point, here are some stories from Jay Busby, who is on the ground in Pinehurst.
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So how is the early part of the course going?
There are 52 players on the course, with 12 of them under par.
Where will the birdies come from? The par-5 fifth hole and the short par-4 third and thirteenth holes.
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Five Stories from Round 4
With the fourth round underway and still a few hours to go before the top competitors take to the field, here are our top five possible storylines to help prepare you:
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Bryson DeChambeau is a down-to-earth man who is emerging as the face of golf.
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Rory vs. Patrick. McIlroy and Cantlay haven’t played each other since the Ryder Cup, when, well, it looked like it was going to come to blows. How will these two interact today? It’ll be interesting.
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Speaking of Rory, will he finally break his decade-long streak of not winning a major championship? Or will it be Cantlay, the best player in the world to never win a major championship (now that Xander Schauffele is off that list), who takes the reins?
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Welcome to the show, Ludvig Oberg. This is only his third major tournament, but Oberg is already being hailed as the next big thing, and rightly so. After finishing runner-up at the Masters in April, Oberg now has a sure chance to win the 124th U.S. Open.
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Will Pinehurst ease up? The course is as tough as ever this week, but I expect some hits here and there. I’m sure DeChambeau feels he can win even at par.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, and enjoy the U.S. Open on Sunday.
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