Sam Burns maintained his one-shot cushion after the third round of the US Open at Oakmont.
Burns carded a steady 69 to move to 4-under par with just 18 holes left to play in Pennsylvania.
The 28-year-old American leads by one shot over JJ Spaun (69) and Adam Scott (67).
Viktor Hovland (70) is three off the pace in solo fourth.
They are the only four players in the red thru 54 holes at the 125th US Open.
Burns, Spaun and Hovland are all going in search of their first major title.
Scott is looking to add to his 2013 Masters triumph and all at the age of 44 years old.
Should Scott win, he would become the oldest US Open champion since Hale Irwin at Medinah in 1990.
LIV Golf's Carlos Ortiz matched Scott's best of the day 67 to move into the top five on level par.
Tyrrell Hatton (68), also of LIV Golf, is a further shot back on 1-over par alongside Thriston Lawrence (70).
Elsewhere, Scottie Scheffler (70) remained at 4-over par, which is eight shots behind heading into the final round.
Rory McIlroy had another day to forget with a 74 and he is well down the board at 10-over par.
McIlroy spoke to a pool of reporters after the round and he made it clear he's still irritated with the media.
Here's a look at the leaderboard heading into the final round of the US Open:
1 | Sam Burns | -4 | 69 |
2 | Adam Scott | -3 | 67 |
2 | JJ Spaun | -3 | 69 |
4 | Viktor Hovland | -1 | 70 |
5 | Carlos Ortiz | Par | 67 |
6 | Tyrrell Hatton | +1 | 68 |
6 | Thriston Lawrence | +1 | 70 |
8 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | +2 | 69 |
9 | Robert MacIntyre | +3 | 69 |
9 | Cameron Young | +3 | 69 |
- | Selected Others | - | - |
13 | Scottie Scheffler | +4 | 70 |
21 | Brooks Koepka | +5 | 73 |
35 | Jon Rahm | +7 | 73 |
49 | Rory McIlroy | +10 | 74 |
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Scott E, Hovland -1 (1*)
Former Masters champion Adam Scott receives a warm reception on the 1st tee.
And he stripes his first drive down the middle of the fairway.
What can Hovland do? Oh my word. It's right of the path straight into the trees...
MacIntyre +1 (12)
Seriously impressive round going today for the Scot.
MacIntyre hasn't dropped a shot yet and he finds his third birdie of the day at the par-5 12th.
Hatton +2 (4)
Tyrrell Hatton finds his first birdie of the day at the 4th after rolling in a putt from 10 feet.
Tyrrell Hatton finds an early birdie and is firmly in the mix at Oakmont.
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Now just 5 off the lead and tied for 12th. pic.twitter.com/rsyQ0ohket
Koepka +3, SW Kim +2 (2)
Brooks Koepka finds fairway and green in regulation at the 2nd.
His birdie putt, from 14 feet, is a touch shy. But he tidies up the par.
Kim finds his second par in a row.
There are only four groups waiting to tee off in the third round of the US Open.
Russell Henley and Thriston Lawrence, both at 1-over, are off next.
They are followed by Victor Perez and Ben Griffin.
Adam Scott and Viktor Hovland will follow, followed by JJ Spaun and Sam Burns at 3.24pm local time.
Detry +1 (2)
Thomas Detry sinks a birdie putt from 12 feet at the 2nd to move closer to the leaders.
Koepka +3 (1)
Poor start from the American, who takes three putts from 50 feet at the 1st.
Scheffler +4 (8)
A complete lack of concentration from Scheffler.
He lags a 50 footer up to two feet on the tough par-3 8th.
Then forgets to hole the return.
His par putt lips out on the left side.
Scheffler puts his hand to his head.
Back to 4-over par.
Stevens +1 (4)
Nice early move from Sam Stevens.
The American birdies 3 and 4 to move to 1-over.
Stevens has never won on the PGA Tour.
He is making just his third US Open start.
McIlroy +10 (F)
McIlroy bogeys the par-4 18th to card a lacklsutre 4-over 74.
That's 10-over and he's now outside the top 50.
No doubt he'll shun interviews (again).
Schauffele posts a 71 to lie 7-over.
Leishman +4 (15)
Bogeys at 14 and 15 for Leishman.
He was the low round of the day at 4-under thru 13 but not any more.
That belongs to England's Matt Wallace, who is 3-under for the day thru 13.
Wallace is 3-over for the tournament.
Scheffler +3 (7)
Incredible par save from Scheffler.
He found the bunker down the left flank and was forced to layup on the tough par-4 7th.
Scottie splashed out into the fairway and then fired a beautiful wedge shot beyond the pin and back to four feet right of it.
He sent the par putt home to remain 1-under for the round and 3-over for the tournament.
Scheffler +3 (6)
Scheffler is not done with this yet.
He's just moved to 1-under for the round after curling home a 20-footer for birdie on the par-3 6th.
Six back.
He's lurking...
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 14, 2025
Scottie Scheffler moves into red figures for the day and is now T-16. pic.twitter.com/K2xZO3zA6z
Rahm +4 (3)
Rahm finds rough off the tee and it leads to a first bogey of the day at the par-4 3rd.
The LIV Golf man is back to 4-over.
Spieth +4 (9)
Spieth is hanging around.
He's just chipped in for birdie at the par-4 9th to go out in 1-under and to 4-over for the tournament.
Spieth won the US Open at Chambers Bay in 2015.
Morikawa +2 (3)
Some start for Collin.
He's 2-under thru 3.
Right in the hunt at 2-over.
McIlroy +9 (14)
McIlroy's short par putt on 14 lips out.
3-over for the round.
9-over for the tournament.
Shocking.
Leishman +2 (12)
Another birdie for Leishman on the par-5 12th as he moves to 4-under for the round and to 2-over for the tournament.
Leishman proving a score is out there.
Rahm +3, Morikawa +3 (2)
Rahm and Morikawa both make early moves with birdies at the short par-4 2nd.
When you nearly drive the green, you gotta pay it off with a birdie! 🐥
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 14, 2025
2021 U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm did just that to move into the top 15. pic.twitter.com/cU0M3dmwLD
Oakmont is brutal.
Cone +1 (6)
Cone on the charge.
He's just stuffed it two feet for another birdie on 5.
The little-known American taps it home to move to 3-under for the round and to 1-over for the tournament.
Scheffler +4, Young +3 (3)
Brilliant wedge shot to a foot for Young on the par-4 3rd.
Kick in birdie to 1-under for the round and to 3-over for the tournament.
Young was one of my outside picks for the US Open at 100/1.
I also tipped Scheffler (11/4) and Burns (66/1).
Scheffler, who is playing alongside Young, two-putted for a par.
MacIntyre +2 (6)
Bob Mac on the move.
The Scot has just buried a 30 footer for birdie on the par-3 6th.
2-under for the round and up to 2-over for the tournament.
Bang in the mix for a first major.
Fox +4 (6)
After a tough double on 3, last week's winner Fox has just made three birdies in a row.
He's up to 4-over alongside Scheffler.
4-3-2!
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 14, 2025
Ryan Fox 🇳🇿 with back-to-back-to-back birdies to make a big move up the leader board. pic.twitter.com/orerfLJ6Xc
Leishman +3 (11)
LIV Golf's Leishman has the low round of the day going on the course as it stands.
The Aussie is 3-under for the round.
That's 3-over for the tournament.
By no means out of it.
