US Open, spherical three leaderboard
Chief: -7 W Clark (US); -1 S Scheffler (US), S Theegala (US), T Kim (Kor), S Stevens (US)
Chosen: Stage X Schauffele (US); +1 T Fleetwood (Eng), C Morikawa (US), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); +2 A Fitzpatrick (Eng); +3 R McIlroy (NI), J Parry (Eng), A Rai (Eng); +4 J Rose (Eng), T Hatton (Eng); +7 R MacIntyre (Sco)
In a 3rd spherical that noticed challengers rise however in the end fall away, Wyndham Clark stood agency to place himself because the overwhelming favorite to win a second US Open title.
Not solely did the American fail to budge from the highest of the pile, the 32-year-old prolonged his lead from 4 to 6 strokes as he seems to develop into the primary wire-to-wire winner of the event since Martin Kaymer in 2014.
Clark delivered a masterclass in scrambling at Shinnecock Hills earlier than signing for a level-par 70 that offers him a commanding benefit heading into Sunday’s last spherical.
Sahith Theegala, Tom Kim and Sam Stevens are amongst a quartet at one below however ominously for Clark, so too is Scottie Scheffler, who arguably represents the largest hazard to him repeating his triumph on the Los Angeles Nation Membership, in 2023.
A shot additional again and all however out of rivalry are Individuals Sam Burns and Xander Schauffele, whereas Collin Morikawa and England’s Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick are at one over.
However it’s the presence of world primary Scheffler that may concern Clark probably the most, even when there has solely been one event for the reason that first Masters in 1934 {that a} six-shot lead has been overturned within the last spherical of a males’s main championship – when Greg Norman light and Nick Faldo claimed his third Masters title in 1996.
“I really feel good. I’ve obtained increasingly comfy each time I’ve obtained in these positions,” stated Clark.
“Scottie is one of the best participant on this planet, and he is most likely going to play actually good. He all the time does, however it’s good to have a six-shot lead on him.
“I am simply going to maintain approaching it the identical manner. If I’m going by my course of and hit the photographs I do know I can hit, I like my possibilities.”
