Sam Burns maintains slender lead but Adam Scott, JJ Spaun and Viktor Hovland are in pursuit after intriguing third day at the ...

He is also the the fifth US Open champion to finish birdie-birdie on the final two holes of the championship after Ben Hogan, ...

As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out ...

Burns shot 69 to finish at 4-under-par 206, one shot clear of J.J. Spaun (69) and Adam Scott (67, matching the day's low round with Carlos Ortiz). Viktor Hovland (70) is 1-under and Ortiz is even par.

Sam Burns takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the US Open at Oakmont in pursuit of his first major, with the likes of Adam Scott, JJ Spaun and Viktor Hovland on his tail. At such a critical ...