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.

There is one more day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Golfers have been tested all week by difficult conditions at one of the most challenging courses in the world. Heading into the final round, only four players have a score under par,

The US Open is underway with the tough conditions at Oakmont Country Club already causing trouble for several of the world’s best players. Famed as ‘golf’s toughest test’, this week’s US Open is set to provide one of the most gruelling layouts in recent years.

With three rounds of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club complete, Sam Burns holds a one shot lead and will look to close it out on Sunday and win his first major championship. Burns entered the weekend with the lead after finding ways to tame some of Oakmont's challenges, firing a 65 to move to -3 on the leaderboard.

Sam Burns has the lead in the U.S. Open on a rain-soaked Oakmont course and faces his biggest test. The 28-year-old from Louisiana has never contended in 20 previous majors.