21:51
Pavon leads
Pavon -6 (7)
We have a new leader as Pavon birdies the 7th from long range.
Bryson DeChambeau
US Open Third Round: LIVE leaderboard and updates from Pinehurst No.2
Welcome to live golf scores, updates and commentary from the third round of the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No.2.
LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau opened up a commanding three-shot lead in the third round of the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No.2 in North Carolina.
DeChambeau, who finished solo second at the US PGA last month, made six birdies en route to a 3-under 67 on Saturday as he took full advantage of a back-nine collapse from 36-hole leader Ludvig Aberg, who made a costly triple-bogey seven on 13 during a round of 3-over 73.
The big-hitting American is looking to land his second US Open title having already etched his name on the trophy at Winged Foot in 2020.
DeChambeau had stretched into a four-shot lead by the 15th tee but he made a costly double-bogey six on the 16th from nowhere to give the chasing pack some hope.
But he bounced back superbly by draining a 12-footer for birdie on the tough par-3 17th to open up a three-shot lead heading into Sunday.
| Bryson DeChambeau | -7 (67) |
| Matthieu Pavon | -4 (69) |
| Rory McIlroy | -4 (69) |
| Patrick Cantlay | -4 (70) |
| Hideki Matsuyama | -2 (70) |
| Ludvig Aberg | -2 (73) |
| Tyrrell Hatton | -1 (70) |
| Tony Finau | -1 (72) |
| Collin Morikawa | Par (66) |
| Corey Conners | Par (71) |
| Tom Kim | Par (71) |
Rory McIlroy (69), Matthieu Pavon (69) and Patrick Cantlay (70) are the closest pursuers to DeChambeau at 4-under par in a tie for second.
McIlroy is going in search of his fifth career major title and a first in nearly 10 years, while Cantlay and Pavon are both looking for their first major victory.
Other players still in contention for the US Open include Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Tony Finau and Tyrrell Hatton, Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners and Tom Kim.
Morikawa fired a best-of-the-day 66 to nose into the top 10.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler (71) has had a rare week to forget and is well out of contention at 6-over par.
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21:49
Finau, McIlroy make bogey
Finau -4, McIlroy -3 (6)
Finau fails to get up and down from the left bunker at the par-3 6th and it leads to his first bogey of the round.
McIlroy then three-putts from 35 feet for bogey.
He's not happy about it either.
21:41
Leaderboard update
| Matthieu Pavon | -5 (6) |
| Tony Finau | -5 (5) |
| Ludvig Aberg | -5 (4) |
| Rory McIlroy | -4 (5) |
| Patrick Cantlay | -4 (5) |
| Tyrrell Hatton | -3 (6) |
| Bryson DeChambeau | -3 (4) |
21:38
Bogeys for Aberg and DeChambeau
Aberg -5, DeChambeau -3 (4)
Aberg hands back the shot he just picked up on 3 with a bogey at 4.
He fatted his iron shot into the green and then went long with his third.
Aberg now shares the lead with Finau and Pavon.
DeChambeau also makes bogey, failing to get up and down from the right of the green.
The LIV Golf man is now two back.
21:35
Par for Rory
McIlroy -4 (5)
It's a disappointing par for McIlroy on the par-5 5th.
He found the waste area right of the green and then splashed out to 12 feet.
But he could not convert the putt.
21:33
Finau birdie
Finau -5 (5)
Finau two-putts for birdie at the par-5 5th.
He's now one back.
21:27
Pavon birdie
Pavon -5 (5)
Pavon two-putts for birdie on the par-5 5th. He's now solo second on 5-under par. A brilliant week for the Frenchman so far.
21:27
Bogey for Hatton
Hatton -3 (6)
After sending his tee short and right in the sand, Hatton comes up well short with his second shot and then two-putts for a bogey.
Hatton now three back.
21:21
Aberg birdie
Aberg -6(3)
Aberg drops a birdie bomb from 30 feet at the short par-4 3rd.
DeChambeau then misses a three-footer for birdie, but he converts the par save.
Aberg now leads by two.
21:12
Hatton eagles the 5th
Hatton -4 (5)
LIV Golf's Hatton pours home an eagle from 15 feet to vault into a tie for second place on 4-under par.
21:11
Birdie for McIlroy
McIlroy -4 (3)
Rory gets up and down from the bunker to register his first birdie of the day.
He moves to within one.
20:40
Bogeys for Cantlay
Cantlay -3, Detry -3 (1)
An awful start for the penultimate pairing of the day as Cantlay and Detry both make early bogeys.
20:39
Birdie for Finau
Finau -4 (2)
Finau pours home a birdie from 12 feet at the 2nd to move into a share of second place on 4-under par.
20:30
Big par save for Rory
McIlroy -3 (1)
McIlroy came up short of the hole with his birdie attempt and was left with a 12-footer for par.
But he curled it home on the left side to keep himself firmly in the mix at 3-under par.
20:25
Hatton birdie
Hatton -2 (2)
Tyrrell Hatton opens his account with a birdie from 15 feet at the par-4 2nd.
A nice start for the Englishman.
20:17
Eagle for Conners
Conners -2 (3)
After a bogey start for Conners, he makes a par at 2 and then drives the green at the par-4 3rd before draining the eagle putt to move into the red.
20:15
Early birdie for Pavon
Pavon -4 (1)
Pavon sends a wedge into five feet and then converts the birdie putt.
It moves the Frenchman into a tie for second on 4-under par.
19:55
What a round from Morikawa!
Morikawa Par (F)
Morikawa pours home a fourth birdie of the day from 20 feet at the par-4 18th and it all adds up to a fantastic round of 4-under 66.
It hauls the two-time major champion up to T16 and you would have to feel he may end up in the top 10 by the end of the day.
He's right back in it at just five shots behind with the leading groups now heading out onto the course.
19:27
Rai going well
Rai +1 (13)
Aaron Rai drains a 30-footer for birdie on the 13th to move it to 2-under par for the round and to 1-over for the tournament. A very solid day so far for the Englishman.
19:16
Shipley doubles 13
Shipley +2 (13)
Shipley comes up short of the green at 13 and then makes a mess of things around the green.
A double goes down on the card and he's back to 1-under par for the round.
19:09
Scheffler out of it
Scheffler +6 (F)
It's a closing par for Scheffler, who ends the day with a 1-over 71.
For the first time as a professional, Scheffler has now shot four consecutive rounds over par.
The World No.1 is 11 shots off the pace after his third round of the US Open.
Errant tee shots and poor putting have plagued Scheffler the past three days at Pinehurst.
A rare poor week for Scheffler, who admited ahead of the third round that he was not best prepared.
Scottie Scheffler
18:49
Morikawa surging
Morikawa +1 (13)
Collin Morikawa is putting in some performance on day three.
He's just sent home a 10-footer for birdie at the par-4 13th to move to 3-under par for the round.
It brings the two-time major champion back to 1-over par and just six back.
Morikawa has the lowest round of the day going right now.
18:47
Crazy footage of McIlroy and Finau
Golf fans have been reacting to some crazy footage of Rory McIlroy and Tony Finau ahead of their third-round grouping later today
McIlroy and Finau in their junior days
18:26
Shipley going well
Shipley Par (10)
Amateur Shipley moves to 3-under for the round and to level par for the tournament.
An incredible round in progress here.
18:14
What a putt from Morikawa
Morikawa +2 (11)
Morikawa bins a brilliant 35-footer for birdie.
The ball was travelling but caught the back of the hole and saw darkness.
It moves Morikawa to 2-under par for the round, which is the joint lowest score on the course right now.
