Great Scott: Aussie poised to make history at the US Open
Veteran Australian golfer Adam Scott could make history on Monday after overcoming treacherous conditions at the US Open to put himself into contention to win a second of golf's major tournaments.
Scott sits in equal second at three-under, after finishing the third round at Oakmont Country Club with a three-under par 67. The 44-year-old held a share of the lead toward the end of his round, but will go into the last day just one shot behind leader Sam Burns.
If Scott goes on to win the US Open, he will break a record for the longest wait between first and second major wins - after the Queenslander famously won his first in 2013 with a drought-breaking victory at the Masters. Scott would also become the second-oldest golfer to win a US Open.
Scott showed all his experience and guile on Sunday, coming home with three birdies in the final six holes
In a sign of how brutally tough the Oakmont Country Club course is to play this year, just four of the world's best players are under par for the tournament after three rounds. The course's length, tricky greens and impossibly thick rough have made some of the world's best look like everyday hackers.
But playing his 96th consecutive major tournament - dating back to 2001 - Scott played superbly to shoot back-to-back rounds of even par on the first two days, setting him up for a climb up the leaderboard in the 'moving day' third round.
Fellow Australian Marc Leishman is next best, tied for 11th at four-over, and Jason Day is equal 21st at five-over. Cam Smith and Min-Woo Lee missed the cut.
Scott is ranked no.42 in the world but hasn't had a win on the PGA Tour since the Genesis Invitational in 2020. He last won a tournament in 2023, in the Cathedral Invitational, an Australian PGA event in rural Victoria.
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