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Daily Telegraph
5 hours ago
- Daily Telegraph
Incredible second major on the cards as Adam Scott makes move in US Open thriller
Don't miss out on the headlines from Golf. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australia's Adam Scott is one shot off the lead after the third round of the US Open after he fired the equal best round of the day courtesy of a back nine birdie blitz at Oakmont. The 44-year-old shot a three-under par round of 67, matched only by Mexico's Carlos Ortiz, to move to -3 overall after consecutive rounds of 70 to start the tournament, hot on the heels of leader Sam Burns (-4). Scott will join Burns in the final group on Monday morning Australian time after first round leader J.J. Spaun bogeyed the last to slip back to -3. Watch every round of the 2025 US Open LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on FOX SPORTS, available on Kayo. | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. The 2013 Masters champion strung together back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 followed by another at 17, which lifted him to a share of the lead until Burns and Spaun both made birdies on the same hole in the group behind. Scott hit a cracking tee shot at the par 3 13th to have less than five feet for the hole, and then played one of the shots of the day with his approach into the par 4 14th, flying it past the hole, spinning it back and almost holing-out to leave a tap-in. The short par 4 17th is gettable, and he capitalised by draining a near-15 footer to cap off a great up-and-down form a greenside bunker. Scott made made bogey at the first hole, but recovered with birdie on the fourth hole to return to even par, where he remained until the 13th as he rattled off eight straight pars, playing the 'old man par golf' he joked about yesterday. Fellow Australian Marc Leishman (+4) held low round of the day of the honours for several hours before Scott and Ortiz pipped him. Leishman fired a two-under par 68, which Englishman Tyrell Hatton (+1) matched later in the day. Viktor Hovland (-1) is another contender as he shot an even par round of 70 playing alongside Scott. The US Open winner will take home A$6.6 million in prize money. Adam Scott is chasing his second major win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) The Norwegian made birdies either side of the turn, including a curling 18-footer at ten, made another birdie at 17 but dropped a shot at 18 that could be costly. There were plenty of horror shows throughout the field again, but none worse that Australian Cam Davis' (+19) nightmare round as he shot a 12-over par 82. Jason Day (+5), meanwhile, struggled to keep pace as he followed up his second round 67 with a 72. The former world No.1 provided one of the best moments of the day as he came within an inch of making a hole-in-one at Oakmont's notorious 253-yard par-three eighth. Rory McIlroy only found more misery at rain-soaked Oakmont. McIlroy made bogeys on three of his last five holes to fire a four-over par 74 and stand on 10-over, 13 strokes adrift. 'I was hoping to play better, but I didn't,' McIlroy said, calling his tournament 'pretty average' so far as he broke his media silence. 'The name of the game this week is staying patient, and try to do a good job of it out there,' McIlroy said. 'But it's one of those golf courses that you can lose patience on pretty quickly.' McIlroy, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the Masters for his fifth major title, missed a seven-foot putt to bogey the third hole and took a penalty drop leading to a bogey at nine. He dropped his approach inside four feet to set up a birdie at the 10th but found a greenside bunker at 11 and made bogey then lipped out from inside four feet to bogey 14 and missed the green at the par-three 16th on the way to bogey. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after missing a putt on the ninth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) McIlroy found a greenside bunker off the 17th tee but blasted out inches from the hole and tapped in for birdie, only to find the right rough off the 18th tee on the way to bogey. Asked what he looked for on Sunday, McIlroy said, 'Hopefully a round in under four and a half hours and get out of here.' - Scheffler holds firm - Third-ranked American Xander Schauffele, the reigning British Open champion, fired a 71 to stand on seven-over 217. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, seeking back-to-back major titles after taking last month's PGA Championship, had two birdies and three bogeys in his first nine holes to fall to five-over. Scheffler opened with a three-putt bogey, dropped in a 13-foot birdie putt on the right side of the hole at two, curved in a 19-foot birdie putt at the par-three sixth but made a three-putt bogey at the par-three eighth and a bogey at nine after a penalty drop. But the world No.1 clawed his way back with birdies at the par 5 12th and the par 4 17th taking him back to even par for the day, eventually signing off on a round of 70 to remain at +4 overall. Two-time major winner Jon Rahm of Spain sank a birdie putt from just inside 14 feet at the second, made bogey at three after finding a fairway bunker, then sank a 23-foot birdie putt at the par-three eighth to stand on +3 for the tournament. That number, and seemingly Rahm's hopes, blew out on the back nine with poor chipping and putting leading to a bogey at the 10th and a double bogey at the 15th. There were bright spots, Scotland's Robert MacIntyre among them. The reigning Scottish Open champion birdied the second on a 12-foot putt and the sixth from 19 feet on his way to a round of 69 that took him to +3 overall. Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen reeled off four consecutive birdies on the front nine and he stands at +2 after a round of 69. Originally published as Incredible second major on the cards as Adam Scott makes move in US Open thriller
Courier-Mail
6 hours ago
- Courier-Mail
Incredible second major on the cards as Adam Scott makes move in US Open thriller
Don't miss out on the headlines from Golf. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australia's Adam Scott is one shot off the lead after the third round of the US Open after he fired the equal best round of the day courtesy of a back nine birdie blitz at Oakmont. The 44-year-old shot a three-under par round of 67, matched only by Mexico's Carlos Ortiz, to move to -3 overall after consecutive rounds of 70 to start the tournament, hot on the heels of leader Sam Burns (-4). Scott will join Burns in the final group on Monday morning Australian time after first round leader J.J. Spaun bogeyed the last to slip back to -3. Watch every round of the 2025 US Open LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on FOX SPORTS, available on Kayo. | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. The 2013 Masters champion strung together back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 followed by another at 17, which lifted him to a share of the lead until Burns and Spaun both made birdies on the same hole in the group behind. Scott hit a cracking tee shot at the par 3 13th to have less than five feet for the hole, and then played one of the shots of the day with his approach into the par 4 14th, flying it past the hole, spinning it back and almost holing-out to leave a tap-in. The short par 4 17th is gettable, and he capitalised by draining a near-15 footer to cap off a great up-and-down form a greenside bunker. Scott made made bogey at the first hole, but recovered with birdie on the fourth hole to return to even par, where he remained until the 13th as he rattled off eight straight pars, playing the 'old man par golf' he joked about yesterday. Fellow Australian Marc Leishman (+4) held low round of the day of the honours for several hours before Scott and Ortiz pipped him. Leishman fired a two-under par 68, which Englishman Tyrell Hatton (+1) matched later in the day. Viktor Hovland (-1) is another contender as he shot an even par round of 70 playing alongside Scott. The US Open winner will take home A$6.6 million in prize money. Adam Scott is chasing his second major win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) The Norwegian made birdies either side of the turn, including a curling 18-footer at ten, made another birdie at 17 but dropped a shot at 18 that could be costly. There were plenty of horror shows throughout the field again, but none worse that Australian Cam Davis' (+19) nightmare round as he shot a 12-over par 82. Jason Day (+5), meanwhile, struggled to keep pace as he followed up his second round 67 with a 72. The former world No.1 provided one of the best moments of the day as he came within an inch of making a hole-in-one at Oakmont's notorious 253-yard par-three eighth. X SUBSCRIBER ONLY Rory McIlroy only found more misery at rain-soaked Oakmont. McIlroy made bogeys on three of his last five holes to fire a four-over par 74 and stand on 10-over, 13 strokes adrift. 'I was hoping to play better, but I didn't,' McIlroy said, calling his tournament 'pretty average' so far as he broke his media silence. 'The name of the game this week is staying patient, and try to do a good job of it out there,' McIlroy said. 'But it's one of those golf courses that you can lose patience on pretty quickly.' McIlroy, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the Masters for his fifth major title, missed a seven-foot putt to bogey the third hole and took a penalty drop leading to a bogey at nine. He dropped his approach inside four feet to set up a birdie at the 10th but found a greenside bunker at 11 and made bogey then lipped out from inside four feet to bogey 14 and missed the green at the par-three 16th on the way to bogey. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after missing a putt on the ninth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) McIlroy found a greenside bunker off the 17th tee but blasted out inches from the hole and tapped in for birdie, only to find the right rough off the 18th tee on the way to bogey. Asked what he looked for on Sunday, McIlroy said, 'Hopefully a round in under four and a half hours and get out of here.' X SUBSCRIBER ONLY - Scheffler holds firm - Third-ranked American Xander Schauffele, the reigning British Open champion, fired a 71 to stand on seven-over 217. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, seeking back-to-back major titles after taking last month's PGA Championship, had two birdies and three bogeys in his first nine holes to fall to five-over. Scheffler opened with a three-putt bogey, dropped in a 13-foot birdie putt on the right side of the hole at two, curved in a 19-foot birdie putt at the par-three sixth but made a three-putt bogey at the par-three eighth and a bogey at nine after a penalty drop. But the world No.1 clawed his way back with birdies at the par 5 12th and the par 4 17th taking him back to even par for the day, eventually signing off on a round of 70 to remain at +4 overall. Two-time major winner Jon Rahm of Spain sank a birdie putt from just inside 14 feet at the second, made bogey at three after finding a fairway bunker, then sank a 23-foot birdie putt at the par-three eighth to stand on +3 for the tournament. That number, and seemingly Rahm's hopes, blew out on the back nine with poor chipping and putting leading to a bogey at the 10th and a double bogey at the 15th. There were bright spots, Scotland's Robert MacIntyre among them. The reigning Scottish Open champion birdied the second on a 12-foot putt and the sixth from 19 feet on his way to a round of 69 that took him to +3 overall. Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen reeled off four consecutive birdies on the front nine and he stands at +2 after a round of 69. Originally published as Incredible second major on the cards as Adam Scott makes move in US Open thriller
The Advertiser
7 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Great Scott eyes 'super fulfilling' US Open triumph
Adam Scott has already entered the US Open history books but is chasing so much more after taming fearsome Oakmont to stand on the brink of an extraordinary second career major. The talismanic Australian will play in the final group on Sunday (Monday AEST) after finishing a brilliant third round just one shot behind American leader Sam Burns. Super composed, Scott rebounded from a first-hole bogey with four birdies, including three on the back nine, in a stylish and "stress-free" Saturday three-under-par 67. The former world No.1 is only the third player ever to start with three US Open rounds of 70 or better at the tournament's most demanding layout. Curtis Strange achieved the feat in 1994 before Shane Lowry matched the record eight years ago. Scott's 70-70-67 start leaves the 2013 Masters champion just one stroke behind American leader Sam Burns, who carded a one-under 69. Fellow American JJ Spaun bogeyed the last hole in a round of 70 to join Scott at three under. For much of the day, Scott hovered at even par before exploding with three birdies in the last six holes on 13, 14 and 17. At 44, Scott is bidding to become the oldest US Open winner of since Hale Irwin in 1990. Victory would also place the Queenslander in the history books for the longest wait by a player between their first and second major championship triumphs. "It would be super fulfilling," Scott said. "Everyone out here has got their journey. Putting ourselves in these positions doesn't just happen by fluke. It's not easy to do it. "I really haven't been in this kind of position for five or six years, or feeling like I'm that player. But that's what I'm always working towards. It's not that easy to figure it all out. "But if I were to come away with it tomorrow, it would be a hell of a round of golf and an exclamation point on my career." Golf's most likeable elder statesman certainly has experience on his side, with Scott the only major winner sitting inside the top 10 entering the final round. "At this point, it's just all opportunity for me. I feel like there's all upside," he said. "I'm lucky. I've won a major. I'd love to win the US Open tomorrow. It's going to take a really great round of golf, something like what I did today, I believe, and fortunately the confidence is up so I should take advantage of it." Contesting an incredible 96th consecutive major, Scott three-putted the opening hole in a deflating start. But the veteran put the hiccup behind him to collect his first birdie of the day at the par-5 fourth hole. Then he hit the go button down the stretch to be well-poised to break a five-year winless run since taking out the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. "I played really solid today," Scott said. "Conditions were a lot softer, but there's still plenty of trouble to get in, and I drove it well off the tee. I was in most fairways, I would say. "And the couple of times I missed, I managed to escape. So it was a good solid US Open round of golf." Norwegian Victor Hovland is outright fourth at one under after also shooting 70. The quartet are the only players in red numbers. Playing his first major since 2022, Monday qualifier Marc Leishman rocketed up the leaderboard with a birdie-filled round of 68 to be tied for 11th. But the revitalised Australian looks a little too far back at four over and eight shots adrift of Burns, as is world No.1 Scottie Scheffler who could only manage an even-par third round after a wretched day on the greens. Jason Day (72) is one shot further back in equal 21st. Adam Scott has already entered the US Open history books but is chasing so much more after taming fearsome Oakmont to stand on the brink of an extraordinary second career major. The talismanic Australian will play in the final group on Sunday (Monday AEST) after finishing a brilliant third round just one shot behind American leader Sam Burns. Super composed, Scott rebounded from a first-hole bogey with four birdies, including three on the back nine, in a stylish and "stress-free" Saturday three-under-par 67. The former world No.1 is only the third player ever to start with three US Open rounds of 70 or better at the tournament's most demanding layout. Curtis Strange achieved the feat in 1994 before Shane Lowry matched the record eight years ago. Scott's 70-70-67 start leaves the 2013 Masters champion just one stroke behind American leader Sam Burns, who carded a one-under 69. Fellow American JJ Spaun bogeyed the last hole in a round of 70 to join Scott at three under. For much of the day, Scott hovered at even par before exploding with three birdies in the last six holes on 13, 14 and 17. At 44, Scott is bidding to become the oldest US Open winner of since Hale Irwin in 1990. Victory would also place the Queenslander in the history books for the longest wait by a player between their first and second major championship triumphs. "It would be super fulfilling," Scott said. "Everyone out here has got their journey. Putting ourselves in these positions doesn't just happen by fluke. It's not easy to do it. "I really haven't been in this kind of position for five or six years, or feeling like I'm that player. But that's what I'm always working towards. It's not that easy to figure it all out. "But if I were to come away with it tomorrow, it would be a hell of a round of golf and an exclamation point on my career." Golf's most likeable elder statesman certainly has experience on his side, with Scott the only major winner sitting inside the top 10 entering the final round. "At this point, it's just all opportunity for me. I feel like there's all upside," he said. "I'm lucky. I've won a major. I'd love to win the US Open tomorrow. It's going to take a really great round of golf, something like what I did today, I believe, and fortunately the confidence is up so I should take advantage of it." Contesting an incredible 96th consecutive major, Scott three-putted the opening hole in a deflating start. But the veteran put the hiccup behind him to collect his first birdie of the day at the par-5 fourth hole. Then he hit the go button down the stretch to be well-poised to break a five-year winless run since taking out the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. "I played really solid today," Scott said. "Conditions were a lot softer, but there's still plenty of trouble to get in, and I drove it well off the tee. I was in most fairways, I would say. "And the couple of times I missed, I managed to escape. So it was a good solid US Open round of golf." Norwegian Victor Hovland is outright fourth at one under after also shooting 70. The quartet are the only players in red numbers. Playing his first major since 2022, Monday qualifier Marc Leishman rocketed up the leaderboard with a birdie-filled round of 68 to be tied for 11th. But the revitalised Australian looks a little too far back at four over and eight shots adrift of Burns, as is world No.1 Scottie Scheffler who could only manage an even-par third round after a wretched day on the greens. Jason Day (72) is one shot further back in equal 21st. Adam Scott has already entered the US Open history books but is chasing so much more after taming fearsome Oakmont to stand on the brink of an extraordinary second career major. The talismanic Australian will play in the final group on Sunday (Monday AEST) after finishing a brilliant third round just one shot behind American leader Sam Burns. Super composed, Scott rebounded from a first-hole bogey with four birdies, including three on the back nine, in a stylish and "stress-free" Saturday three-under-par 67. The former world No.1 is only the third player ever to start with three US Open rounds of 70 or better at the tournament's most demanding layout. Curtis Strange achieved the feat in 1994 before Shane Lowry matched the record eight years ago. Scott's 70-70-67 start leaves the 2013 Masters champion just one stroke behind American leader Sam Burns, who carded a one-under 69. Fellow American JJ Spaun bogeyed the last hole in a round of 70 to join Scott at three under. For much of the day, Scott hovered at even par before exploding with three birdies in the last six holes on 13, 14 and 17. At 44, Scott is bidding to become the oldest US Open winner of since Hale Irwin in 1990. Victory would also place the Queenslander in the history books for the longest wait by a player between their first and second major championship triumphs. "It would be super fulfilling," Scott said. "Everyone out here has got their journey. Putting ourselves in these positions doesn't just happen by fluke. It's not easy to do it. "I really haven't been in this kind of position for five or six years, or feeling like I'm that player. But that's what I'm always working towards. It's not that easy to figure it all out. "But if I were to come away with it tomorrow, it would be a hell of a round of golf and an exclamation point on my career." Golf's most likeable elder statesman certainly has experience on his side, with Scott the only major winner sitting inside the top 10 entering the final round. "At this point, it's just all opportunity for me. I feel like there's all upside," he said. "I'm lucky. I've won a major. I'd love to win the US Open tomorrow. It's going to take a really great round of golf, something like what I did today, I believe, and fortunately the confidence is up so I should take advantage of it." Contesting an incredible 96th consecutive major, Scott three-putted the opening hole in a deflating start. But the veteran put the hiccup behind him to collect his first birdie of the day at the par-5 fourth hole. Then he hit the go button down the stretch to be well-poised to break a five-year winless run since taking out the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. "I played really solid today," Scott said. "Conditions were a lot softer, but there's still plenty of trouble to get in, and I drove it well off the tee. I was in most fairways, I would say. "And the couple of times I missed, I managed to escape. So it was a good solid US Open round of golf." Norwegian Victor Hovland is outright fourth at one under after also shooting 70. The quartet are the only players in red numbers. Playing his first major since 2022, Monday qualifier Marc Leishman rocketed up the leaderboard with a birdie-filled round of 68 to be tied for 11th. But the revitalised Australian looks a little too far back at four over and eight shots adrift of Burns, as is world No.1 Scottie Scheffler who could only manage an even-par third round after a wretched day on the greens. Jason Day (72) is one shot further back in equal 21st. Adam Scott has already entered the US Open history books but is chasing so much more after taming fearsome Oakmont to stand on the brink of an extraordinary second career major. The talismanic Australian will play in the final group on Sunday (Monday AEST) after finishing a brilliant third round just one shot behind American leader Sam Burns. Super composed, Scott rebounded from a first-hole bogey with four birdies, including three on the back nine, in a stylish and "stress-free" Saturday three-under-par 67. The former world No.1 is only the third player ever to start with three US Open rounds of 70 or better at the tournament's most demanding layout. Curtis Strange achieved the feat in 1994 before Shane Lowry matched the record eight years ago. Scott's 70-70-67 start leaves the 2013 Masters champion just one stroke behind American leader Sam Burns, who carded a one-under 69. Fellow American JJ Spaun bogeyed the last hole in a round of 70 to join Scott at three under. For much of the day, Scott hovered at even par before exploding with three birdies in the last six holes on 13, 14 and 17. At 44, Scott is bidding to become the oldest US Open winner of since Hale Irwin in 1990. Victory would also place the Queenslander in the history books for the longest wait by a player between their first and second major championship triumphs. "It would be super fulfilling," Scott said. "Everyone out here has got their journey. Putting ourselves in these positions doesn't just happen by fluke. It's not easy to do it. "I really haven't been in this kind of position for five or six years, or feeling like I'm that player. But that's what I'm always working towards. It's not that easy to figure it all out. "But if I were to come away with it tomorrow, it would be a hell of a round of golf and an exclamation point on my career." Golf's most likeable elder statesman certainly has experience on his side, with Scott the only major winner sitting inside the top 10 entering the final round. "At this point, it's just all opportunity for me. I feel like there's all upside," he said. "I'm lucky. I've won a major. I'd love to win the US Open tomorrow. It's going to take a really great round of golf, something like what I did today, I believe, and fortunately the confidence is up so I should take advantage of it." Contesting an incredible 96th consecutive major, Scott three-putted the opening hole in a deflating start. But the veteran put the hiccup behind him to collect his first birdie of the day at the par-5 fourth hole. Then he hit the go button down the stretch to be well-poised to break a five-year winless run since taking out the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles in 2020. "I played really solid today," Scott said. "Conditions were a lot softer, but there's still plenty of trouble to get in, and I drove it well off the tee. I was in most fairways, I would say. "And the couple of times I missed, I managed to escape. So it was a good solid US Open round of golf." Norwegian Victor Hovland is outright fourth at one under after also shooting 70. The quartet are the only players in red numbers. Playing his first major since 2022, Monday qualifier Marc Leishman rocketed up the leaderboard with a birdie-filled round of 68 to be tied for 11th. But the revitalised Australian looks a little too far back at four over and eight shots adrift of Burns, as is world No.1 Scottie Scheffler who could only manage an even-par third round after a wretched day on the greens. Jason Day (72) is one shot further back in equal 21st.
