US Open Golf 2016 Leaderboard: Live Updates and Storylines to Watch for Sunday

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Published: June 19, 2016

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The greatest moment of Shane Lowry's professional golf career may be just a few hours away from reality.

The bearded Irishman put his signature all over the U.S. Open when he fired a 65 in the third round, and he goes into Sunday's championship round with a four-stroke lead over Dustin Johnson and Andrew Landry.

Lowry had played 14 holes of the third round when darkness called a halt to the activity Saturday night. Sleeping on the lead obviously agreed with Lowry, as he came out Sunday morning and played the final four holes at two under par to push his lead to four strokes.

He drained a 12-foot putt on the 15th hole for his first birdie Sunday morning and then nailed a seven-foot birdie putt on No. 17 after executing a strong wedge out of dense rough.

Lowry has climbed the leaderboard in steady fashion, which included playing the weather-delayed second round early Saturday morning. He shot an even-par score of 70 in that round.

He was able to take the lead by himself in Round 3 with birdies on the sixth and seventh holes.

“I knew the putt I had on No. 7 was to take the lead on my own, which is, you know, it’s nice. I’m quite aware of what’s going on around me,” Lowry told Michael Whitmer of the Boston Globe. “My game is good. Feel very comfortable out there.”

Lowry and Landry will tee off at 3:30 p.m. ET in the final pairing of the day. Johnson and England's Lee Westwood, who is five strokes behind at two under, will tee off 10 minutes earlier and chase Lowry throughout the final round.

Johnson, the second-round leader, struggled through much of the round and shot a one-over 71 on moving day. 



Johnson's problems started on the second hole when he hooked a drive into a refreshment stand that was far off line. He hit a tremendous recovery and got his par, but he double-bogeyed the third hole and lost s...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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