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US Open leaderboard: Sam Burns leads going into final round

The dust has settled after moving day at the 2025 U.S. Open.

American Sam Burns (-3) sits atop the leaderboard following the third round of play on Saturday at Oakmont Country Club, which has proven to be a challenge as only four golfers are currently under par. Adam Scott (-2), J.J. Spaun (-2), Viktor Hovland (-1) and Carols Ortiz (E) rounds out the top five.

U.S. Open leaderboard

1. Sam Burns: -4 (F)
T2. J.J. Spaun: -3 (F)
T2. Adam Scott: -3 (F)
4. Viktor Hovland: -1 (F)
5. Carlos Ortiz: E (F)
T6. Thriston Lawrence: +1 (F)
T6. Tyrrell Hatton: +1 (F)
8. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen: +2 (F)
T9. Robert MacIntyre: +3 (F)
T9. Cameron Young: +3 (F)

Adam Scott into the co-lead

Adam Scott is climbing up the leaderboard. The Australian golfer birdied three of the past five holes to move into the co-lead at 3-under on the day. He’s carded four total birdes in the third round and one bogey. Scott, who turns age 45 next month, looks to become one of the oldest players to win the U.S. Open. Hale Irwin became the oldest champion when he won the 1990 U.S. Open while aged 45 years and 15 days.

Sam Burns takes solo lead

Sam Burns is alone at the top. Burns took sole possession of the lead at the 2025 U.S. Open after sinking a birdie on hole No. 13, marking his second birdie of the third round. He saved par on hole No. 14 to maintain his one-stroke lead over J.J. Spaun through 14 holes.

Ben Griffin gets back to even

After scoring two-over on the front nine, Ben Griffin notched birdied on two of three holes to get his score back to even and into a tie for fourth place.

Carlos Ortiz cards 3-under third round

A bogey on No. 18 was Carlos Ortiz’s only blemish to an otherwise splendid third round at the U.S. Open. Ortiz finished the day with a 3-under, which puts him at even heading into Sunday’s final round.

In addition to the bogey, Ortiz had four birdies and pars on the other 13 holes. He enters the clubhouse three strokes behind J.J. Spaun and Sam Burns, who currently share the lead.

Tyrrell Hatton making late charge

Tyrell Hatton is back to even at the U.S. Open after putting up three birdies over his past four holes. Hatton is 3-under for the day.

Carlos Ortiz surging in third round

Carlos Ortiz went into the clubhouse after Friday’s second round at 3 over par, but he’s in the thick of contention after a sizzling third round at Oakmont.

Ortiz has made four birdies and 10 pars to move to 1-under after 14 holes. He’s in third place, just two strokes behind co-leaders J.J. Spaun and Sam Burns.

JJ Spaun tied for US Open lead

J.J. Spaun drained the first birdie on No. 1 of the day and got himself into a tie for the lead with Sam Burns.

Last group on the course trying to maintain momentum

Sam Burns (-3) and J.J. Spaun (-2) took their tee shots for the third round, as two of three golfers who are currently under par. Viktor Hovland began the day two shots back and bogeyed his first hole of the day, while J.J. Spaun took a share of the lead with a birdie on his first hole.

Two-time champ tees off for third round

Brooks Koepka, the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Open champion, began his third round at 2-over tied for ninth as the final five groups get set for their rounds with the last group starting at 3:35 p.m. Koepka started off on the par 4, 487-yard first hole and missed for a 10-foot par putt to start his day to push him back to 3-over.

2025 U.S. Open prize money, purse

The $21.5 million total purse is the same as it was last year, and the winner will also take home the same amount that Bryson DeChambeau did when he won at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2024.

1st: $4,300,000
2nd: $2,322,000
3rd: $1,459,284
4th: $1,023,014
5th: $852,073
6th: $755,520
7th: $681,131
8th: $610,034
9th: $552,103
10th: $507,118
11th: $462,792
12th: $427,901
13th: $398,716
14th: $367,995
15th: $341,663
16th: $319,719
17th: $302,164
18th: $284,609
19th: $267,054
20th: $249,499
21st: $234,358 
22nd: $219,217
23rd: $204,515
24th: $190,910
25th: $179,060
26th: $168,966
27th: $161,286
28th: $154,483
29th: $147,900
30th: $141,317
31st: $134,734
32nd: $128,151
33rd: $121,567
34th: $115,643
35th: $110,815
36th: $105,987
37th: $101,379
38th: $96,991
39th: $92,602
40th: $88,213
41st: $83,824
42nd: $79,436
43rd: $75,047
44th: $70,658
45th: $66,269
46th: $62,320
47th: $58,370
48th: $54,639
49th: $52,445
50th: $50,251
51st: $48,934
52nd: $47,837
53rd: $46,959
54th: $46,520
55th: $46,081
56th: $45,642
57th: $45,203
58th: $44,765
59th: $44,326
60th: $43,887
61st: $43,448
62nd: $43,009
63rd: $42,570
64th: $42,131
65th: $41,692
66th: $41,254

Slow starts defining third round

If golfers are expecting to get off to a fast start in the third round, the first two holes haven’t been cooperative.

The first two holes have produced only three birdies for the more-than-30 golfers that have taken the course on Saturday, and the first hole, a par 4, 487-yard hole, hasn’t recorded a single birdie. The back nine isn’t much better with one birdie carded on the 10th hole.

Future U.S. Open sites

2026: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club – Southampton, New York (June 18-21)
2027: Pebble Beach Golf Links – Pebble Beach, California (June 17-20)
2028: Winged Foot Golf Club – Mamaroneck, New York (June 15-18)
2029: Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) – Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina (June 14-17)
2030: Merion Golf Club – Ardmore, Pennsylvania (June 13-16)
2031: Riviera Country Club- Pacific Palisades, California (June 12-15)
2032: Pebble Beach Golf Links – Pebble Beach, California (June 17-20)
2033: Oakmont Country Club – Oakmont, Pennsylvania (June 16-19)
2034: Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) – Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (June 15-18)
2035: Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) – Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina (June 14-17)

Rough start for golfers in third round

As the third round commences, those who are already on the golf course are having a tough time posting positive scores, with a light rain soaking the course. Almost two hours into the round, only two golfers are under par, with very few birdies. Brian Harmon got a birdie at the par-five four to improve to 6-over and Matthew Fitzpatrick has the same score after his 31-foot birdie putt on 600-yard par-five fourth hole.

Rory McIlroy, who won this tournament in 2011 and finished second in 2023 and 2024, has begun his third round and sits at 6-over through 36 holes.

Third round underway at Oakmont

Sam Burns is the 36-hole leader at the U.S. Open after the second round was completed early Saturday morning and is only one of five players who are above par heading into the weekend.

The third round is underway with golfers who barely made the cut line at 7-over par, starting with Philip Barbaree, Jr. and Cam Davis being among nine golfers set to tee off before 10 a.m. ET.

U.S. Open 2025 live leaderboard

1. Sam Burns: -3 (F)
2. J.J. Spaun: -2 (F)
3. Viktor Hovland: -1 (F)
T4. Adam Scott: E (F)
T4. Ben Griffin: E (F)
T6. Victor Perez: +1 (F)
T6. Thriston Lawrence: +1 (through 17)
T8. Russell Henley +2 (F)
T8. Brooks Koepka +2 (F)
T8. Si Woo Kim: +2 (F)
T8. Thomas Detry: +2 (F)

Click here to see the complete U.S. Open leaderboard

When will U.S. Open second round finish today?

Thirteen golfers were still on the course when the second round was suspended for inclement weather. All 13 had completed at least 16 holes, and each will pick up exactly where they left off on Saturday, June 14, beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET.

South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence, who is tied for sixth on the leaderboard at +1, is among the golfers that still need to complete the second round. Two other golfers – Chris Gotterup (+5 through 17) and Philip Barbaree Jr. (+6 through 16) are hovering around the projected cut line of +7.

Where to watch the U.S. Open: TV channel, streaming Saturday

The 2025 U.S. Open is being broadcast by NBC and USA Network, with the two networks splitting coverage for the third and final rounds. All rounds of the U.S. Open will be live streamed on Peacock, usopen.com, the USGA app and Fubo, which offers a free trial. Peacock will also broadcast U.S. Open All-Access, its whip-around style offering, for every round.

Third round: Saturday, June 14

10 a.m.-Noon ET on USA Network, Fubo
Noon-8 p.m. ET on NBC, Fubo

Watch the U.S. Open on Fubo (free trial)

US Open 2025 Saturday tee times, groups for Round 3

Tee times for the third round have been set. Here’s the complete schedule, pairings, with all players teeing off from the No. 1 tee:

All times Eastern; (a) amateur

9:12 a.m. – Philip Barbaree, Jr.
9:23 a.m. – Cam Davis, Brian Harman
9:34 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Andrew Novak
9:45 a.m. – Harris English, Hideki Matsuyama
9:56 a.m. – James Nicholas, Laurie Canter
10:07 a.m. – Ryan McCormick, Patrick Reed
10:18 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Niklas Norgaard
10:34 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
10:45 a.m. – Jordan Smith, Justin Hastings (a)
10:56 a.m. – Tony Finau, Marc Leishman
11:07 a.m. – Michael Kim, Corey Conners
11:18 a.m. – J.T. Poston, Matt Wallace
11:29 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Johnny Keefer
11:40 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Tom Kim
11:56 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Matthieu Pavon
12:07 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Jordan Spieth
12:18 p.m. – Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre
12:29 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Trevor Cone
12:40 p.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Aaron Rai
12:51 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Jhonattan Vegas
1:02 p.m. – Cameron Young, Scottie Scheffler
1:18 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Denny McCarthy
1:29 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Nick Taylor
1:40 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Keegan Bradley
1:51 p.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Carlos Ortiz
2:02 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Jason Day
2:13 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:24 p.m. – Adam Schenk, Max Greyserman
2:40 p.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Thomas Detry
2:51 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Brooks Koepka
3:02 p.m. – Russell Henley, Thriston Lawrence
3:13 p.m. – Victor Perez, Ben Griffin
3:24 p.m. – Adam Scott, Viktor Hovland
3:35 p.m. – J.J. Spaun, Sam Burns

What is the weather forecast today for US Open Round 3 at Oakmont?

It could be a frustrating day for both competitors and fans if the weather forecast holds, which calls for a 100% chance of precipitation. The Weather Channel is projecting rain in the morning at Oakmont then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. The day will begin with temperatures in the high 60s before reaching a high of 75 degrees. Humidity is expected to be around 90%.

US Open odds: Favorites at Oakmont

All odds via BetMGM as of evening of Friday, June 13

1) Sam Burns: +360
2) Viktor Hovland: +550
3) J.J. Spaun: +750
4) Scottie Scheffler: +800
5) Ben Griffin: +1200
6) Adam Scott: +1400
7) Brooks Koepka: +1800
9) Jon Rah : +2500
10) Russell Henley +3000

This post appeared first on USA TODAY

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