Dustin Johnson leads the 118th U.S. Open by four shots, and will be paired with Scott Piercy in the final pairing for Saturday’s third round at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
The lead twosome will tee off at 3:10 p.m., while the penultimate pair of Tommy Fleetwood and Charley Hoffman go off at 2:59 p.m.
Keep an eye on the next pairing of Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson. They are good friends and longtime Ryder Cup partners, who teamed up at the recent Zurich Classic. They also finished Gold-Silver at the Rio Olympics two years ago, playing together in the final group.
Bottomline, they are both world-class players who enjoy playing with one another (an underrated aspect), so either, or both, could make a strong move on Saturday.
The FOX broadcast gets started at 11:00 a.m., and runs through 7:30 p.m.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: U.S. Open Championship
Where: Southampton, N.Y.
Course:Â Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Distance: Par 70, 7,440 yards
Architect: William Flynn (1937), C.B. MacDonald (1901), Willie Dunn (1894), Willie Davis (1891)
Purse: $12,000,000
Winning Share: $2,160,000
UPDATED ODDS
1. Dustin Johnson 1-15 (-4)
2. Justin Rose 8-1 (+1)
3. Brooks Koepka 12-1 (+1)
3. Henrik Stenson 12-1 (+1)
5. Rickie Fowler 14-1 (+2)
6. Tommy Fleetwood 16-1 (+1)
7. Charley Hoffman 28-1 (E)
8. Ian Poulter 33-1 (+1)
9. Scott Piercy 40-1 (E)
10. Justin Thomas 50-1 (+4)
10. Marc Leishman 50-1 (+3)
THIRD-ROUND TEE TIMES
From Hole No. 1. All Times Eastern.
9:07 a.m. – Tim Wilkinson
9:18 a.m. – Bill Haas, Jhonattan Vegas
9:29 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, Cameron Wilson
9:40 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
9:51 a.m. – Steve Stricker, Gary Woodland
10:02 a.m. – Dean Burmester, Luis Gagne (a)
10:13 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Kevin Chappell
10:24 a.m. – Matt Parziale (a), Byeong Hun An
10:35 a.m. – Haotong Li, Ross Fisher
10:46 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Webb Simpson
10:57 a.m. – Tony Finau, Peter Uihlein
11:08 a.m. – Brian Gay, Sam Burns
11:19 a.m. – Chris Naegel, Dylan Meyer
11:30 a.m. – Andrew Johnston, Phil Mickelson
11:41 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Paul Casey
11:52 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Cantlay
12:03 p.m. – Aaron Baddeley, Xander Schauffele
12:14 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama
12:25 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed
12:36 p.m. – Branden Grace, Jimmy Walker
12:47 p.m. – Brendan Steele, Will Grimmer (a)
12:58 p.m. – Ryan Fox, Calum Hill
1:09 p.m. – Mickey DeMorat, Russell Knox
1:20 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Brian Harman
1:31 p.m. – Tyler Duncan, Jason Dufner
1:42 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Pat Perez
1:53 p.m. – Jim Furyk, Alex Noren
2:04 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Charles Howell
2:15 p.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick, Marc Leishman
2:26 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Russell Henley
2:37 p.m. – Ian Poulter, Brooks Koepka
2:48 p.m. – Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson
2:59 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Charley Hoffman
3:10 p.m. – Scott Piercy, Dustin Johnson
