Mackenzie Hughes, Louis Oosthuizen, and Russell Henley will enter Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open with a share of the lead on 5-under par 208.
Henley, the overnight co-leader, finished his third day at Torrey Pines with four birdies against four bogeys to finish with an even-par 71.
The 32-year-old Georgia native’s best finish in a U.S. Open was T16 at the 2010 edition.
Hughes, who entered San Diego off five straight missed-cuts, closed with two birdies and an eagle on his last eight holes to reach the marquee position.
Oosthuizen, meanwhile, was 2 over par through 15 holes but finished birdie-par-eagle to secure a share of the lead.
Rory McIlroy shot a low-round 67 to move into contention on 3 under par. He was tied for fourth with Bryson DeChambeau, who carded a bogey-free 68.
Scottie Scheffler (70), Jon Rahm (72), and Matthew Wolff (73) were T6 on 2-under par.
In all there are 20 players within five shots of the lead.
2021 U.S. Open
Round-3 Leaderboard: Top 10
Pos-Player-To Par (Rd 3)
1. Mackenzie Hughes -5 (-3)
1. Louis Oosthuizen -5 (-1)
1. Russell Henley -5 (E)
4. Rory McIlroy -3 (-4)
4. Bryson DeChambeau -3 (-3)
6. Scottie Scheffler -2 (-1)
6. Jon Rahm -2 (+1)
6. Matthew Wolff -2 (+2)
9. Dustin Johnson -1 (-3)
9. Collin Morikawa -1 (-1)
9. Christiaan Bezuidenhout -1 (-1)
9. Xander Schauffele -1 (+1)
9. Kevin Streelman -1 (+1)
