US Open third round live updates, standings: Ludvig Åberg leads crowded field on moving day at Pinehurst

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It’s moving day in North Carolina, and we have a US Open rookie leading the way.

Ludvig Åberg begins Saturday with a one-shot lead over the field after his 1-under 69 Friday at No. 2 Pinehurst in North Carolina. He is playing in his very first US Open and is just a few months away from his first appearance in a major championship. If he can pull off a victory this week, he would be the first tournament rookie to do so in over 100 years.

There are plenty of big names behind him, however, including Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy – who is looking for his first major victory in almost a decade.

However, so far Saturday, Pinehurst has been the big winner. Very few golfers managed to get under par, and the average early score was around 73. Collin Morikawa was the only exception. He posted a bogey-free 66, which brought him into a tie. Depending on the rest of the afternoon, he could be up there Sunday.

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  • Pavon steps back

    Matthieu Pavon kept pace with Aberg, making a birdie at the fifth to bring him back to 5 under.

  • Aberg gets a break and a birdie

    Ludvig Aberg pulled his drive on the third driveway to the left, just enough for a stand to be between his ball and his line to the green. So he got a free drop, chipped and then quickly drained a 28-footer for birdie.

    That should have given him a brief two-shot lead, until playing partner Bryson DeChambeau cleaned up a short 3 1/2 feet for birdie. Except… DeChambeau missed it.

  • Tyrell Hatton with the eagle

    You have to take advantage of the par 5s — there are only two at Pinehurst No. 2 — and that’s exactly what Tyrell Hatton did, reaching the green at No. 5 in two, then rolling a 14-footer to the Eagle. That puts him at 4 under, in a group that includes McIlroy, Finau, DeChambeau and Pavon who are behind Aberg.

  • Rory, Finally just a return

    Rory McIlroy pulls back after a birdie at third. That followed playing partner Tony Finau’s birdie at the second to bring him back to 4 under and one back.

    While the third played just 316 yards, McIlroy’s second came from the greenside bunker.

  • Cantlay saves

    Patrick Cantlay started his round with a bogey, putting him back two points, then faced a 21-footer to save par at the second. An early bogey-bogey has the power to derail a round in a hurry, but Cantlay couldn’t do it, hammering the putt straight into the hole.

  • Åberg and DeChambeau are absent

    Finally, Ludvig Åberg and Bryson DeChambeau are operational. Both guys landed tee shots down the middle of the fairway from the first. Let’s see what happens.

  • Pavon returns immediately

    After a few late bogeys that knocked him out of the lead on Friday night, Matthieu Pavon started Moving Day with a birdie at first. It came back to 4 under.

  • Corey Conners almost made the 3rd par 4

    This is about the closest drive we’re going to see today on #3. Corey Conners hit his tee shot on the drivable par-4 a few yards from the cup to create an eagle look.

  • Tour of the day?

    Collin Morikawa got the start before 11 a.m. local time and he absolutely bulldozed his way into the race.

    Morikawa, thanks to a huge birdie at 18, is now back in E for the week. He entered the clubhouse with a bogey-free 4-under 66, which was by far the lowest round of the day thus far. Depending on how the afternoon wave ends, Morikawa will be in a great position on Sunday.

  • Scottie Scheffler above average, again

    For the first time in his career, Scottie Scheffler has exceeded par four times in a row. He finished with a score of 71-over today, giving him a score of 6-over for the tournament.

    Scheffler barely managed to qualify yesterday, maintaining his streak of two consecutive seasons.

  • The postman’s dunk

    This photo of JT Poston couldn’t have been better.

  • 3:35 p.m. ET can’t come soon enough.

  • A difficult start at Pinehurst

    There are still a lot of guys who need to start, but Pinehurst is the big winner on Moving Day so far.

    Shipley is T16 and E for the week. Morikawa, despite being 3 under that day, is still 1 under for the tournament.

  • David Puig keeps rolling

    Spaniard David Puig had to fight yesterday to qualify and maintain his Olympic hopes. He is now at 2 under the day after this last dart at the 15th.

  • Scottie Scheffler can’t buy a putt

    The world No. 1 made three consecutive good looks at birdies at 12, 13 and 14… and burned away the advantage each time. Then he made a par putt at 15, bringing him to 6-over. He looks exasperated.

  • Shipley is on a radiator

    The amateur made another birdie, this time at No. 10. It’s his fifth birdie of the day (to accompany two bogies). This one was a curler.

  • Here is the amateur

    The final round of the day so far goes to amateur Neal Shipley – remember him from Butler Cabin back in April? After a birdie at 9 – the first of the day – he is at 2 under for his round and at 1 for the tournament.

  • The n°3 pilotable

    USAG shortened the third hole at Pinehurst No. 2 by 66 yards for the third round, playing it to 316 yards. (He played to 382 in round 2). This makes the hole passable…sort of. You have to thread the needle two berths to get it to drive onto the green, and so far only one player – amateur Neal Shipley – has successfully driven onto the green.

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  • How does that work for a statistic…

    Courtesy of Bob Harig of Sports Illustrated:

    Scheffler would also make a birdie at the 11th, bringing him into a tie during his round.

  • Pinehurst is already biting

    Round three is underway and, well, there aren’t many subpar rounds. There are 35 players on the course and only three are under par. That doesn’t include Matt Fitzpatrick, who won this tournament just a few years ago. He has a record of +8 on his course over 13 holes.





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