Scottie Scheffler

BROOKLINE — Scottie Scheffler was in the fast lane to the top of the US Open leaderboard Saturday when he hit a couple of potholes and veered off course on ...

We don’t do this very often, and I think it’s very, very fitting and totally acceptable to have this kind of test and this difficult setup for a US Open, and it’s strictly because of conditions. He salvaged a bogey … The back right hole location on the 373-yard par-4 17th is reminiscent of where Justin Leonard drilled his memorable putt during the singles matches that clinched the 1999 Ryder Cup for the United States at TCC. Plenty of fans donned those famous US polos from that day and Leonard, now an analyst, even wore one briefly in the TV booth … With a total purse of $17.5 million, the winner of the 122nd US Open will pocket $3.15 million, while the runner up gets $1.89 million, and the bronze medalist will get $1.255 million. There were 23 players under par entering round 3, only nine players will enter the final round in red numbers … There were only two birdies all day at the 364-yard par-4 seventh, with Joo Hyung Kim and defending champion Jon Rahm getting the honors … Among the craziest happenings of the day was Hideki Matsuyami’s chip from the high grass from behind the fifth green that hit the flagstick on the fly and ricocheted sideways into a bunker. It’s windy, and it should be tough.’’ … Roughest start to the day belonged to Xander Schauffle, who came into the day at 1-under but carded five bogeys and a double bogey for a 42 on the front side. When I’m playing bad, it’s not a lot of fun,’’ he said. When I was playing great on the front nine, it was awesome, and then it’s tough when things start going the wrong direction, and then it was happy again when I birdied 17 and made a good par on 18. “When I’m playing good, it’s a ton of fun. I made the double on 11, and I kind of just — when I walked off that one, I was, like, ‘Dude, just pretend you bogeyed 10 and birdied 8. It was just the third double on 11 the entire tournament and it temporarily threw the normally steady Scheffler off course. “I just kept reminding myself I’m still in the golf tournament. Eventually I was able to steady the ship.’’ I guess I hit a bad shot.

The 2022 Masters champion laid up on the par 5, and with 101 yards to the hole, it was time to show off the wedge game.

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Scottie Scheffler continues to flex his muscles at the 2022 U.S. Open, converting yet another outrageous eagle.

He's now by himself at the top, taking a one shot lead over Collin Morikawa. It was an awesome moment for the reigning Masters champion. During the second round of the 2022 U.S. Open, Scheffler's third shot on the par-five 14th went in.

After a forgettable third round on Saturday at the U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler is tied for fourth place at 2 ...

"It's a shot I've been practicing and it's a shot I've been working on. After he hit his second shot into a bunker on the 18th hole and didn't hit a good chip shot, he slammed his wedge on his cleat and then the ground. "For me, I'm not thinking about what I did a month ago. But he was able to compose himself and make the putt. "I made the double on 11, and when I walked off that one, I was, like, 'Dude, just pretend you bogeyed 10 and birdied 8. "I just kept reminding myself [that] I'm still in the golf tournament," Scheffler said. In the end, it didn't matter. On the par-3 11th, Scheffler's tee shot bounced hard off the green and nearly went into a hazard on the right. He went from 6 under to 1 under in the four-hole stretch. Then after 13 I just kept trying to pretend that what was happening wasn't happening. He chunked his chip shot and two-putted for a bogey. "The golf course is just hard.