U.S. Open 2017: Updated leaderboard after Round 3
Here’s the updated leaderboard at the top after the third round of the 117th U.S. Open Championship at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
If the first 54 holes at the 2017 U.S. Open are a telling sign for how the tournament’s going to finish, we’re going to see a seventh straight first-time winner of a major on Sunday evening.
During Fox’s coverage on Saturday for Moving Day at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, there was a quick moment later in the day where Joe Buck said, “There is not a major winner within seven shots of the lead.”
The only major champion that was even near that number was Sergio Garcia and he was the most recent major winner after his dramatic victory at The Masters in a playoff over Justin Rose, who missed the cut this weekend. Garcia sits at -4 overall after back-to-back rounds of 71 on Friday and Saturday, eight shots off the lead.
Saturday belonged to some fresh faces, including Justin Thomas, who stole the show with a record 63 (-9) on Saturday to sit at -11 overall, one shot off the lead. (He was the leader by two shots when he finished his round.)
Thomas’ round was the lowest shot by anyone in history at the U.S. Open in any round ever and it came with two bogies on his card to boot. (You should probably bring back to the pink pants for Sunday afternoon, Justin.)
Still, the lead heading into Sunday will belong to Brian Harman, who shot -5 (67) on Saturday and sit at -12 overall after 54 holes.
Here’s a look at the updated leaderboard at the U.S. Open with 18 holes to play on Sunday.
Updated leaderboard at the 2017 U.S. Open after Round 3:
1. Brian Harman: -12 overall
T-2. Tommy Fleetwood: -11 overall
T-2. Brooks Koepka: -11 overall
T-2. Justin Thomas: -11 overall
5. Rickie Fowler: -10 overall
6. Si Woo Kim: -9 overall
T-7. Patrick Reed: -8 overall
T-7. Russell Henley: -8 overall
T-7. Charley Hoffman: -8 overall
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From the looks of the board after three rounds, we’re in line for yet another first-time major winner. Father’s Day should be one for the ages at Erin Hills.