US Open Golf 2016: How to View Live Leaderboard Scores, Updates on Sunday
Shane Lowry holds a four-shot lead at the 2016 U.S. Open after another absorbing day’s play at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
Lowry sits at seven under after his third round, which he finished on Sunday morning. World No. 624 Andrew Landry and Dustin Johnson are the men in closest touch at three under, while Lee Westwood is one shot back.
With the field set to finish their respective rounds early on Sunday, an enthralling finish to the competition looms. Here is a look at how the leaderboard is shaping up, where to catch the action and what to expect as the world’s best slug it out for glory.
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Lowry Leads the Way
Given the way in which the tournament schedule has been restructured, the players have had to cope with some unique circumstances at Oakmont, and it’s the men who have shown the best adaptability that look set to battle it out on Sunday.
Lowry has been steady around this testing venue. Rounds of 68 and 70 during the opening two days proved he was capable of mastering this fiendishly difficult course. On Day 3 he decided to take it on and was three under for his round when play was called off on Saturday.
As we can see here courtesy of the tournament Twitter feed, even at the end of a long day, Lowry was producing moments of magic:
The Irishman admitted that the horn signalling the end of play came at an ideal time. “I'm glad we didn't have to play another four holes as I was getting tired but I'm really looking forward to getting out there on Sunday,” he said, per BBC Sport. “I've never been in this position, but this is where you want to be.”
When he started on Sunday he looked revitalised, notching two birdies to move to seven under.
It wouldn’t be the final day of a major championship without some dramatic moments, though, so you can’t help but cast an eye down the leaderboard to see who else could come into contention.
A Landry victory would be a remarkable story. Despite his low ranking, he’s excelled over the course of the week, setting himself up with a brilliant 66 on Day 1 and keeping things simple since. As noted by the Golf Channel, if he were to lift the trophy come Sunday evening, then it would be some achievement:
There are plenty more narratives to explore too. Johnson and Westwood seek to rid themselves of their “nearly man” tag. Sergio Garcia is also well-placed at level par.
The three have all come tantalisingly close to winning one of the four majors in the past and have never quite been able to make that final step. Given that Lowry has not been in this position before either, there is the potential for one of them to make a big push on Day 4.
Further back, world No. 1 Jason Day is not completely out of the running, as he produced a brilliant four-under round on Saturday; he’s eight shots behind Lowry. Meanwhile, reigning champion Jordan Spieth may be at four over, but he hasn't given up yet, per Golf Digest’s Mike O’Malley:
Lowry has been threatening to take one of the major championships for a while and has often come up short because of some unreliable putting. But he's excelled in that area this week, and provided the Irishman handles the pressure on Sunday evening, he’ll be tough to beat.
So often we’ve seen players fail to cope with the occasion on Day 4 at the U.S. Open, though, and there’s every chance on this treacherous course that Lowry could leave the door ajar. If he does, it would be long overdue to see a talented player such as Westwood, Johnson or Garcia barge through to finally seize major glory.
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