The third round of the 2026 U.S. Open came to a close at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Saturday, with Wyndham Clark still sitting atop the leaderboard.

Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to 4 feet for eagle on the par-5 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him ...

Wyndham Clark opens with a bogey. His 4 shot lead has been cut in half.

They include 2023 champion Clark, who was four shots clear of the field on six under with two holes of his round remaining.

Rory McIlroy played himself out of contention at the U.S. Open with five back-nine bogeys on Saturday in Southampton, N.Y. His 40 on the inward nine continued a weeklong trend for the Northern Irishman: McIlroy has played the front nine at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 5 under par and the back nine in 8 over.

Rory McIlroy will not compete at the 2026 Travelers Championship, the final signature event of the PGA Tour's season.

McIlroy threatened to be Clark's closest challenger when he reached the turn in 33 and within four of the lead, only to mix two birdies with three bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine to post a ...

Wyndham Clark will be atop the 2026 U.S. Open leaderboard with a four-stroke lead when the third round begins on Saturday, June 20.

The 126th U.S. Open is headed to the weekend at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.