We said the fun began on Saturday as the U.S. Open reached the third round at Torrey Pines. Well, we’re heading to Sunday and, frankly, the fun is over.
It’s the work that’s now begun.
Thirteen players are within five shots of leaders Louis Oosthuizen, Mackenzie Hughes and Russell Henley, setting up loads of potential suspense and drama in San Diego with a major championship on the line. And if you’re not blown away by the trio at the top, you have to get excited about the fact that lurking close by are four more major champions, three of whom are past U.S. Open winners—Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau are two back; Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa four back.
Of the players in contention, all but Scottie Scheffler have either a PGA Tour or European Tour win on their résumés already. Xander Schauffele is the local favorite, adding yet another possible wrinkle for the finish. Seriously, there are enough intriguing scenarios in play that Sunday’s final round will have something for everybody.
Here then are the final-round pairings. Everybody get some rest … there’s a big day ahead.
SUNDAY/Final round (all times EDT)
Hole #1
9:30 a.m. -- Wilco Nienaber
9:41 a.m. -- Fabian Gomez, Jimmy Walker
9:52 a.m. -- Matt Jones, Kyle Westmoreland
10:03 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Greyson Sigg
10:14 a.m. -- Taylor Montgomery, Rick Lamb
10:25 a.m. -- Tom Hoge, Marc Leishman
10:36 a.m. -- Stewart Cink, Hideki Matsuyama
10:47 a.m. -- Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood
10:58 a.m. -- Wade Ormsby, Troy Merritt
11:09 a.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Patrick Rodgers
11:20 a.m. -- Charley Hoffman, Jhonattan Vegas
11:31 a.m. -- Rafa Cabrera Bello, Sergio Garcia
11:42 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, Edoardo Molinari
11:53 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Kevin Kisner
12:04 p.m. -- Adam Hadwin, Dylan Wu
12:15 p.m. -- Matt Fitzpatrick, Dylan Frittelli
12:26 p.m. -- Bubba Watson, Branden Grace
12:37 p.m. -- Rikuya Hoshino, Chez Reavie
12:48 p.m. -- Robert MacIntyre, Charl Schwartzel
12:59 p.m. -- Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay
1:10 p.m. -- J.T. Poston, Si Woo Kim
1:21 p.m. -- Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann
1:32 p.m. -- Richard Bland, Guido Migliozzi
1:43 p.m. -- Lee Westwood, Brian Harman
1:54 p.m. -- Lanto Griffin, Chris Baker
2:05 p.m. -- Martin Kaymer, Jordan Spieth
2:16 p.m. -- Harris English, Justin Thomas
2:27 p.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Sungjae Im
2:38 p.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter
2:49 p.m. -- Paul Casey, Kevin Streelman
3 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
3:11 p.m. -- Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson
3:22 p.m. -- Matthew Wolff, Jon Rahm
3:33 p.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau
3:44 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Russell Henley
3:55 p.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Mackenzie Hughes
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