Live updates | Sunshine greets players as Fowler prepares for 3rd round of US Open
The sun and a slight breeze greeted players in the early going of the third round at the U.S. Open, where halfway leader Rickie Fowler was gearing up for a late-afternoon tee time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates in
the third round
of the 123rd U.S. Open atLos Angeles Country Club
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THIRD ROUND KICKS OFF UNDER SUNNY SKY
The sun and a slight breeze greeted players in the early going of the third round at the U.S. Open, where halfway leader Rickie Fowler was gearing up for a late-afternoon tee time.
There were birdies available at Los Angeles Country Club. Shane Lowry made four and played the front nine at 4-under 31. Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley were each 3 under about halfway through their rounds. Cantlay's surge placed him on the leaderboard, tied for 12th at 2 under for the tournament.
Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson were among those within four shots of the lead, with tee times set for late afternoon.
Fowler and Schauffele each shot 62 on opening day
— a U.S. Open record that made LACC seem defenseless. In Round 2, scores rose slightly and the sun appeared in the afternoon for the first time this week.___
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—Wild ride
puts Fowler in the lead
at US Open—Fan favorite
Fowler heads into weekend
seeking first major title—Clark gets a
little help from a good friend
for US Open at LACC—Homa, Mickelson, Spieth
miss cut
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FOWLER'S ALONE IN THE LEAD
Rickie Fowler has shot a 2-under 68 to take the lead at the midway point of the U.S. Open at 10 under while tying the championship's 36-hole record of 130.
Fowler needed to birdie the par-4 18th hole at Los Angeles Country Club to break the 36-hole record set by Martin Kaymer at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014. But he settled for a two-putt par, one of only four pars he made in the second round. Fowler had eight birdies and six bogeys.
The 34-year-old Fowler, from Murrieta about 100 miles south of Los Angeles, is trying to win his first major. He leads Wyndham Clark by one stroke, with Rory McIlroy another shot back.
Fowler and Xander Schauffele each shot 62 in the opening round, breaking the previous U.S. Open record.
Fowler didn't qualify for the last two U.S. Opens. But he's been strong this tournament. He opened his second round with three straight birdies to get to 11 under. He then made the first of his six bogeys at No. 4.
Schauffele, who was two groups behind Fowler, made three straight bogeys on the back nine.
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