Burns shot 69 to finish at 4-under-par 206, one shot clear of J.J. Spaun (69) and Adam Scott (67, matching the day's low round with Carlos Ortiz). Viktor Hovland (70) is 1-under and Ortiz is even par.

There is one more day of the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Golfers have been tested all week by difficult conditions at one of the most challenging courses in the world. Heading into the final round, only four players have a score under par,

The US Open is underway with the tough conditions at Oakmont Country Club already causing trouble for several of the world’s best players. Famed as ‘golf’s toughest test’, this week’s US Open is set to provide one of the most gruelling layouts in recent years.

McIlroy said Saturday his tournament has been “pretty average” — he said one positive is he’s driven the ball as well as he has in a while.

Rory McIlroy explained to a small group of media after his third round at the U.S. Open why he doesn't feel as if he has to talk to them as often as before.

Oakmont Country Club doesn’t yield much, especially holes-in-one. Prior to Friday, just one competitor in nine previous U.S. Opens at Oakmont had recorded an ace. That was Scott Simpson on the par-3 16th hole during the first round in 1983.