With three rounds of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club complete, Sam Burns holds a one shot lead and will look to close it out on Sunday and win his first major championship. Burns entered the weekend with the lead after finding ways to tame some of Oakmont's challenges, firing a 65 to move to -3 on the leaderboard.

Burns was twice denied relief from perceived temporary water on the 15th hole Sunday at Oakmont before double-bogeying the hole and losing the U.S. Open by five shots.

Sam Burns only wobbled twice on a soggy Oakmont course and finished with a one-under 69 to leave him one round away from a U.S. Open title.

Sam Burns and J.J. Spaun took turns trading the lead, sharing the lead and just being in the from the start to the finish of Round 3 of the U.S. Open. On a day when very few players went under par — just 12 of 66 — both Burns and Spaun not only avoided disaster, but held serve.

UNT product Carlos Ortiz is in the top 5 while Dallas’ Scottie Scheffler sits eight shots back in a 10-way tie for 11th.

Saturday was moving day at the US Open and Adam Scott took that to heart, charging up the leaderboard and ending the day a shot behind leader Sam Burns.

Sam Burns took a one-shot lead into the final round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont. From there, things did not go well.

OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns is a birdie machine at Oakmont, a label not many expected at this US Open. By avoiding another sloppy finish, Burns posted a 5-under 65 on Friday to take a 1-shot lead over first-round leader J.J. Spaun after 36 holes.

Sam Burns has had a stellar week at the U.S. Open, but the PGA Tour golfer is used to playing with high-profile partners. With Burns in contention to win the U.S. Open, fans pointed to an old Instagram post Burns made last fall.