Another day at the 2022 U.S. Open, another opportunity for someone — anyone — to pull away from the field in the fourth and final round.
The Country Club was notoriously difficult on Saturday, with only seven golfers scoring under par on moving day. Consider how brutal the course Brookline was on Saturday, using Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm as examples:
Morikawa came in as the 36-hole co-leader at 5 under but carded a 7-over par 77 (including two double bogeys) to fall to 2 over for the tournament and out of contention. Scheffler took a two-stroke lead Saturday at 6 under — courtesy of a fantastic fairway eagle on Hole 8 — but double-bogeyed the 11th and bogeyed on the 12th, 13th and 14th. He ended the round at 2 under for the tournament.
Then there was Rahm, who overcame a slow start to birdie 14, 15 and 17 and take the outright lead at 5 under. Naturally, he double-bogeyed 18 to fall a stroke behind the leaders.
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The conditions only stand to get more perilous after overnight rain in the Boston area. And after Saturday, who can say what will happen next?
Two of the seven golfers to score under par Saturday themselves atop the 54-hole leaderboard at 4 under: Will Zalatoris and Matthew Fitzpatrick. Zalatoris and Fitzpatrick, both of whom are still looking for their first major championship, shot 67 and 68 in Round 3, respectively.
It’s all setting up for a crazy finish. Follow along as The Sporting News provides live updates and highlights of the final round of the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
U.S. Open leaderboard 2022
This section will be updated.
| Rank | Player (country) | Score (hole) |
|---|---|---|
| T-1. | Will Zalatoris (USA) | -4 (2:45 p.m.) |
| T-1. | Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) | -4 (2:45 p.m.) |
| 3. | Jon Rahm (SPA) | -3 (2:34 p.m.) |
| T-4. | Rory McIlroy (NIR) | -2 (1) |
| T-4. | Keegan Bradley (USA) | -2 (2:34 p.m.) |
| T-4. | Adam Hadwin (CAN) | -2 (2:23 p.m.) |
| T-4. | Scottie Scheffler (USA) | -2 (2:23 p.m.) |
| T-7. | Joel Dahmen (USA) | -1 (2) |
| T-7. | Sam Burns (USA) | -1 (1) |
Click here for the entire 2022 U.S. Open leaderboard
U.S. Open live updates, highlights from Sunday’s Round 4
All times Eastern.
2:37 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama is back to even for the day with a right-to-left putt from 8 feet out on Hole 7.
2:34 p.m.: Jon Rahm finds the left-center fairway on Hole 1. Only the leaders remain to tee off.
2:25 p.m.: Rory’s making moves early with a birdie on Hole 1:
BANG! 💥 @McIlroyRory starts his final round with a birdie. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/weGpQhYIwQ
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
2:13 p.m.: Rory McIlroy (-1) tees off and goes a little left, into the rough. Nothing he can’t recover from.
1:54 p.m.: Whatever works, works.
If at first you don’t succeed! 🙌@AndrewPutnam1 | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/2yxyvjHC9H
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
1:52 p.m.: Xander Schauffele with a clinic on how to play the par-3 Hole 11.
How to play the 11th hole by @XSchauffele. ⛳ #USOpen pic.twitter.com/gul7Q9D6kH
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
1:27 p.m.: When luck meets skill, it looks like this:
Just your average up & down. 😅 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/1nvHuUAWFy
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
12:22 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes is playing some great golf out there; he’s 2 under for the round and two shots from even for the tournament.
Throwing 🎯@MacHughesGolf moves to -2 on the day. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/03oYpLGkTg
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
