Bryson DeChambeau takes control of US Open with glorious 67 as Rory McIlroy rues late bogeys
by Bryan Armen Graham at Pinehurst from US news | The Guardian on (#6NJ56)
- DeChambeau shoots impressive 67 to enter final round -7 at Pinehurst
- McIlroy rues late bogeys but third round 69 leaves him tied for second
Bryson DeChambeau shot a three-under-par 67 to seize control of the US Open on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in the North Carolina sand hills, breaking free of a tightly packed cluster of leaders atop the leaderboard with a blistering stretch of golf that held the teeming crowds at Pinehurst No 2 in his thrall.
Four years after lapping the Winged Foot field by six strokes to win America's national championship for the first time, the 30-year-old American has found himself 18 holes from a second US Open trophy behind a reimagined game to match his remade personality.
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