him". He opened with a pair of tap-in birdies and putted for birdie on every hole but the par-3 13th. His 9 under was the best-ever U.S. Open score in relation to par.

"If somebody shoots nine under tomorrow in the top few (as Thomas did on Saturday) then I'll have to shoot 10, I guess".

Once he got there, he never got comfortable. He two-putted for birdie, and he rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th. He missed the second green with a sand wedge, and he missed a short par putt on No. 4 after he thought he almost chipped in, only for the wind to blow the ball back some 4 feet.

The 26-year-old looked set to record his second bogey-free round of the week -nearly unheard of at the US Open - on Saturday until an unfortunate dropped shot at the last meant he fell one back of the lead.

"It's going to be really fun". About all that save Erin Hills from another onslaught was a forecast for the strongest wind of the week. He made an eagle on his final hole at the Sony Open in January to shoot 59, and he went on to break the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record.

Russian Federation studying if ISIS chief slain
Coalition forces led by the U.S. stated that it could not verify the Russian claim that Abu Baghdadi may have been eliminated. Trump previously had said he supported restoring diplomatic relations but wished the USA had negotiated a better deal.

It added another less-than-fantastic finish