W.If the players had arrived at Winged Foot this week, you’d have long chances of winning one of them who would have produced rounds of 66 and 65 in the first three rounds. But US Open leader Matt Wolff did just that.
The 21-year-old American has a two-stroke lead over compatriot Bryson Dechambeau and can become the youngest winner of a major championship since Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters. It would be quite a summer for America’s young guns with Collin Morikawa winning the USPGA championship.
Shots can go like confetti in the wind on the last day of a US Open, and any player in the top 20 will know they can get close if they produce a round in their 60s. Wolff starts the day at five under, but there are still some judges whose winning score is closer to level par. Wolff hit two of 14 fairways on Saturday; is that sustainable
Louis Oosthuizen has quietly taken care of his business and is the only other player in the red. He regularly performs on the toughest tracks and is a great champion – he won the St. Andrews Open in 2010. However, I have doubts that he will withstand the heat of battle.
Rory McIlroy is also well removed from the last group’s pressure cooker. His ball stroke was exemplary on Saturday and hardly made a mistake on the way to a 68. The same score could put him close to a fifth major and a second US Open.
McIlroy said, “I ran the game plan really well, fooled a couple when I could, and yes, a really good round of golf. If I’m within six tomorrow, that’s not much on this golf course. I feel right in it. “
McIlroy will begin his lap at 5.57am UK time with the leaders at 6.30am
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