PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Collin Morikawa woke up Saturday nine shots off the lead and figuring he needed to get to back to even par to have any chance of winning the U.S. Open.
Collin Morikawa claws back into contention at US Open with bogey-free 66 in third round at Pinehurst
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) - Collin Morikawa woke up Saturday nine shots off the lead and figuring he needed to get to back to even par to have any chance of winning the U.S. Open.
Mission accomplished.
With the heat index pushing triple digits, Morikawa shot a bogey-free 66 on the brutally difficult No. 2 course at Pinehurst to position himself for another strong finish at a tournament where he has two top 5s since 2021.
His birdie on the 18th hole, his fourth of the day, left him within five shots back before second-round leader Ludvig Aberg - who was 5 under - had even teed off. Morikawa believes when Sunday arrives he'll have a chance to win his third major in a tournament in which world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has not been a factor.