What they said: The best of the quotes ahead of the final round of the US Open
We’re all set for a dramatic conclusion to the third Major of the year with Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm chasing a vulnerable leading trio.
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Canada's Mackenzie Hughes, South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen and the American Russell Henley lead by two shots on 5-under 208, but each one of them possesses a distinct vulnerability that gives them a gazelle-like quality.
Behind them - respectively prowling, growling, scowling - are Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau on 3-under, with Jon Rahm a shot further back (alongside novice hunter Scottie Scheffler and a man even named like a predator, Matthew Wolff).
-3 today. Just 2 back.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 19, 2021
Defending champ @B_DeChambeau is on the move.pic.twitter.com/2kkzBqprZa
Mackenzie Hughes (tied first) on contending in a major
Louis Oosthuizen (tied first) on his Major experience
Russell Henley (tied first) on the US Open test
Rory McIlroy (tied fourth, two back) on his chances
Jon Rahm (tied sixth, three back) on his Sunday approach and a first Father's Day
Not only has no player from Spain won a U.S. Open - no player from Spain has won ANY USGA championship.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) June 20, 2021
Not a Jr. Am, a Senior Women's Open, nothing.
Jon Rahm will try to change that Sunday
Matthew Wolff (tied sixth, three back) on a second US Open in-contention
Scottie Scheffler (tied sixth, three back) on form and the grind
Dustin Johnson (tied ninth, four back) on setting a target
Here's how the odds looked pre-tournament: