SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The table is set for a tremendous weekend in New York. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club has yet to truly bare its teeth, but the expectations are high for a truly difficult test starting on Saturday for Moving Day.
Wyndham Clark will open the day with a four-shot lead on the field as he looks for his second title at this event. Some interesting stats are attached to Clark heading into the weekend, however, as no 36-hole leader has managed to close the show at this course in five previous tournaments. Plus, Clark is 0-for-7 after holding a lead/co-lead through 18 holes in his career.
He’ll have some heavy hitters trying to gain ground on Saturday, including Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tom Kim at 3 under. Plus, Collin Morikawa starts his weekend at 2 under. And guys like Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are not far behind. Check out the full tee times for Saturday before the action gets underway.
Clark will tee off late in the afternoon, as the USGA has set the final pairing of Clark and 2022 U.S. Open champion Fitzpatrick for 3:45 p.m. ET. Schauffele will look to apply pressure alongside Sam Stevens in the penultimate tee time at 3:34 p.m. By the time those groups have teed off, some of the biggest names in the chase group will be nearing the turn, as McIlroy and Maverick McNealy tee off at 2:12 p.m., with Scheffler and Brian Harman in front of them at 2:01 p.m.
The USGA texted players late Friday night to expect much tougher conditions on Saturday as they are going to let the greens dry out and adjust pin locations with expected heavy winds moving in off the coast. Many expect to see a lot of over par scores by day’s end.
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All times Eastern
Round 3 — Friday, June 20
Round 1 start time: 9 a.m. [Tee times]
Early TV coverage: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on USA Network
TV coverage: 12-8 p.m. on NBC
Featured Groups live stream: 10 a.m. on USOpen.com, U.S. Open mobile app
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