A level par third round of 70 saw Phil Mickelson finish last night’s play at the US Open with the outright lead on 1 under, the only player in the field below par.
Hunter Mahan, Charl Schwartzel and Steve Stricker are all a shot behind him.
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As the course continued to prove a massive challenge, Rory McIlroy dropped 5 shots to move back to 8 over, while his playing partner Tiger Woods fared even worse, ending up 9 over.
Padraig Harrington is another of those falling to 9 over par thanks in part to a triple bogey on the 14th.
Irish amateur Kevin Phelan was 8 over for the round, dropping to 16 over.