Fitzpatrick shares US Open lead after late Rahm blunder

Matt Fitzpatrick and Will Zalatoris hold a share of the lead going into the final round of the US Open, with defending champion Jon Rahm a shot off the pace after a frustrating finish.

Zalatoris posted a three-under 67 in breezy conditions at The Country Club to move to four under alongside Fitzpatrick, who made three birdies in a four-hole stretch before finishing his third-round 68 with a closing bogey.

Rahm also made a back-nine charge to briefly grab the solo lead, only for the Spaniard - looking to become just the fourth player since World War II to win back-to-back US Open titles - to double-bogey his final hole and slip a shot off the pace into third.

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler remains within two of the lead alongside Keegan Bradley and Adam Hadwin, while Rory McIlroy produced a string of length par-saves to salvage a three-over 73 and head into Sunday three strokes back.

Some 16 players are within five shots going into what is set to be a thrilling Sunday in Boston, with overnight co-leader Collin Morikawa six strokes back after stumbling to a seven-over 77.

Morikawa grabbed the solo lead when Joel Dahmen three-putted the first but slipped back when he holed a 20-footer to scramble a bogey at the fourth, having fatted a chip, with Aaron Wise briefly joining the tie at the top until he followed a birdie at the fourth with a dropped shot at the next.

Scheffler, starting the day three behind, holed a 25-footer at the first and cancelled out a bogey at the second by taking advantage of the next, before jumping two clear with a stunning hole-out eagle from 100 yards at the par-five eighth.

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