Will Zalatoris sets testing clubhouse target as winds play havoc at US Open

Will Zalatoris set a testing clubhouse target as blustery conditions played havoc in the third round of the US Open at Brookline.

Zalatoris has yet to win on the PGA Tour but has recorded five top-10 finishes in his last six completed majors, including a play-off defeat in last month’s US PGA Championship at Southern Hills.

And the 25-year-old proved once again his game is ideally suited to the sport’s biggest events with a superb 67, featuring four birdies and a solitary bogey, to set the target at four under par.

“After the US PGA that was a bitter pill to swallow, but I feel good about my game,” Zalatoris said.

“Tomorrow is going to be no simple test, you look at the major champions on the leaderboard and this course is a beast. The job is not even close to being done.”

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, who won the 2013 US Amateur at Brookline, was just a shot behind with four holes remaining, along with defending champion Jon Rahm, who had seven to play.

Rory McIlroy’s chances looked to be fading fast when he covered his opening seven holes in three over par to slip five behind world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, who had holed from 102 yards for an eagle on the eighth.

However, Scheffler ran up a double bogey on the short 11th and dropped further shots on the next two holes, while McIlroy’s birdie on the 11th took him back to two under par and just two behind Zalatoris.

Video: Rory McIlroy 'frustrated' with final hole bogey at US Open (The Independent)

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