Clark Leads U.S. Open at Six Under After Third Round Despite Missing Short Par Putt

U.S. Open. His approach shot landed short of the green on the false front, leaving an uphill putt that shaved the left edge of the cup.

Matt Fitzpatrick, Clark’s playing partner, failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker on the same hole and fell to two under par. The leaderboard after those opening-hole results showed Clark at six under, Stevens at four under, Schauffele at three under, and McIlroy, Morikawa, Kim, and Fitzpatrick tied at two under.

Rory McIlroy left a 70-foot putt short on the third hole, then missed the resulting 10-foot par attempt and dropped to one over par.

Emiliano Grillo, the 33-year-old from Argentina, birdied the par-five 16th hole, which ranked as the second-easiest hole on the course during the third round, and reached one under par for the tournament. Grillo later found the bunker to the right of the par-three 17th hole and could not get up and down, returning to level par.

U.S. Open was a tie for 19th place in 2025. The third round took place on 2026-06-20 at Shinnecock Hills. html.