Burns leads the way on 10 under par ahead of Sunday’s final round.

Jackson Suber was the unlikely name at the top of the Royal Birkdale leaderboard but the limelight belonged to DeChambeau.

Many players have already made changes to their bag to take advantage of the extra roll-out on the fairways.

The Open hopefuls both independently gave answers contemplating their own mortality ahead of this year’s Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Jordan Smith and Tom Kim also sit at the top of the standings, but Scottie Scheffler missed the cut.

The defending Open champion missed the cut in North Berwick after a two-over-par second round.

Clark managed to hold off a charge from Sam Burns to win by one shot.

Clark is bidding to become the first wire-to-wire US Open winner since Martin Kaymer in 2014.

The Masters champion is playing only his sixth regular PGA Tour event of the year.

The Northern Irishman stopped off at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island in New York on Monday on his way to this week’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

McIlroy has mixed feelings over how the course has played, questioning the packed nature of the leaderboard.

McIlroy was in the rough off the tee at the first but recovered beautifully to make par before he begin his march up the leaderboard.

Lowry began a shot off the lead but a dire six-over round of 76 means he is set to miss the cut.

The defending champion had been among a seven-way tie for the lead.

The Northern Irishman, bidding to win back-to-back majors and a seventh overall, finished his round with four successive bogeys.

The 37-year-old is bidding to clinch back-to-back majors after defending his Masters title last month.

The Northern Irishman joined Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods in an elite club of players to defend the crown.

The Englishman found four birdies in five holes to the turn lifted him to 12 under.

Cameron Young is the outright leader after moving to 12 under.

He bogeyed the first after going over the back of the green and saw his six-shot lead cut.

The defending champion ended the third round still on one over par.

The US will attempt to win back the trophy in New York from September 26th-28th.

Last week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club was the second-best attended in the tournament’s history.

The American is three quarters of the way to emulating McIlroy’s career grand slam.

Scheffler scored an eagle and birdie in back-to-back holes to open up a gap.

The Northern Irishman has moved within four shots of leader Scottie Scheffler.

McIlroy will attempt to complete the career grand slam at the Masters.

As well as the Saudi-funded breakaway LIV Golf circuit, the influence of YouTube golf continues to rise alongside the indoor Tomorrow Golf League.

The Japanese star is tied with Denny McCarthy after two rounds of the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis.

Scheffler sits on nine under, three clear of defending champion Viktor Hovland and Canada’s Adam Hadwin, as he seeks his fifth victory of the season.

The world number one says the incident arose from a ‘misunderstanding’.

The world number one was arrested on Friday morning.

The year’s second major championship starts on May 16.

Tigers Woods remains focused on an unlikely Masters triumph after setting new record.

The lead was soon doubled as Viktor Hovland and rookie Ludvig Aberg enjoyed victory.