Number one golfer Day withdraws over Zika

Lowry extends U.S. Open lead to four shots (Reuters)

Jun 18, 2016; Oakmont, PA, USA; Shane Lowry lines up a putt on the 11th green during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

By Mark Lamport-Stokes OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Irishman Shane Lowry tightened his grip on the U.S. Open by seizing a four-shot lead when the weather-delayed third round was finally completed on a sun-splashed Sunday morning at Oakmont Country Club.

 

Shane Lowry on top at US Open (The Canadian Press)

Jason Day, of Australia, waits to hit on the fifth hole during third round of the U.S. Open golf championship at Oakmont Country Club on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia, who between them have played in 142 majors without winning, were only three shots behind. Andrew Landry, in his first U.S. Open, didn’t look the least bit rattled and was two shots back. Jordan Spieth did not.

 

Andrew Landry loses lead but keeps cool at US Open (The Associated Press)

Andrew Landry hits from the fairway on the fourth hole during the rain delayed second round of the U.S. Open golf championship at Oakmont Country Club on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

All it took was three holes for Andrew Landry to tumble down the leaderboard Saturday at the U.S. Open. Landry closed with two birdies in his second round to stay right in the mix. Nearly five hours later, he was in the last group of the third round of his first U.S. Open, being announced alongside powerful Dustin Johnson.

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