Thomas, Harman both looking for 1st major in Round 4's final group
Justin Thomas' record-setting 63 on Saturday vaulted him into a tie for second and sealed a spot in the final grouping with leader Brian Harman for the final round of the 117th U.S. Open.
After Thomas posted his incredible round of 9-under-par, Harman poured in three birdies on his back-9 to hold a one-stroke lead heading into Sunday. The pair will tee off last at 3:54 p.m. ET (2:54 p.m. local time) both looking for their first major title.
Brooks Koepka and Tommy Fleetwood joined Thomas at 11-under with matching 68s and will play together for the second straight day in the penultimate pairing.
After numerous close calls in the biggest events on the calendar, first-round leader Rickie Fowler sits in good shape to win his first major, teeing off at 3:32 p.m. ET (2:32 p.m. local time) with Si Woo Kim.
Patrick Reed also shot up the leaderboard with a low round, as the Ryder Cup hero posted a 7-under 65, and finds himself in the fourth-last grouping with Russell Henley.
Group | Player 1 | Player 2 | Time (ET) |
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1 | Haotong Li | Kevin Dougherty | 9:51 a.m. |
2 | Tyler Light | Ernie Els | 10:02 a.m. |
3 | Talor Gooch | William McGirt | 10:13 a.m. |
4 | Stewart Cink | Kevin Kisner | 10:24 a.m. |
5 | Jordan Spieth | Keegan Bradley | 10:35 a.m. |
6 | Lee Westwood | Daniel Summerhays | 10:46 a.m. |
7 | Jason Kokrak | Yusaku Miyazato | 10:57 a.m. |
8 | Stephan Jaeger | Shane Lowry | 11:08 a.m. |
9 | Jordan Niebrugge | Gary Woodland | 11:19 a.m. |
10 | Adam Hadwin | Thomas Aiken | 11:30 a.m. |
11 | Kevin Na | Ryan Brehm | 11:41 a.m. |
12 | Martin Kaymer | Brandon Stone | 11:52 a.m. |
13 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Webb Simpson | 12:03 p.m. |
14 | Harris English | Satoshi Kodaira | 12:14 p.m. |
15 | Andrew Johnston | Jonathan Randolph | 12:25 p.m. |
16 | Whee Kim | Martin Laird | 12:36 p.m. |
17 | Branden Grace | Matt Kuchar | 12:47 p.m. |
18 | Jack Maguire | Scottie Scheffler (a) | 12:58 p.m. |
19 | Michael Putnam | Kevin Chappell | 1:09 p.m. |
20 | Steve Stricker | David Lingmerth | 1:20 p.m. |
21 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | Jim Furyk | 1:31 p.m. |
22 | Zach Johnson | Paul Casey | 1:42 p.m. |
23 | Jamie Lovemark | Cameron Champ (a) | 1:53 p.m. |
24 | Marc Leishman | Chez Reavie | 2:04 p.m. |
25 | Sergio Garcia | Eddie Pepperell | 2:15 p.m. |
26 | Trey Mullinax | Louis Oosthuizen | 2:26 p.m. |
27 | J.B. Holmes | Hideki Matsuyama | 2:37 p.m. |
28 | Bernd Wiesberger | Xander Schauffele | 2:48 p.m. |
29 | Brandt Snedeker | Brendan Steele | 2:59 p.m. |
30 | Bill Haas | Charley Hoffman | 3:10 p.m. |
31 | Russell Henley | Patrick Reed | 3:21 p.m. |
32 | Si Woo Kim | Rickie Fowler | 3:32 p.m. |
33 | Tommy Fleetwood | Brooks Koepka | 3:43 p.m. |
34 | Justin Thomas | Brian Harman | 3:54 p.m. |