Burns, a 28-year-old from Louisiana, has five PGA Tour titles, the last one more than two years ago. Despite that, he leads the quartet under par through 54 holes.

Crowd Favorite At Oakmont In Round 3

Sam Burns leads through three rounds of the 125th U.S. Open, following a 1-under 69 Saturday. Burns stands at 4 under, one better than Adam Scott, who shot 67, and J.J. Spaun, who had a 69.

Oakmont is a notoriously challenging course, a venue that has already seen big-name players like defending champion Bryson DeChambeau fail to make it through to the last two rounds. Many players have been throwing clubs, slamming them in frustration, cursing the brutal course.

The church pews — 13, long grassy tufts which act as islands within a seemingly endless pit of sand — were never part of the original design

The world No. 1 shot even par Saturday, his best U.S. Open round in his last seven, and sits at 4 over with only an outside chance Sunday.

A line of storms that rolled through Oakmont between the second and third rounds hardly seemed to make an impact at the U.S. Open