The 2015 U.S. Open is ready to head for the weekend with 36 holes complete and 36 still left to play. Several big names took an early exit, including Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler and defending U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer. The remaining 75-player field is plenty talented, however, headlined by co-leader Jordan Spieth. He will tee off in the final pairing on Saturday.
U.S. Open stream 2015: How to watch Saturday’s round online
Coverage will be slightly different for the weekend at Chambers Bay, but there will still be extensive online streaming options.
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Spieth’s rise up the PGA Tour ranks has been a rapid one. Just 21 years old, he’s already proven he can win a major championship and is ranked as the No. 2 player in the world. While several of the players near the top of the leaderboard have championship caliber game, they already lack Spieth’s major championship pedigree, despite being more experienced players. Whether that becomes a factor remains to be seen, but we know Spieth is capable of holding it together during the highest stakes. We aren’t sure if Patrick Reed (also 5-under) or Dustin Johnson (4-under) can do the same. Johnson has been in contention in majors before, but has fallen off the pace with various issues during the weekend.
The course itself is going to be a big factor on Saturday, as well. It’s played significantly more difficult in the afternoons than the morning. As the weather warms up and the wind blows during the day, the course dries out and becomes harder and faster. Now, headed to the weekend, all of the leaders will play in the afternoon and will likely face the most difficult conditions. That could mean any number of players still have a shot. If someone 2-over or less posts a good number earlier in the day, the leaders might just come back to the pack in the afternoon. That leaves the door slightly ajar for players like Justin Rose (2-over) and Phil Mickelson (3-over). Go low early and set a number, then hope the afternoon wave doesn’t have the same success.
After splitting the coverage with between FOX and FOX Sports 1 during the first two rounds, FOX will take over all of the television coverage on Saturday. The television broadcast is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET and run until the end of the round, sometime around 10 p.m. There will still be four online streams, including a simulcast stream of the television broadcast from FOX Sports Go.
FOX Sports Go and USOpen.com will provide three additional streams. There will once again be a featured group stream focusing on one group in the morning then another in the afternoon. The featured holes stream of Nos. 12 and 15 will also be back as will the “U.S. Open 360” coverage. That coverage is a mix of analysis and live action from the course. It shows the best shots and the featured players of the day while also getting in the news of the round and some opinions from FOX’s crew of analysts. All three streams are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
Here is a complete look at the third round online coverage. All times Eastern.
Saturday’s third round coverage
Television:
2 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET -- FOX
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET -- FOX Deportes
Online streams:
2 p.m. ET to TBD -- Featured groups stream / Featured holes stream, Nos. 12 and 15 / “U.S. Open 360”
2 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET -- TV simulcast stream
2 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET -- Featured groups stream / Featured holes stream, Nos. 12 and 15 / “U.S. Open 360” stream
Radio:
2 p.m. to 10 p.m. -- PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 93/208)
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