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U.S. Open 2016 leaderboard: Andrew Landry in the lead as Dustin Johnson, Jason Day chase

by Mark Sandritter

Jun 18, 2016, 11:27 PM UTC

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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Andrew Landry burst onto the scene at the U.S. Open on Thursday, carding an opening round 66 to hold the first round lead. He hasn’t faded away since and once again finds himself in the lead, this time late on Saturday. Landry currently sits at 4-under and one stroke clear of the field.

Landry is playing in a major championship for the first time in his career, but doesn’t seem rattled by the moment. While many players have been very up and down on the round, Landry has been steady. He opened his round with six straight pars before recording a birdie on No. 7. He’s not nearly as well known or flashy as other players near the top of the leaderboard, but a steady, consistent game is proving to be very valuable this week.

Landry leads by a shot with Shane Lowry, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson all trailing by a stroke at 3-under.

This is just the fourth U.S. Open the 29-year-old Lowry has played in. He carded his best finish with a T9 last year, but appears on the way to topping that this season. Lowry certainly has game to win big events, but like most of the rest of the top of the leaderboard, is yet to break through in a major championship. Putts like this will certainly help the cause.

We have a new leader and his name is @ShaneLowryGolf. #USOpen https://t.co/1lLR749PXt
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 18, 2016

Johnson opened the round as the leader. He’s been a little shaky at times, but has limited damage for the most part. He isn’t nearly as sharp tee-to-green as he was during the first two rounds. Instead, he’s been forced to scramble for some pars and has done a nice job for the most part of doing that.

Jason Day, the No. 1 player in the world, is also making a run into contention. He started the third round at 5-over, just one shot inside the cut line. He’s suddenly just four strokes off the lead at even par thanks to four birdies and an eagle on the round. Day is 5-under on his round, currently good for the best round of the day.

Here is a complete look at the leaderboard as the final groups approach the turn in the third round.

Place	Player	Score	Thru
1	Andrew Landry	-4	7
T2	Lee Westwood	-3	9
T2	Shane Lowry	-3	8
T2	Sergio Garcia	-3	8
T2	Dustin Johnson	-3	7
T6	Daniel Summerhays	-1	9
T6	Gregory Bourdy	-1	8
T8	Branden Grace	E	14
T8	Jason Day	E	13*
T8	Derek Fathauer	E	12
T8	Andy Sullivan	E	9
T8	Scott Piercy	E	7
T13	Sung Kang	2	12
T13	Bryson DeChambeau	1	11
T15	Charl Schwartzel	2	15*
T15	Yusaku Miyazato	2	14
T15	Zach Johnson	2	10
T15	Adam Scott	2	10
T19	Kevin Kisner	3	17
T19	Kevin Streelman	3	16
T19	Rafa Cabrera Bello	3	15*
T19	Graeme McDowell	3	14
T19	Harris English	3	11
T19	Bubba Watson	3	12*
T19	Jason Kokrak	3	11
T19	Louis Oosthuizen	3	10
T19	Martin Kaymer	3	8*
T28	Jordan Spieth	4	14*
T28	Jason Dufner	4	14*
T28	Daniel Berger	4	14
T28	Patrick Rodgers	4	12*
T28	Brendan Steele	4	11
T28	Russell Knox	4	11
T28	Marc Leishman	4	10
T35	Matt Kuchar	5	16
T35	Kevin Na	5	14
T35	Charley Hoffman	5	10*
T35	Ryan Moore	5	10*
T35	Lee Slattery	5	9
T35	Angel Cabrera	5	9*
T35	Jim Furyk	5	9
T42	Brooks Koepka	6	17
T42	Rob Oppenheim	6	15*
T42	Byeong Hun An	6	15*
T42	James Hahn	6	15*
T42	Jon Rahm (a)	6	12*
T42	David Lingmerth	6	11
T42	Cameron Smith	6	10*
T42	Billy Horschel	6	9*
T42	Matteo Manassero	6	9*
T51	Emiliano Grillo	7	17
T51	Chris Wood	7	13*
T51	Justin Thomas	7	12
T51	Justin Hicks	7	12*
T51	Chase Parker	7	10*
T51	Danny Willett	7	10*
T51	Hideto Tanihara	7	9*
T51	Romain Wattel	7	9*
T51	Danny Lee	7	8*
T60	Andrew Johnston	8	15*
T60	Bill Haas	8	13*
T60	Brandon Harkins	8	12*
T63	Ethan Tracy	9	14
T63	Matt Marshall	9	12*
T63	Tim Wilkinson	9	11*
66	Spencer Levin	10	14*
67	Matt Fitzpatrick	11	16