At four-over par and in a tie for 25th, Lee is the best of the three Aussies who made the cut, his third round of two-over 72 comprised of five bogeys and three birdies.
Rules officials are not there to decide on the validity of the rules, but rather to enforce them and make sure they’re administered equally for all 156 players in the field.
As predicted by many, Pinehurst No.2 played tougher during the second round of the US Open, where three Australians are through to the weekend and ultra-impressive Swede Ludvig Åberg leads.
When you come to the final hole needing a hole-in-one to make the cut at the US Open, you come to the final hole without a prayer. There’s no chance you’re going to walk off with an ace, right?
McIlroy’s 65 is the kind of score that Pinehurst may not yield again in the three days remaining, and that puts him squarely in contention – yet again – to do what he hasn’t done in a decade and win another major.
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