UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) – Dustin Johnson played bogey-free on the front nine at Chambers Bay and built a two-shot lead in the final round of the U.S. Open.
After three close calls in the majors, Johnson was nine holes away from redemption.
He missed birdie chances inside 6 feet on consecutive holes early on a course where the fescue grass appeared to be on life support. Johnson made a pair of birdies and saved par with a 15-foot putt on No. 7 to reach the turn at 6-under par.
Jordan Spieth, trying to become only the fourth player since 1960 to win the first two majors of the year, opened with a bogey and got it back with a two-putt birdie on No. 8 to get to 4 under.
Branden Grace also was at 4 under after using the slope on No. 9 to funnel the ball down to tap-in range.