• Here’s how the leaders have played the back 9 this week (through Round 3):
Current Leaderboard Back 9 (through R3)
1st Sam Burns -2
2nd Adam Scott -6
T-3rd Viktor Hovland -5
T-3rd Tyrrell Hatton -1
T-5th Carlos Ortiz -3
T-5th J.J. Spaun -2
• Most time between major championship victories:
11 years, 9 days Julius Boros 1952 US Open – 1963 US Open
11 years, 1 day Hale Irwin 1979 US Open – 1990 US Open
10 years, 359 days Henry Cotton 1937 Open – 1948 Open
10 years, 359 days Ben Crenshaw 1984 Masters – 1995 Masters
Adam Scott won his Masters on April 14, 2013. Today is 12 years and 62 days since that day.
•In reference to Tyrrell Hatton, here are the best finishes by players representing Great Britain, since 2000 (top-5s):
| Year | Venue | Champion | Finish |
| 2013 | Merion GC | Justin Rose | Won |
| 2022 | The Country Club | Matt Fitzpatrick | Won |
| 2018 | Shinnecock Hills | Tommy Fleetwood | 2 |
| 2008 | Torrey Pines | Lee Westwood | 3 |
| 2011 | Congressional CC | Lee Westwood | T-3 |
| 2019 | Pebble Beach | Justin Rose | T-3 |
| 2017 | Erin Hills | Tommy Fleetwood | 4 |
| 2009 | Bethpage Black | Ross Fisher | 5 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles CC | Tommy Fleetwood | T-5 |
| 2000 | Pebble Beach | Lee Westwood | T-5 |
| 2002 | Bethpage Black | Nick Faldo | T-5 |
| 2003 | Olympia Fields | Justin Rose | T-5 |
• In reference to Carlos Ortiz, the only player representing Mexico to finish among the top-10 at a US Open was Cesar Sanudo in 1972 at Pebble Beach (T-9). The best finish for a Mexico national in any major championship was T-8, by Abraham Ancer at the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
• Xander Schauffele, who finished T-7 at last year’s US Open at Pinehurst No. 2, has finished among the top 15 in each of the last eight US Opens (T-5 at Erin Hills in 2017, T-6 at Shinnecock Hills in 2018, T-3 at Pebble Beach in 2019, 5th at Winged Foot in 2020, T-7 at Torrey Pines in 2021, T-14 at The Country Club in 2022, and T-10 at Los Angeles Country Club in 2013).
The only players with a longer streak than Schauffele’s since 1920 are Jack Nicklaus (12, 1971-1982), Ben Hogan (12, 1940-1956), Bobby Jones (11, 1920-1930) and Sam Snead (9, 1947-1955).
• Sam Burns could be just the sixth player since 1970 to win a major championship following a playoff loss in his previous tournament:
| Year | Major Victory |
Champion
|
Prev. Appearance (lost in playoff) |
| 2015 | Masters | Jordan Spieth |
Shell Houston Open
|
| 1995 | US Open | Corey Pavin | Kemper Open |
| 1991 | Open Championship | Ian Baker-Finch |
New England Classic
|
| 1975 | PGA Championship | Jack Nicklaus | Canadian Open |
| 1971 | US Open | Lee Trevino | Kemper Open |
Nicklaus’ victory was two weeks after the 1975 Canadian Open; all the others did it the previous week.
• Final Round Scoring Averages at Oakmont CC in the US Open:
2016 73.46
2007 74.75
1994 74.50
1983 74.51
1973 73.77
1962 75.29
1953 76.15
1935 79.27
1927 78.67
• In 13 of the last 14 US Opens, the champion shot even par or better in the final round. The exception is Bryson DeChambeau, who shot one-over par (71) last year in the final round at Pinehurst No. 2. Final round scores for the US Open champion, since 2011:
| Year | Venue | Champion | R4 | To Par |
| 2024 | Pinehurst No. 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 71 | 1 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles CC | Wyndham Clark | 70 | Par |
| 2022 | The Country Club | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 68 | -2 |
| 2021 | Torrey Pines GC | Jon Rahm | 67 | -4 |
| 2020 | Winged Foot GC | Bryson DeChambeau | 67 | -3 |
| 2019 | Pebble Beach | Gary Woodland | 69 | -2 |
| 2018 | Shinnecock Hills GC | Brooks Koepka | 68 | -2 |
| 2017 | Erin Hills | Brooks Koepka | 67 | -5 |
| 2016 | Oakmont CC | Dustin Johnson | 69 | -1 |
| 2015 | Chambers Bay GC | Jordan Spieth | 69 | -1 |
| 2014 | Pinehurst No. 2 | Martin Kaymer | 69 | -1 |
| 2013 | Merion GC | Justin Rose | 70 | Par |
| 2012 | The Olympic Club | Webb Simpson | 68 | -2 |
| 2011 | Congressional CC | Rory McIlroy | 69 | -2 |
• Sam Burns was T-33 on the leaderboard after the first round. Here is a complete list of US Open winners who were 30th or lower on the leader board after 36 holes:
| 2018 | Shinnecock Hills GC | Brooks Koepka | 46T |
| 1998 | The Olympic Club | Lee Janzen | 37T |
| 1996 | Oakland Hills CC | Steve Jones | 84T |
| 1995 | Shinnecock Hills GC | Corey Pavin | 46T |
| 1989 | Oak Hill CC | Curtis Strange | 35T |
| 1983 | Oakmont CC | Larry Nelson | 40T |
| 1975 | Medinah CC | Lou Graham | 38T |
| 1951 | Oakland Hills CC | Ben Hogan | 40T |
| 1949 | Medinah CC | Cary Middlecoff | 36T |
| 1928 | Olympia Fields CC | Johnny Farrell | 37T |
| 1911 | Chicago GC | John McDermott | 30T |
• Entering today’s final round, all of the players among the top-10 on the leaderboard rank outside the top 10 on the OWGR. The highest ranking player is Viktor Hovland (#14). The last time all of the players who were among the top-10 on the 54-hole US Open leaderboard ranked outside the top-10 in the OWGR was in 1998 at The Olympic Club. Lee Janzen, who won that year, was #42 in the world at the time. FYI, who is currently #42 in the world? Adam Scott.
• The average OWGR ranking by the champion over the six US Opens is 21. Sam Burns is currently #22. Those to win the US Open while holding the #22 spot in the OWGR rankings include Brooks Koepka (2017 at Erin Hills) and Tom Kite (1992 at Pebble Beach).
• Scottie Scheffler ranks 25th in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green through three rounds this week. He led that category in each of his last four tournaments:
| SG T2G (Rank) | Finish | |
| The CJ Cup Byron Nelson | 1 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | 1 | T-4 |
| The Memorial | 1 | 1 |
Compiled by Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
