Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland makes his shot from the 14th tee during the continuation of the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 4, 2021 in Dublin, Ohio.
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Rickie Fowler has a chance to retell the remarkable comeback story with his first major title while Rory McIlroy could end his nine-year drought in the final round of Sunday’s US Open.
Fowler managed to make it through the even-even round of 70 at the Los Angeles Country Club on Saturday to reach the final round at the top of the standings with fellow American Wyndham Clark with a score under 10.
They will play the finals again on Sunday and are expected to kick off the ball at 2:30pm local time (21:30 GMT).
Southern California-born Fowler is a former top 10 player who has been dropped from the golf map in recent years but has finished first at the end of each round to the satisfaction of his many fans in LA. .
“Tomorrow is when the tournament starts,” he said on Saturday.
“After spending the last few years, I’m not afraid of failure.”
Clark, who won his first PGA Tour event last month, hit the George C. Thomas-designed golf course near Beverly Hills with impressive confidence the first three days and won’t be disappointed. defeated without a fight on Sunday.
A blow back to the leads is McIlroy, another fan favorite looking to win his elusive fifth major championship and the first since 2014.
“I feel like over the last three days I’ve done that game plan really well and I just need to do it for one more day,” he said.
The world number three from Northern Ireland will tee off alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler, who finished the third round with an eagle birdie one-two to gain momentum into the final round. Playing in the penultimate group, they tee off at 2:19 p.m. local time (21:19 GMT).
Harris English, who has quietly assembled three solid rounds to sit just behind the top four, will play alongside fellow American Dustin Johnson. They will join the course at 2:08pm local time (21:08 GMT).
Sunday’s winner will walk away with $3.6 million of the tournament’s $20 million.
