Where to watch 2026 U.S. Championship live: TV coverage for Round 3, channel and streaming guide for Saturday
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- Wyndham Clark holds a four-shot lead entering Moving Day at Shinnecock Hills, though the source notes no 36-hole leader has won this event in five prior U.S. Opens at the course and Clark is 0-for-7 when holding a lead or co-lead through 18 holes in his career
- Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Tom Kim sit three shots back at 3 under, with Collin Morikawa at 2 under and Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler, and Rory McIlroy all within striking distance
- Clark and 2022 U.S. Open champion Fitzpatrick will tee off in the final pairing at 3:45 p.m. ET, with Schauffele and Sam Stevens in the penultimate group at 3:34 p.m. ET
- Rory McIlroy and Maverick McNealy tee off at 2:12 p.m. ET, while Scheffler and Brian Harman go off at 2:01 p.m. ET
- Saturday's broadcast opens with USA Network from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, continues on NBC from 12-8 p.m. ET, and features a live stream of featured groups at 10 a.m. on USOpen.com and the U.S. Open mobile app
- The source flags that Shinnecock Hills 'has yet to truly bare its teeth,' setting up expectations for a harder test as Moving Day begins
Why it matters: Clark's four-shot cushion is the largest 36-hole margin of his career in such spots, and the historical pattern at Shinnecock — zero conversions by 36-hole leaders across five U.S. Opens at the course — gives the stacked chase pack, including Scheffler, McIlroy, and Schauffele, a credible opening to flip the leaderboard on Saturday.
