Stage is set for a thrilling U.S. Open finish in Los Angeles

Rickie Fowler has a accidental to headdress a singular comeback communicative with his archetypal large rubric portion Rory McIlroy tin enactment an extremity to his nine-year large drought successful the last circular of the U.S. Open connected Sunday.

Fowler grinded his mode to a circular of even-par 70 astatine the Los Angeles Country Club connected Saturday to participate the last circular tied atop the leaderboard with chap American Wyndham Clark astatine 10-under par.

They volition beryllium successful the last pairing again connected Sunday and are scheduled to tee disconnected astatine 2:30 p.m. section clip (2130 GMT).

Southern California autochthonal Fowler is simply a erstwhile top-10 subordinate who fell disconnected the play representation successful caller years but has been successful archetypal spot astatine the extremity of each circular to the delight of his galore fans successful LA.

"Tomorrow is erstwhile the tourney starts," helium said connected Saturday.

"After going done the past fewer years, I'm not frightened to fail."

Clark, who won his archetypal PGA Tour lawsuit past month, has been attacking the George C. Thomas-designed people adjacent Beverly Hills with awesome assurance done the archetypal 3 days and won't spell down without a combat connected Sunday.

One changeable backmost of the leaders is simply a dialed-in McIlroy, different instrumentality favourite who is looking to seizure his elusive 5th large title and archetypal since 2014.

"I consciousness similar implicit the past 3 days I've executed that crippled program really, truly well, and I conscionable request to bash that for 1 much day," helium said.

The satellite fig 3 from Northern Ireland volition tee disconnected alongside satellite fig 1 Scottie Scheffler, who finished his 3rd circular with an eagle-birdie one-two punch to instrumentality momentum into the last round. Playing successful the penultimate grouping, they tee disconnected astatine 2:19 p.m. section clip (2119 GMT).

Harris English, who has softly enactment unneurotic a coagulated 3 rounds to beryllium conscionable 4 backmost of the leaders, volition play alongside chap American Dustin Johnson. They are acceptable to instrumentality the people astatine 2:08 p.m. section clip (2108 GMT).

Sunday's victor volition locomotion distant with $3.6 cardinal of the tournament's $20 cardinal purse.