2017 US Open Saturday's third round: Leaderboard, featured groups, tee times, TV, pin placements
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2017 US Open Saturday’s third round: Leaderboard, featured groups, tee times, TV, pin placements

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The 2017 US Open rolls on Saturday (June 17) with the third round from Erin Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wis., marking the first time the state has hosted the USGA's most prestigious championship. The third round begins right at 8:26 a.m. Central time, with players teeing off on a record-length 7,741-yard, par-72 course.

Four players share the top spot on the leaderboard with a 7-under total to lead a remaining field of 68 players, all of which shot 1-over 145 or better to continue vying for the $2,160,000 first-place prize from the $12 million prize pool.

We've got all the info you need to know to get ready for the 2017 US Open third round, including the leaderboard featured groups and tee times, TV times and how you can watch online, as well first-round pin placements.

US Open leaderboard

Four players -- Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood and Brian Harman -- are atop the 2017 US Open leaderboard with a 7-under total through two rounds. First-round leader Rickie Fowler shot 1-over 73 on Friday to fall a shot off the pace.

POS PLAYER TO PAR R1 R2 TOTAL
T1 Paul Casey -7 66 71 137
T1 Brian Harman -7 67 70 137
T1 Tommy Fleetwood -7 67 70 137
T1 Brooks Koepka -7 67 70 137
T5 Jamie Lovemark -6 69 69 138
T5 Rickie Fowler -6 65 73 138
T5 J.B. Holmes -6 69 69 138
T8 Si Woo Kim -5 69 70 139
T8 Xander Schauffele -5 66 73 139
T8 Cameron Champ -5 70 69 139
T8 Brandt Snedeker -5 70 69 139
T8 Hideki Matsuyama -5 74 65 139

Tee times and featured groups

With a weekend field of 68 teeing off in two off No. 1 at Erin Hills, 2017 US Open Saturday tee times run from 8:26 a.m. Central time through the final pairing at 2:29 p.m. Here are some marquee groups throughout the day.

  • 9:43 a.m. -- Stephan Jaeger, Jordan Spieth
  • 12:39 p.m. -- Bernd Wiesberger, Sergio Garcia
  • 1:56 p.m. -- Si Woo Kim, J.B. Holmes
  • 2:07 p.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Jamie Lovemark
  • 2:18 p.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood
  • 2:29 p.m. -- Brian Harman, Paul Casey

Pin placements

The USGA releases the first-round pin sheet with the pin placements (or as they say officially, hole locations) just before play gets going in the morning. See our full analysis of the 2017 US Open Saturday pin placements.

TV times and how to watch online

The US Open airs on TV on Fox, with coverage going from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Eastern.

On the Fox Sports Go app and on usopen.com, three streaming channels begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, with the Featured Groups 1, Featured Groups 2 and Features Holes channels running from 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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