OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local):
5:15 p.m.
Stop if you’ve heard this one before.
There’s a familiar script playing out at the U.S. Open, where Dustin Johnson hasn’t made a bogey in 24 holes and is in a tie for the lead with little known Andrew Landry.
This time, Johnson can only hope the ending to the story is different.
A year ago, Johnson opened with a 65 to tie for the lead at the Open at Chambers Bay. He was still tied going into the last round, and went into the 18th hole needing a birdie to win.
Johnson hit his second shot on the par 5 to 15 feet, then shockingly three-putted to allow Jordan Spieth to escape with a win. It was the latest near-miss for a player many consider the best never to have won a major championship.
Johnson never got a chance to lead on Thursday at rain-soaked Oakmont. He teed off Friday morning, shot a 67, then promptly went back out for another round.
None of which matters, of course, unless he can finally close this one out and hoist the Open trophy on Sunday.
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4:30 p.m.
Amateur Scottie Scheffler quickly hit his last putt Thursday as the horn sounded to end play on a…
