US Open golf 2023: third round live updates

A pair of birdies for Shane Lowry at 2 and 3 and he’ll have a 40-footer at 4 for a hat-trick of red numbers. That good start has taken him up to even par alongside Fox, who has collected a couple of pars at 5 and 6. Rahm has followed his opening birdie with three pars so is still over par for the tournament at +1.

Sky Sports’ coverage has started and Nick Dougherty and Rich Beem are bathed in sunshine as they set the scene. Flags are fluttering in the background. Beem looks through the pin placements and describes 5 as “brutal” and 7 as “diabolical” but also says 9 and 14 are “pretty straightforward” while 13 is “something of a gift”. The early scoring is certainly good though but there’s some moisture in the greens and they’ll dry out as the day progresses.

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