The 2026 golf season has moved into its second stanza with the third major of the year back at Shinnecock Hills. The USGA has loaded up the U.S. Open with a massive 156-man field featuring nearly all of the best golfers in the world competing across 72 holes in Southampton, New York, though the cu thas been made and the field has been halved entering the final two rounds this weekend.
While not the most visited U.S. Open site, Shinnecock Hills is seen by many as one of the toughest tests the USGA puts on its calendar. It is hosting for the sixth time, and a star-studded leaderboard has emerged with Wyndham Clark holding a somewhat substantial four-shot lead on the field.
There are players looking to make a move on the leaderboard, like Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa, who closed their second rounds strong on Friday morning to put a little pressure on Clark. Schauffele fired a 66 and closed with a pair of birdies in his last three holes. Morikawa, meanwhile, closed strong as well with three birdies on the back nine.
Scottie Scheffler entered as the clear favorite, but he’s fallen to 12-1, still fourth on the odds board, but a positioning that is more out of respect for his game than anything else considering he’s seven shots behind Clark. Rory McIlroy, who is aiming to conquer a course that had his number during the last outing eight years ago, is right alongside Scheffler but even lower on the odds board at 18-1.
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2026 U.S. Open TV schedule, where to watch
Round 3 — Saturday, June 20
Round 3 start time: 10 a.m.
Early TV coverage: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on USA Network
TV coverage: 12-8 p.m. on NBC
Featured Groups live stream: TBA on USOpen.com, U.S. Open mobile app
Round 4 — Sunday, June 21
Round 4 start time: 9 a.m.
Early TV coverage: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on USA Network
TV coverage: 12-7 p.m. on NBC
Featured Groups live stream: TBA on USOpen.com, U.S. Open mobile app
