US Open Crowd Desperately Rooting for This Golfer to Win on Sunday: Insider originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Sam Burns has the lead in the U.S. Open on a rain-soaked Oakmont course and faces his biggest test. The 28-year-old from Louisiana has never contended in 20 previous majors.

Burns, a 28-year-old from Louisiana, has five PGA Tour titles, the last one more than two years ago. Despite that, he leads the quartet under par through 54 holes.

U.S. Open Golf Championship hits into Sunday's final round at Oakmont Country Club with just four players under par, highlighted by tournament leader Sam Burns sitting at 4-under for the weekend.

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Burns shot 69 to finish at 4-under-par 206, one shot clear of J.J. Spaun (69) and Adam Scott (67, matching the day's low round with Carlos Ortiz). Viktor Hovland (70) is 1-under and Ortiz is even par.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler finds himself in a new position at a golf major, struggling well back while his pal Sam Burns battles for the US Open crown.His best major finish in 20 major starts was sharing ninth at last year's US Open.