Concerning News Emerges on US Open Contender Less Than 24 Hours Before Final Round

Concerning News Emerges on US Open Contender Less Than 24 Hours Before Final Round originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

One golfer remained on the Oakmont driving range as the light faded into darkness ahead of the final round of the US Open on Saturday. It is not exactly a great sign for one of the top contenders to win the major. 

Typically, when a PGA Tour golfer goes back to the driving range after a grueling round, it is not a display of confidence. Heading into the final round of the US Open, just four golfers had a score under par. 

Sam Burns leads the field at 4-under par followed by both Adam Scott and J.J. Spaun who are tied at 3-under par. Viktor Hovland sits at fourth at 1-under par but does not appear confident in his driver with one more round remaining at the U.S. Open. 

The PGA Tour posted a video on X of Hovland as the only one remaining on the driving range following the third round, less than 24 hours before his final tee time at Oakmont. 

“Last man on the range,” the PGA Tour posted on Saturday. “Viktor Hovland grinding late at Oakmont.”

Additional golf media members provided some context for Hovland’s late night cram session. 

“Vik out here talking the ear off his coach, Grant Waite,” Golf.com’s editor Alan Bastable noted in a Saturday message on X. “Trying to sort his driver after a couple of loose swings late in 3rd rd.”

The late driving range session lastly approximately 55 minutes, per The Athletic’s Gabby Herzig. Going into the final round, Burns is the favorite to win in the US Open odds at +170, per DraftKings. 

Hovland is fourth in the US Open odds at +650, but the latest footage is unlikely to instill confidence in bettors. Perhaps Hovland is betting on himself to find his form off the tee after his latest driving range session.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 15, 2025, where it first appeared.

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