Who is leading the 2025 US Open after round 3? Leaderboard explored

The penultimate round of the 2025 US Open on Saturday saw stellar performances from the field. With a completely stacked leaderboard, the final round is sure to be exciting.

Sam Burns bears the solo lead at the 2025 US Open. He posted a 1 under par 69 round to total 4 under par and have a one-stroke lead over Adam Scott and J. J. Spaun, who share the second place.

Marc Leishman posted a 2-under-par 68 round to climb 34 spots up the leaderboard. He sits tied for 11th place at the 2025 US Open with nine other players, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, with a total 4 over par score.

Justin Hastings is the leading amateur player at the 2025 US Open. He is tied for 45th place with big-time PGA Tour stars like Mackenzie Hughes, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Adam Schenk. They all bear a total 54-hole score of 9 over par.

2025 US Open Round 3 Leaderboard

Here's a look at the top players at the 2025 US Open heading into the final round of the Major championship (via PGA Tour):

1 - Sam Burns (-4)
T2 - Adam Scott (-3)
T2 - J. J. Spaun (-3)
4 - Viktor Hovland (-1)
5 - Carlos Ortiz (E)
T6 - Tyrrell Hatton (+1)
T6 - Thirston Lawrence (+1)
8 - Rasmus Neegard Petersen (+2)
T9 - Robert MacIntyre (+3)
T9 - Cameron Young (+3)
T11 - Marc Leishman (+4)
T11 - Chris Gotterup (+4)
T11 - Scottie Scheffler (+4)
T11 - Nick Taylor (+4)
T11 - Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+4)
T11 - Max Greyserman (+4)
T11 - Emiliano Grillo (+4)
T11 - Russell Henley (+4)
T11 - Victor Perez (+4)
T11 - Ben Griffin (+4)
T21 - Ryan Gerard (+5)
T21 - Matt Wallace (+5)
T21 - Sam Stevens (+5)
T21 - Keegan Bradley (+5)
T21 - Chris Kirk (+5)
T21 - Jason Day (+5)
T21 - Thomas Detry (+5)
T21 - Brooks Koepka (+5)
T29 - J. T. Poston (+6)
T29 - Jordan Spieth (+6)
T29 - Trevor Cone (+6)
T29 - Aaron Rai (+6)
T29 - Jhonattan Vegas (+6)
T29 - Si Woo Kim (+6)
T35 - Xander Schauffele (+7)
T35 - Maverick McNealy (+7)
T35 - Tom Kim (+7)
T35 - Jon Rahm (+7)
T39 - Laurie Canter (+8)
T39 - Patrick Reed (+8)
T39 - Corey Conners (+8)
T39 - Ryan Fox (+8)
T39 - Rasmus Hojgaard (+8)
T39 - Collin Morikawa (+8)
T45 - Matt Fitzpatrick (+9)
T45 - Justin Hastings (a) (+9)
T45 - Mackenzie Hughes (+9)
T45 - Adam Schenk (+9)
T49 - Andrew Nivak (+10)
T49 - Rory McIlroy (+10)
T49 - Tony Finau (+10)
T49 - Daniel Berger (+10)
T49 - Denny McCarthy (+10)

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Lathika is one of the newer additions to Sportskeeda’s budding golf journalism team and has brought plenty of in-game experience to the role. Having been a golfer for over 12 years now, some of her crowning achievements include winning titles on the Indian Golf Union Ladies tour and Junior Girls Amateur tour.

She currently competes in Division 1 golf in New York, and hopes to play in the U.S. Open and Chevron Championship one day. She is set to cover the 2025 Ryder Cup as well. She is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Management, and holds a Sports Marketing certification from Northwestern University, which helped her learn to draft press releases and ultimately transition into journalism.

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