SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The bunched leaderboard, the inability to pull away, the momentum changing with virtually every shot.Yes, the race for second place Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open figures to be a nailbiter. Three players whose names will drive Google searches galore for the casual golf fans — Tom Kim, Sam Stevens and Sahith Theegala — found themselves tied with a bigger name, Scottie Scheffler, in a four-way logjam for second at Shinnecock. They all finished Saturday’s third round trailing leader Wyndham Clark by six shots.“As you can see, it’s kind of a jumbled leaderboard,” Kim said, “except for where the leader is.”For the record, a six-shot rally would be one less than the biggest final-round comeback in U.S. Open history. That belongs to Arnold Palmer, back in 1960 at Cherry Hills. Even if they had resumes approaching Palmer’s, the odds would be stacked against these three dreamers. Turns out, they don’t.
Kim, Stevens and Theegala have a total of one top-5 finish in majors between them. All in their 20s and looking for a breakthrough, they have a total of 39 starts in majors between them, dating to 2020.
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