With his final round performance at the US Open, Rory McIlroy is back in the fight to find the right motivation for the future of his professional career.

The tradition of the US Open finishing on Father’s Day Sunday could be in jeopardy after play was suspended due to dangerous weather.

Rory McIlory recovered from a nightmare start to scrape into the weekend at Oakmont – indeed, he played the last 15 holes in two under – but his second round yesterday will be remembered more for the wrong reasons.

Sam Burns leads the US Open where four players are under par, and four players are under 20/1. Ben Coley previews the final round at Oakmont.

The best player on day two was undoubtedly America's Sam Burns and he deservedly leads at the halfway stage of the US Open. Here's just how he did it. You can read a

Sam Burns leads J.J. Spaun by one shot after a stunning 65. But it was not a good day for several big names who are heading home early.

Sam Burns outdueled fellow American J.J. Spaun down the stretch to grab a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US Open, setting the stage for a Sunday showdown

Burns (10*) E Koepka (11*), Morikawa (9*), MacIntyre (18:36) +1 Canter (5*); +2 Rahm (10); +3 Rai (7) +4 Fleetwood (18:03), McIlroy (18:25), Fitzpatrick (18:25); +5 Scheffler (10*), Spieth (9) Full round two tee-times Paul Higham and Phil Cartwright Burns -1 (8*) Sam Burns day gets a little better with a third birdie on the short par-four 17th,