Scott and J.J. Spaun, the 18-hole leader, are tied at three-under. Viktor Hovland is the only other player under par after 54 holes. Full leaderboard can be found here on PGATour.com. Sam Burns dealt with Saturday's pressure well.

Sam Burns maintains slender lead but Adam Scott, JJ Spaun and Viktor Hovland are in pursuit after intriguing third day at the US Open.

Scottie Scheffler battled just to salvage a 71 — the sixth straight round over par in a U.S. Open for the No. 1 player — and then headed to the range with arms flailing while venting frustration on why the ball wasn't going where he wanted. He was seven shots behind and felt he was still very much in the hunt for a second straight major.

Hatton, who is five shots off the pace, joked that the brutal Oakmont course has brought everyone down to his level of mental fragility.