Sam Burns opened up about Scottie Scheffler after wrapping up his third round at the US Open on Saturday. Burns and World No. 1 Scheffler have been close friends for years, and while Scheffler has been the standout player in recent seasons,

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.

Burns, a 28-year-old from Louisiana, has five PGA Tour titles, the last one more than two years ago. Despite that, he leads the quartet under par through 54 holes.