Rory McIlroy is just one shot off the lead heading into the final round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club after carding a one-under-par third round of 69 overnight.
Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry also moved their way up the leaderboard on moving day.
Harrington currently sits in a tie for 15th on one-under-par, nine shots behind leaders Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark, while Lowry is in a tie for 20th, level par for the tournament.
Both players shot under-par rounds on Saturday.
Lowry will be the first Irish player to get underway later when he tees off at 8:46pm.
The Offaly man will play alongside Tony Finau.
Harrington steps onto the course less than half an hour later at 9:08pm, with Patrick Cantlay set to accompany him.
Viewers will have to wait another hour to see Rory McIlroy, with the Hollywood native not teeing off until 10:19pm. Scottie Scheffler will join McIlroy. The American sits on seven-under-par.
The final group which features Fowler and Clark tees off at 10:30pm.
The final rounds tee off over an hour earlier than last night.
It was 11:40pm (3:40pm locally) before Fowler and Clark got underway on the west coast with both players expressing dissatisfaction about the late start after their rounds.
Clark described it as playing "twilight golf".
Wyndham Clark says “it’s a little ridiculous we teed off that late,” with a 3:40 start time. Was playing the last two holes semi-blind and on feel. “We played twilight golf.” Rickie agreed — if it was a Tour event, he said, they’d be looking for the horn to blow.
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Were McIlroy to win later his nine-year major drought would end and he would win the US Open for the second time in his career, the first coming all the way back in 2011 when he was just 22.
“I'm excited. It's another chance to try to do something really special in my career," McIlroy told RTÉ's Greg Allen after his third round.
"This is what we practice for. And this is what we put the long, long hours in for is not to necessarily win these championships, but it's more to just see what you're made of and see if you can do it and see if you've got whatever it is that you need inside of you to get the job done.
“So, you know I'm relishing the opportunity tomorrow and you know excited for the opportunity that lies ahead.
“I know if I control myself and I do the things that I can do well, hopefully, the by product of that is you know, there’ll be a trophy at the end of the day.”
It could well be a night for plenty of coffee as McIlroy hunts down major number five.
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