Sam Burns is one round away from a U.S. Open title with no margin for error after Saturday's round of 69 left him with a one-shot lead.

UNT product Carlos Ortiz is in the top 5 while Dallas’ Scottie Scheffler sits eight shots back in a 10-way tie for 11th.

Spaun went out in a record 31 and posted just the eighth bogey-free round in U.S. Open history at Oakmont to take the early lead on Thursday.

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J.J. Spaun's wife Melody Spaun has been by the PGA Tour golfer's side long before he was in contention to win majors like the U.S. Open. Throughout J.J.'s career, the golfer has praised Melody and her impact in their family life.

This is the first time Spaun has been in the top 10 following any major championship round, let alone held the lead.

Most of the U.S. Open field struggled at Oakmont during the first round, but not J.J. Spaun, who went bogey-free to lead the third major of the season.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything.

J.J. Spaun shot a bogey-free 66 in the first round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont, tying the record for the lowest opening round score at that course in a U.S. Open. Spaun made four birdies in his first eight holes and then made 10 consecutive pars, including several long putts.

Unheralded J.J. Spaun outshined the game's top players and led the U.S. Open by one shot after the first round on Thursday at steamy Oakmont Country Club where the big names like Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy all struggled.

J.J. Spaun might not be the flashiest player, but his "fairways and greens" formula works perfectly at Oakmont. His clean and steady swing has Live From the U.S. Open bullish on his chances on Sunday.