SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Somehow, tying a U.S. Open record with a final-round 63 wasn’t totally satisfying for Tommy Fleetwood.

”Yeah,” he said with a laugh, ”but I wanted 62.”

The Englishman nearly got it: A birdie putt from 8 feet on No. 18 broke right and skidded past the hole.

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Still, the 12th-ranked player in the world had a special achievement on Sunday. Only five players have shot 63 in the U.S. Open, and only Johnny Miller in 1963 – when he won the tournament – had done it in the fourth round.

So Fleetwood knew what that last stroke was all about.

”The putt, I actually started it on the line I wanted to,” he said. ”It was a little bit slower than I expected.

”I knew what score it was for. If I could go back, I would give it a little pace.”

After he missed, one fan yelled out: ”You still have beautiful hair!” referring to Fleetwood’s long locks.

With Shinnecock Hills playing far easier Sunday than in a brutal third round when the USGA conceded t..

Tommy Fleetwood analyzes his strong 4th round after shooting 7-under.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) The Latest on Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open (all times local):

4:25 p.m.

Nine holes to go at the U.S. Open and defending champion Brooks Koepka has a one-stroke lead.

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Koepka is 2 under par through nine at Shinnecock Hills and 1 over for the tournament. Tommy Fleetwood is in the clubhouse with a 7-under 63, tying the record for the lowest round at a U.S. Open. Fleetwood is 2 over for the week, tied with Masters champion Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson, who are just starting the back nine.

Third-round co-leaders Daniel Berger and Tony Finau had a rough start and are up to 5 over as they approach the turn.

Shinnecock played easier on Sunday morning than in the third round, when the USGA admitted that it lost control of the course when the winds picked up in the afternoon.

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Ross KinnairdSOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.— Garrett Rank missed the cut in his U.S. Open debut at 18-over par, which made it all the more confusing why he was playing Sunday at the U.S. Open alongside Andrew “Beef” Johnston.
Turns out Rank, an amateur who makes his living as an NHL referee, was asked to be a marker for Johnston in the day's 8:21 a.m. pairing. The two darted around Shinnecock Hills in a little more than three-and-a-half hours, and perhaps not surprisingly, Rank was able to put together his best golf of the week once the pressure was off.
“It was obviously because there was nothing on the line and I could just hit it out there and hit it around and have fun,” Rank said.
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SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The aftermath of Phil Mickelson's peculiar putt on Shinnecock's 13th green during Saturday's third round has seen plenty of fiery takes from media members and fans dumbfounded by what Lefty did. Some called for him to withdraw since the USGA opted not to disqualify him. Obviously, it's not nearly as serious a situation as those around the game are making it out to be. No one died, but many of the opinions have their validity.
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Then there are those who chose to make light of the situation, including Phil and Andrew “Beef” Johnston, who yucked it up as they walked off the 13th green like nothing even happened. Others, like the famously hilarious ClubProGuy, had an absolute field day on Twitter.
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Watch Rickie Fowler's great shot on Sunday during the final round of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) The Latest on Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open (all times local):

4:25 p.m.

Nine holes to go at the U.S. Open and defending champion Brooks Koepka has a one-stroke lead.

Article continues below …

Koepka is 2 under par through nine at Shinnecock Hills and 1 over for the tournament. Tommy Fleetwood is in the clubhouse with a 7-under 63, tying the record for the lowest round at a U.S. Open. Fleetwood is 2 over for the week, tied with Masters champion Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson, who are just starting the back nine.

Third-round co-leaders Daniel Berger and Tony Finau had a rough start and are up to 5 over as they approach the turn.

Shinnecock played easier on Sunday morning than in the third round, when the USGA admitted that it lost control of the course when the winds picked up in the afternoon.

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3:55 p.m.

England’s Tommy Fleetwood has tied the U.S. Open record with a 7-under-63 in the final round.

With Shinnecock Hills playing far easier than..