Harrington chips into contention as McDowell battles with Furyk

Pádraig Harrington mounted a late charge for the US Open last night as overnight leaders Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk were locked in a grim battle for survival at a foggy Olympic Club.

Six shots off the pace starting the day, Dubliner Harrington looked out of the running when he failed to get up and down for pars at the second and sixth after finding rough off the tee.

The three-time major winner’s putter had been ice cold for two of his first three rounds, but it finally hotted up around the turn at the storied San Francisco Club, founded by Irish and Italian immigrants.