England’s Luke Donald and Swede Jesper Parnevik have failed in their bid to qualify for next week's United States Open at Shinnecock Hills.

Matt Gogel erased some bad memories with a victory at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.

Woods’ bid for what looked the impossible began with a 361-yard drive as a wind picked up.

Latest leading positions in the final round of the 101st United States Open at Southern Hill, Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA unless stated, par 70):

Overwhelming pre-tournament favourite for the US Open competition at the

US Open Leaderboard

US Open Leaderboard

US Open Leaderbaord

Tiger Woods is still 6-4 favourite to win the US Open with bookmakers William Hill despite currently standing at three over par after nine holes of his rain-interrupted first round.

Storms have stopped play at the US Open in Tulsa, Oklahoma, just as Tiger Woods was attempting a six foot put on the tenth green to save par.

Bernhard Langer has dropped three shots on the thirteenth and fourteenth holes to peg him back from top of the leaderboard to level par.