Goosen on course for US Open victory

South Africa's Retief Goosen, a member of the European Tour, has taken another step towards ending European hopes of a first win in the US Open since 1970.

Retief Goosen, a member of the European Tour, has taken another step towards ending European hopes of a first win in the US Open since 1970.

And as he did that with a third round 69 at Pinehurst – it swept the 36-year-old South African into a three-stroke lead on three under par – Goosen may well have also extinguished Tiger Woods’ hopes of a first-ever Grand Slam.