Baddeley thankful for strong finish

Aaron Baddeley felt his birdie at the 18th hole was crucial as the Australian goes into today’s final round at the US Open with a two-stroke lead.

Baddeley carded a second consecutive round of 70 at Oakmont to finish on a two-over-par score of 212 after 54 holes, two ahead of Tiger Woods, who recorded his first sub-par round of the tournament in firing a one under par 69 and improve to four over.