US Open 2013 Golf - Leaderboard, Live Stream, Tee Times & TV Schedule For Sunday, June 16, 2013: Phil Mickelson Gunning For Wire-to-Wire Win at Merion

By Lou Aguila (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Jun 15, 2013 11:52 PM EDT

Tags Merion, Phil Mickelson, US Open Championship, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, PGA Tour

Three days passed by at Merion and Phil Mickelson is still on top of the leaderboard with just one more round to go at the US Open Championship.

After experiencing some hiccups earlier in the third round, Lefty made a move late to become the only player under par (1-under 209) after 54 holes. Mickelson is looking to become only sixth person to win the US Open crown wire-to-wire, joining the likes of Jack Nicklaus (1980), Payne Stewart (1991), Ratief Goosen (2001), Tiger Woods (2000 and 2002) and Rory McIlroy (2011).

After five runner-up heartbreaks (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2009) at US Open, Mickelson is without doubt closing in on his breakthrough win in the Grand Slam event.

"I love being in the thick of it," Mickelson told ESPN after the third round "I've had opportunities in years past, and it has been so fun, even though it's been heartbreaking to come so close a number of times and let it slide.

South African Charl Schwartzel, and Americans Hunter Mahan and Steve Stricker are very much in contention with just one stroke behind the leader while Tiger Woods seemed headed to another fruitless Grand Slam tournament stint after scoring a 76 on Saturday.

Pressure is building up heading into the final day of competition at Merion as players scramble for one final push towards the prestigious US Open crown.

Fourth round play starts at 8:44 a.m ET with Mickelson scheduled to kick start his final 18 holes at 3:20 p.m.

Merion GC Tee #1

Group	Time	Players
130	8:44 am	Karlsson, Robert
131	8:55 am	Khan, Simon	Sutherland, Kevin
132	9:06 am	Stanley, Kyle	Stefani, Shawn
133	9:17 am	Hedblom, Peter	Phelan, Kevin
134	9:28 am	Peterson, John	Weaver, Michael
135	9:39 am	Howell, David	Kaymer, Martin
136	9:50 am	Herman, Jim	Weibring, Matt
137	10:01 am	Presnell, Alistair	Weir, Mike
138	10:12 am	Alker, Steven	Johnson, Dustin
139	10:23 am	Laird, Martin	Stallings, Scott
140	10:34 am	Teater, Josh	Thompson, Nicholas
141	10:45 am	Chappell, Kevin	Ogilvy, Geoff
142	10:56 am	Coetzee, George	Knox, Russell
143	11:07 am	Pettersson, Carl	Siem, Marcel
144	11:18 am	Garcia, Sergio	Simpson, Webb
145	11:29 am	Choi, K.J.	Hearn, David
146	11:40 am	Kim, Bio	Scott, Adam
147	11:51 am	Langley, Scott	Matsuyama, Hideki
148	12:02 pm	Bettencourt, Matt	Woods, Tiger
149	12:13 pm	Harrington, Padraig	Parry, John
150	12:24 pm	Huh, John	Kuchar, Matt
151	12:35 pm	Donaldson, Jamie	Pan, Cheng Tsung
152	12:46 pm	Goggin, Mathew	Snedeker, Brandt
153	12:57 pm	Madsen, Morten Orum	McIlroy, Rory
154	1:08 pm	Dufner, Jason	Kelly, Jerry
155	1:19 pm	Loar, Edward	Watson, Bubba
156	1:30 pm	Els, Ernie	Van Pelt, Bo
157	1:41 pm	Hoffman, Charley	Westwood, Lee
158	1:52 pm	Casey, Paul	Lawrie, Paul
159	2:03 pm	Lingmerth, David	Senden, John
160	2:14 pm	Colsaerts, Nicolas	Poulter, Ian
161	2:25 pm	Fdez-Castano, Gonzalo	Stenson, Henrik
162	2:36 pm	Fowler, Rickie	Kim, Michael
163	2:47 pm	Day, Jason	Horschel, Billy
164	2:58 pm	Donald, Luke	Rose, Justin
165	3:09 pm	Schwartzel, Charl	Stricker, Steve
166	3:20 pm	Mahan, Hunter	Mickelson, Phil