Matthieu Pavon leads US Open after ‘absolute mental torture’ for Shane Lowry
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Lowry thought level par would have a great chance to win at Pinehurst.
France’s Matthieu Pavon held a slender lead midway through the third round of the US Open as Shane Lowry’s prediction of the winning score looked like being surprisingly wide of the mark.