Baddeley thankful for strong finish

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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.

He said: "That birdie was great to carry into Sunday. I hit three nice shots there so it was good. We talked about after bogeying 16 about getting one or two coming in."

Baddeley was one over par at one point after a birdie at the 13th but he quickly came back to the pack. Bogeys at 15 and 16 were followed by more trouble at the 17th when his iron off the tee came to rest in the rough on the slope of a bunker.

Playing the ball well above his feet, Baddeley managed to find the green and save par. He then birdied 18 to put what could be a crucial extra stroke between himself and Woods.

The 26-year-old will need all the positive vibes he can get as he will be in the final pairing with the world number one in attempting to claim his first major championship.

Woods will be trying to win his 13th major title but Baddeley will be taking no notice of his playing partner during the final 18 holes.

He added: "I can't control what Tiger or Jim Furyk or Justin Rose do and they can't control what I do. Tiger is the best player in the world but I feel like I'm playing well and my swing is good.I hit a lot of nice shots today and I do feel good with the putter."

Woods was nothing short of brilliant from tee to green, missing only the 18th green in regulation for his solitary bogey of the day, but he was a little unfortunate with his putter.

He said: "I felt like I hit the ball pretty good today. I hit a lot of good putts that grazed the edge but I put myself right there in the tournament."