Australia's Geoff Ogilvy finishes a shot further back in third.

Colin Montgomerie recovers well from a poor start to stay in touch alongside Ian Poulter, Vijay Singh and early leader Steve Stricker.

Padraig Harrington was in the top three until a triple bogey finish at the 18th took him back to tied eighth.

Latest updates (all times BST):

0013: It's all over and just two names register under-par scores: Japan's Ryuji Imada and a certain Phil Mickelson both mark 69s on their cards. All to play for on the fourth day.

0011: Steve Stricker joins the bogey club on the last for a 76. He slips to joint fourth alongside Monty, Ian Poulter and Vijay Singh.

0009: Colin Montgomerie pars the last for a 75 and sits in joint fourth. Still very much in contention.

0006: Colin Montgomerie and Steve Stricker both miss the 18th green with their approaches.

0000: Kenneth Ferrie finishes with a bogey on the 18th so he and Phil Mickelson share the lead on one over par.

2353: Padraig Harrington slips to joint eighth on six over par.

2352: Former US Open champion Jim Furyk finishes with a 74.

2350: The 18th is ruining the GB & Ireland challenge as Padraig Harrington makes a triple bogey seven at the 18th. Ouch.

2342: Padraig Harrington jumps out of the frying pan and into the fire as he goes from the rough to the bunker on the 18th.

2337: Phil Mickelson misses the putt on the 18th. A par will have to do for the chasing American but he looks dangerous going into the final day. He finishes on two over, just one shot off the lead.

2335: Graeme McDowell finishes with a double bogey on the last. He slips to eight over par.

2334: It's a recurring nightmare for the Brits as Kenneth Ferrie watches his ball roll off the green on the 17th.

2332: Graeme McDowell makes the same mistake as Ian Poulter and watches as his chip onto the 18th rolls back to his feet.

2330: Phil Mickelson gives himself a chance of reaching Kenneth Ferrie's score with a wonderful approach on the last.

2322: Colin Montgomerie makes an excellent par on the 15th to stay three shots off the lead.

2318: Phil Mickelson leaves his putt short and taps in for par. He's still two over, one behind Kenneth Ferrie.

2317: Steve Stricker recovers on the 15th with a good approach to give himself a chance of a birdie.

2311: Colin Montgomerie birdies the 14th to go to four over. He hasn't dropped a shot since the sixth.

2310: Steve Stricker makes double bogey on 14th to go three over.

2307: Darren Clarke birdies the 18th but he's nine over for the day and is 14 over for the tournament.

2305: Phil Mickelson nails another putt for birdie on 16. He's now on two over.

2302: Steve Stricker finds the rough from the tee on the 14th and can only send his second shot into the rough again. His third misses the green and a change of lead is surely due.

2259: Greg Ogilvy drops a shot on the 14th for successive bogeys to slip back to three over.

2244: Ian Poulter double bogeys the last to finish on even par for the round, five over for the championship.

2239: Phil Mickelson puts himself back in the mix with a birdie on the 14th. Ian Poulter chips onto the green but it's deja vu as his ball rolls back onto the fairway once again.

2238: Geoff Ogilvy makes the par to stay at one over. Meanwhile Ian Poulter hits the green on the 18th but watches as his ball rolls back onto the fairway.

2237: David Duval goes round in 71, he's 10 over for the championship.

2235: Geoff Ogilvy has a putt for a share of the lead on the 12th but the ball rushes past and he will face a challenge to make par.

2230: Phillip Archer throws his club at his bag after taking four shots and still not reaching the green from the bunker on 16. He has five bogeys on his card so far.

2228: Graeme McDowell marks a costly bogey on his card to slip back to four over.

2226: Ian Poulter pars the 17th meaning he can match the equal best round of the week (68) with another par on the 18th.

2216: Four out of the top six are from GB & Ireland.

2206: Canada's Mike Weir joins Phil Mickelson on four over with a birdie on the 16th.

2203: Peter Hedblom chips in from off the 18th green to make a bogey. After his heroics earlier on he closes his round with a one-over-par 71.

2159: Kenneth Ferrie is leading the US Open outright after Steve Stricker drops a shot on the ninth as his putt for par roles past the hole.

2157: Ian Poulter rattles a putt in from long range on the 15th for a birdie. He's now on three over.

2156: Darren Clarke double bogeys the 13th. He's now seven over for the third round, twelve over par for the championship.

2152: Kenneth Ferrie bogeys the ninth to go out in 34. He slips back to join Steve Stricker as joint leader on even par.

2146: Phil Mickelson shows his awesome touch around the greens to save par on the 10th. McDowell also pars the hole.

2143: Padraig Harrington drops a shot on the ninth after a wayward tee shot to move back to two over.

2141: Kenneth Ferrie takes the outright lead as Steve Stricker bogeys the eighth.

2133: Since the turn Ian Poulter has scored birdie, par, par, par. He's four off the lead and two under for the day. Only Kenneth Ferrie has scored as well so far today.

2130: Back-to-back bogies for Mickelson. He's on four over now.

2128: Again McDowell seems to be more in control than Mickelson as he hits the green at the ninth with his second shot.

2125: It seems to be unravelling slightly for Phil Mickelson as he gives himself a talking to on the ninth tee. He finds the bunker from the rough with his second shot.

2124: Padraig Harrington narrowly misses a birdie at the eighth. The Irishman is looking confident though.

2122: Another bogey for Colin Montgomerie at the sixth.

2121: Graeme McDowell follows Phil Mickelson with a bogey at the eighth.

2117: Steve Stricker misses the putt on six and drops a shot to go back to one under par overall. Kenneth Ferrie and him are now joint leaders.

2116: Kenneth Ferrie is proving a master around the greens saving par once again on the seventh.

2114: Steve Stricker is emitting a calm demeanour but struggles out of the rough on the right of the sixth fairway but recovers to give himself a chance of par.

2110: Luke Donald narrowly misses out on a one-under par score of 69. He has to settle for a 70.

2108: Kenneth Ferrie scrambles brilliantly for par on the sixth.

2106: Padraig Harrington birdies the sixth to move into third place.

2104: Kenneth Ferrie is in trouble with his second shot from the rough on the sixth. He'll struggle to save par.

2103: Colin Montgomerie claws a shot back on the fifth with a birdie.

2102: The crowd are fully behind Phil Mickelson as he saves par on the par-three seventh.

2055: Eagle time for Kenneth Ferrie. He moves into a share of the lead.

2051: Five consecutive fives for Colin Montgomerie. It's grim viewing for Monty fans everywhere.

2050: Kenneth Ferrie hits a great approach to the fifth. Another eagle is on the cards.

2048: Ian Poulter birdies the 10th to go three over par, four shots off the lead.

2039: Kenneth Ferrie drops a shot to move back to one over par alongside Graeme McDowell, now joint second.

2036: Graeme McDowell makes a birdie on the fifth to move into third place on one over par.

2032: Colin Montgomerie makes an awful start as he follows two bogies with a double bogy on the third hole.

2029: Phillip Archer chips in from off the green on the eighth hole.

2024: Kenneth Ferrie birdies the third to move to even par.

2021: Padraig Harrington drops a shot on the third to move back to two over.

2020: Kenneth Ferrie makes pars at the first two holes.

2015: Colin Montgomerie misses the second fairway and subsequently lands his second shot in the bunker.

2009: Colin Montgomerie drops a shot at the first to join Kenneth Ferrie and Padraig Harrington on one over par.

2008: Harrington birdies the second to go to one over, just two shots off the lead.

2005: Miguel Angel Jimenez is the latest of the Europeans who makes an eagle on the fifth. He goes up to three over par.

2004: It's not a good start for Colin Montgomerie as he has to lay up after his tee shot finds the thick rough.

2000: Colin Montgomerie tees off but pulls his shot to the left. Overall leader Steve Stricker manages to keep his ball on the fairway.

1958: Kenneth Ferrie tees off looking understandably nervous at the first.

1956: Padraig Harrington pars the first as Graeme McDowell maintains an aggressive start, narrowly missing the hole for birdie on the second.

1946: Ian Poulter putts out to take an eagle on the fifth and moves to three over.

1942: Graeme McDowell birdies the first to join Peter Hedblom on two over par, three shots off the lead.

1940: Ian Poulter hits a peach of a second shot at the par-five fifth landing the ball 10 feet from the pin. Padraig Harrington tees off.

1930: Phil Mickelson's fans are soon quiet as the three-time US Open runner up seems to send his drive to the right. In contrast Graeme McDowell's drive stays straight.

1925: The British challenge begins with Phillip Archer and Darren Clarke both making pars at the first two holes. The Winged Foot crowd are in full voice as Phil Mickelson makes his way to the first tee.

1920: Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez makes a solid start with pars on the first two holes.

1909: Peter Hedblom follows up his ace at the third with another eagle on the fifth. It takes him to two over, just three shots off the lead.

1902: Japan's Ryuji Imada registers the first under-par score for the day with a 69. His overall score of 218 is eight over for the Championship.

1900: David Duval saves par on the second with another long putt. Meanwhile Fred Couples makes a great birdie on the 11th. Who said the greens were tough?

1855: Sweden are on song as Henrik Stenson rolls in a beauty for eagle at the fifth. That tempers his two bogeys to take him back to level par for the round.

1843: Vijay Singh misses the fairway on the right as he tees off with Ian Poulter.

1840: Only four players are under par for the day as former Open champion David Duval sees his approach on the first land near the flag and then slip agonisingly back down the green.

1828: Whoops galore as Sweden's Peter Hedblom hits a hole-in-one at the par-three third. The ace takes him to four over.

1825: Luke Donald strokes in a long putt for birdie on the seventh to boost his confidence after a shaky start. Jose Maria Olazabal drops a shot on the 12th.

1821: Ernie Els nails a monster putt on the fourth for birdie. He goes back to eight over.

1815: John Cook is the first to finish his third round with a four-over-par 74. His overall score is 13 over.

1808: Olazabal makes a great start to the back nine with birdies on holes ten and 11.

1803: Ernie Els hits a wayward tee shot on the par-three third and can't prevent his second successive bogey.

1759: Americans Jeff Sluman and Kent Jones move to six over with birdies in their opening holes.

1756: Paul Casey birdies the 11th to join Luke Donald on ten over.

1753: Vijay Singh is, surprise, surprise, warming up on the practice range. He tees off at 1840 BST with Ian Poulter.

1749: Jose Maria Olazabal goes out in an even-par 35. Ernie Els begins his round with a par.

1737: Charles Howell III makes successive birdies on the fourth and fifth holes.

1734: Phil Mickelson warms up for his tee-off time at 1930 BST with a few drills on the putting green.

1729: Luke Donald's third round goes from bad to worse with a double bogey on the second.

1725: Japan's Ryuji Imada grabs his second birdie of the round at the 11th to move to seven over. Argentina's Angel Cabrera begins with a par.

1713: Luke Donald starts his third round with a bogey.

1707: Adam Scott follows Jose Maria Olazabal with a birdie on the fifth, the longest hole on the course. The Australian joins the Spaniard on seven over.

1702: Paul Casey drops another shot on seven to go twelve over par.

1657: Jose Maria Olazabal birdies the 515-yard fifth to move to seven over.

1648: Tom Pernice Jr is the early mover with two birdies and four pars in his first six holes. David Howell drops a shot at the third.

1640: David Howell birdies the second hole to move to seven over.

1632: Adam Scott and Jose Maria Olazabal maintain good starts with pars at the second and third holes respectively.

1623: David Howell attempts to put the end of his second round to the back of his mind and starts with a par.

1620: Paul Casey bogeys the third and slips to ten over par.

1613: Big-hitting Australian Adam Scott stays at eight over par with a four at the first.

1604: Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal tees off with a par at the first.

1602: Former Open champion Ben Curtis is three for three. Three holes, three bogeys. He's now on 13 over par.

1557: Paul Casey pars the second as his partner, American Tom Pernice Jr, makes a birdie to move to eight over.

1552: More misery for Ben Curtis and Ben Crane as they both bogey the second.

1548: Tim Herron's bad start is compounded further with a bogey at the third.

1542: Paul Casey begins the European challenge with a par at the first to remain at nine over.

1536: The par-four first is living up to its billing as the hardest hole on the course as Ben Curtis and Ben Crane join the bogey boys and slip to ten under.

1527: American Tim Herron starts his third round with a double bogey and drops to the bottom of the leaderboard at eleven over. Japan's Ryuji Imada makes a solid start with a par.

1525: Stephen Gangluff birdies the second hole to move back to nine over.

1520: John Cook pars the third hole.

1512: Americans Ted Purdy and Stephen Gangluff both have a frustrating start to their third rounds with bogies at the first.

1505: John Cook bogeys the second hole and drops to ten over.

1458: John Cook pars the first to remain at nine over.

1450: John Cook is the odd man out and sets off on his own round the Winged Foot course.

(BBC)