Zac Blair shot a 2-over par 72 but moved up from tied for 24th to tied for 17th on moving day at the U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills in New York Saturday.
Blair, a former BYU golfer and current Orem resident who grew up in Ogden, made bogeys on Nos. 1, 10 and 15 while making a birdie on the par-5 No. 16.
His round placed him among the most consistent players after 54 holes, a field that has five players under par and another four who are even par after Saturday’s play.
Wyndham Clark shot a 1-under par 69 to stay ahead of the field at 8-under par, seven strokes ahead of four players tied at 1-under, including Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Tom Kim and Sam Stevens.
Blair, who is not known for his length off the tee, does possess a competitive short game, and his consistent ball-striking has served him well throughout his career.
As an amateur player in Utah through high school and college, Blair won the Utah Golf Association’s Player of the Year six times from 2009-2014. He shared that honor in 2013 with Cole Ogden.