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World No.3 Minjee Lee will be hoping to snare that elusive first major and possibly the world's top women's ranking when the PGA Championship gets underway at Hazeltine.

The West Australian will head a field of seven Australians vying for honours at the fourth richest tournament in the women's game, with the winner taking home US$578,000 ($A838,000).

A field of 144 players will take on the demanding par-72 layout with thick rough and the course is set up to present the longest test in the 65-year history of the tournament which begins on Thursday night (AEST).

Playing at 6,807 yards, Hazeltine will break the record previously established at Kemper Lakes in Kildeer, Illinois, which measured 6,741 yards in 2018.

The 23-year-old Lee looks the most likely of the Australian contingent to fight out the finish.

Since her win at the LA Open back in April, Lee has dropped back down to No. 3 on the back of some great performances in recent weeks from American Lexi Thompson.

But a win for Australia's highest-ranked golfer could see her achieve a life-long dream of becoming world No.1, provided Jin Young Ko finishes solo third or worse.

Other Australians in the field are LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famer Karrie Webb, fellow Queenslander Katherine Kirk, Victorian Su Oh, who equalled her best LPGA performance last week finishing tied for 2nd at the Meijer Classic, Sarah Kemp, Hannah Green and former Evian Masters Champion and now full-time LPGA teaching professional Wendy Doolan.

Defending champion South Korean former world No.1 Sung Hyun Park will look to join five other players who have successfully defended their KPMG Women's PGA Championship victory: Mickey Wright (1960-61); Patty Sheehan (1983-84); Juli Inkster (1999-2000); Annika Sorenstam (2003-05); and Inbee Park (2013-15).

Brooke Henderson comes into this event in red-hot form after winning last week's tournament on the LPGA Tour, the LPGA Meijer Classic.

Australian players tee-times (all AEST)

11:02pm: Su Oh, Sarah Kemp, Haeji Kang

11:24pm: Katherine Kirk, Sei Young Kim, Bronte Law

12:19am: Minjee Lee, Lydia Ko, Michelle Wie

4:49am: Karrie Webb, Angela Stanford, Carlota Ciganda

4:16am: Wendy Doolan, Lee-Anne Pace, Daniela Darquea

5:00am: Hannah Green, Jennifer Song, Lindsey Weaver.

Days after breaking a 59-year-old US Open record held by Jack Nicklaus, former amateur world No.1 Viktor Hovland has enlisted veteran Australian caddie Shay Knight ahead of his professional debut on the US PGA Tour.

The 21-year-old Norwegian turned pro immediately after capping his sensational amateur career with a tie for 12th at last week's US Open at Pebble Beach.

With a four-under-par total of 280, Hovland broke Nicklaus' US Open scoring record for an amateur (282) which he set at the 1960 edition.

Hovland, who won the 2018 US Amateur championship at Pebble Beach, finished as the US Open's low amateur last week after earning the same honour at the Masters at Augusta with a tie for 32nd.

Hovland, a three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, will now make his professional debut at this week's Travelers Championship - the PGA Tour event at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut.

Hovland has selected Knight as his caddie and the Sydney native says he is excited to work with one of golf's most exciting talents.

Knight has previously caddied for Australians Matt Jones and Aron Price, as well as PGA Tour regulars Chez Reavie, Jerry Kelly and Sean O'Hair.

"I'm really excited; Viktor is confident but not arrogant and easy to get along with," Knight told AAP at TPC River Highlands.

"He's willing to listen and that's really important on the PGA Tour. He wants to enjoy himself but he also wants to learn."

Although he is only 178cm tall, Hovland boasts prodigious length off the tee but combines it with accuracy.

"Viktor hits it very straight; he puts almost no curve on the ball which means he drives it really well and really powerfully," Knight said.

"He's not scared to take bold shots on. What I feel I can contribute with his green reading as a whole he is a really solid player."

Hovland will play the first two rounds of the Travelers Championship with Australian youngster Curtis Luck.

Luck, who won the 2016 US Amateur championship before earning his way to the PGA Tour, backed Hovland to make as smooth a transition.

"Viktor's performance at the US Open says enough, he is pretty much ready to go," Luck said.

"When you're stepping up in majors and finishing 12th that's enough proof you have what it takes."

Also making his professional debut at the Travelers Championship is American Matthew Wolff, Hovland's college teammate at Oklahoma State.

Wolff has captured the attention of the golf world with a unique yet powerful swing that has been compared to former US Open winner Jim Furyk.

Jason Day believes being in contention at this week's Travelers Championship will provide an essential test of his new partnership with caddie Steve Williams ahead of next month's British Open.

Former world No.1 Day debuted accomplished caddie Williams on his bag at last week's US Open, but was unable to threaten the leaderboard at Pebble Beach and struggled to a tie for 21st.

It meant Day was unable to tap in to Williams' uncanny ability to keep golfers composed in the thick of major contention.

The 55-year-old New Zealander developed the skill while he helped Tiger Woods to 13 major victories and Adam Scott during his 2013 Masters win at Augusta National.

But with the Travelers Championship in Connecticut serving as Day's second-last event before the British Open in Northern Ireland, the Queenslander wants to test the fledgling relationship under pressure.

"I think (the partnership) only gets better as you get yourself in contention and around the lead at tournaments," Day said.

"Steve has a way of calming you down. I'm hoping to get myself in contention and see what it's like with him standing next to you.

"He reinforces your good shots, and even on missed putts he reminds you that it was a good putt and to stay patient.

"I could feel that within four days at Pebble Beach. So it's up to me to try to listen, stay disciplined and hit it where he wants me to."

After the Travelers at TPC River Highlands, Day will contest the inaugural 3M Open in Minnesota as his last event before the British Open at Royal Portrush.

Day said he was looking forward to the more forgiving TPC River Highlands.

At 6,841 yards, it is in the top two shortest courses on the PGA Tour.

"The last three tournaments I've played have been such tough tests, (the US PGA Championship at) Bethpage, (Memorial Tournament at) Muirfield Village and a US Open.

"Overall I'm looking forward to the golf course and the event. It's a shorter course, so if you're driving it well you're going to give yourself a lot of opportunities."

Joining Day in the Travelers field are fellow Australians Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Rod Pampling, Curtis Luck, Cameron Smith, Aaron Baddeley and Cameron Davis.

Headlining the Travelers are major champions Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Francesco Molinari and Justin Thomas, as well as recent PGA Tour winners Bryson DeChambeau and Paul Casey.

Marc Leishman admits the official launch of a beer named after him will be in the back of his mind while playing in a star grouping alongside Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson at the Travelers Championship.

Leishman Lager - a beer brewed in his adopted home of Virginia Beach - launches on June 27, almost three years after it was created to raise money for Leishman's charity, the Begin Again Foundation.

When Leishman's wife Audrey survived a near-fatal case of toxic shock syndrome in 2015, the couple launched the foundation to provide financial assistance to American families experiencing medical and life crises.

Leishman created the beer in 2016 with Virginia Beach's Back Bay Brewing Co but did not anticipate its wild popularity in Virginia.

Now, Leishman is awaiting approval of a national distribution licence.

The world No.23 golfer hopes to sell Leishman Lager across the US and have the sales all but fund the Begin Again foundation.

"It's very rewarding to see something so enjoyable for everyone raise money for a cause that is close to Audrey's heart," Leishman told AAP.

"Leishman Lager has become a story within a story. Everyone knows about Audrey's illness, but we were lucky she pulled through and now we want to help others in similar situations.

"The feedback has been that Leishman Lager tastes great. It's got potential to go big here in the US and it'd be amazing if we could almost fund the charity, and its various programs, from the beer."

Leishman aims for the beer to be available in Australia within two years, but concedes it would have to be brewed in Victoria.

The 35-year-old from Warrnambool says the beer's launch is exciting but his attention this week is on the US PGA Tour's Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, in Connecticut.

Leishman earned his first career PGA Tour win at the 2012 Travelers and his rising profile has been rewarded by being grouped in the opening two rounds with superstars Spieth and Mickelson.

"Obviously, Phil is a great player; he and Jordan are multiple major winners," Leishman said. "I expect there to be decent crowds but that has always helped me focus and play better."

Leishman is joined in the Travelers field by fellow big-name Australian Jason Day, playing his second event with accomplished caddie Steve Williams having debuted the New Zealander on the bag at last week's US Open.

Other Australians in the field include Matt Jones, Rod Pampling, Curtis Luck, Cameron Smith, Aaron Baddeley and Cameron Davis.

Headlining the Travelers are major champions Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Francesco Molinari and Justin Thomas, as well as recent PGA Tour winners Bryson DeChambeau and Paul Casey.

An emotional Adam Scott has blasted himself for stumbling while in contention at the US Open.

But after squandering another chance at the majors, the former world No.1 has vowed to undergo a thorough post-mortem before next month's British Open.

He started the final round at Pebble Beach eight shots behind 54-hole leader Gary Woodland, whose 69 on Sunday earned a 13-under-par (271) total and a three-shot win from defending champion Brooks Koepka (68).

But Scott made a run for the ages on Sunday - rattling off an eagle and four birdies in a brilliant first 12 holes.

The wheels came off spectacularly after that.

Scott flared his tee shot out of bounds right on the 13th hole, which led to a double-bogey six.

The 2013 Masters winner showed guts by responding with birdie on the par-5 14th, but two three-putt bogeys at the 16th and 17th sealed his fate.

At six under, Scott (68) finished tied for seventh with former British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen (72).

"It's hard not to have an emotional verdict at the moment, of course I'm very pissed off with my finish," he said post-round.

The always-honest Scott took ownership of his poor finishing stretch.

He admitted a second consecutive top-10 at the majors, a month after sharing eighth at the US PGA Championship, was not good enough.

Chasing a second career major victory, Scott has been in contention to win the past five majors going back to last year's British Open.

"I'm angry; I want to win one of these so badly. I play so much consistent golf," he said.

Scott finished third at last year's PGA Championship and shared the 36-hole lead at this year's Masters at Augusta.

"But that's kind of annoying; I'd almost rather miss every cut and win one tournament for the year if that win was a major," he said.

Scott will not play in competition until next month's British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

He said he will rigorously examine his performances in the thick of major contention - desperate to lift the famous Claret Jug.

"Everything (in my game) can be just that little bit better," Scott said.

"There are things to work on; marginal things like missing greens with short irons from the fairway.

"I'd like to get in a leading position (at Portrush) and see what I've got.

"It's frustrating when you have to sneak in the back door then finish poorly."

Jason Day's results at the US Open continue to slide after collecting two runner-ups among five top-10s from his first six starts.

A 69 on Sunday left former world No.1 Day tied for 21st at two under, in a group which included 15-time major winner Tiger Woods (69).

Day has missed the cut and failed to finish within the top 20 in the past three US Opens.

Marc Leishman (72) was tied 35th at at one over while Cameron Smith (72) finished eight over.

Jason Day says he will lean on the enthusiasm of caddie Steve Williams in Sunday's final round of the US Open when he attempts to go low and salvage a respectable result at Pebble Beach.

A lacklustre third round left former world No.1 Day well off the pace, carding a one-under-par 70 to sit at even-par after 54 holes.

He is well out of contention, 11 shots behind American Gary Woodland.

Big-hitting Woodland shot 69 to climb to 11 under and will take a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round over Justin Rose (68).

But Day, twice a runner-up at the US Open, knows he can rocket up the leaderboard with a hot final round and possibly backdoor a top-10 result.

But he will need the wind to wreak havoc on the leaders on Sunday afternoon.

"I need to post a five or a six under tomorrow. If conditions get tough and I shoot six under I could have a good chance at it," Day said after his round on Saturday.

Day is debuting accomplished caddie Williams this week, the New Zealander who carried the clubs for Tiger Woods during 13 of his 15 major championship wins and Adam Scott when he won the 2013 Masters.

The 31-year-old Day said Williams's unrelenting positivity was infectious and was the reason he was still somewhat in the mix despite not having his best game at Pebble Beach this week.

Day said Williams' can-do attitude and experience in the pressure cooker of majors will be essential in his Sunday charge.

"Steve thinks I'm putting good enough (to go low) and I feel like I'm putting good enough," Day said.

"If he is confident in me, then I feel like I can give myself a shot at it.

"If I commit to my shots and execute the shots I need to, then you never know what could happen at a US Open."

Adam Scott insists he is not out of US Open contention despite needing to produce the greatest final-round comeback in the event's history after he fell further adrift of 54-hole leader Gary Woodland.

Scott produced a ball-striking clinic on the back nine on Saturday but a series of cruel bounces compounded several missed short putts, as he finished eight shots behind Woodland after the third round.

Queenslander Scott's lacklustre round of even-par 71 left him at three-under, while Woodland shot 69 to move to 11 under.

Woodland will take a one-shot lead into Sunday over former US Open winner Justin Rose (68).

Former world No.1 Scot would need to break Arnold Palmer's record seven-shot comeback, which he set in the final round at the 1960 US Open, to claim his second major title.

He would likely also need to break the record for lowest final round by a winner at any major, which Johnny Miller earned with a 63 when he won the 1973 US Open.

But Scott believes the efficiency with which he is swinging the golf club makes it a slim possibility if he can tidy up his putting.

"Today was by far the most under control I've had the golf swing and the ball in a while," he said.

"If I can swing it like that tomorrow, I feel like there's something mid to low 60s for me.

"It's like Johnny Miller shot that 63 to win ... these things can happen if you play great and get the right breaks for one day

"You see guys breaking major records all the time and I feel it's possible around (Pebble Beach).

"Branden Grace shot 62 (at the 2017 British Open); that had never happened before and Brooks (Koepka) broke records at the PGA for a couple of days."

But the powerful, accurate Woodland - who also played college basketball - was defiant he was going to seal his first major victory on Sunday.

"I've worked for this my whole life; I've trained since I started walking," he said.

"I've competed and learned how to win, even if I haven't done it as much as I'd like.

"I came here to win and that's what we're going out to do tomorrow."

Two-time defending US Open champion Brooks Koepka (68), who won last month's US PGA Championship, lurks ominously in a share of third at seven under with Chez Reavie (68) and Louis Oosthuizen (70).

Scott finished as the leading Australian, with countrymen Jason Day and Marc Leishman each shooting rounds of 70 to finish at even par.

Cameron Smith struggled to a 77 to plummet to seven over.

Gary Woodland will start day three of the US Open with a two-shot lead after a dramatic second round, during which former Masters winner Patrick Reed snapped a club in a temper tantrum.

Woodland beat Tiger Woods' record for the lowest 36-hole total recorded during a US Open at Pebble Beach, having posted 68-65 for a nine-under-par score and a two-shot lead.

England's Justin Rose, the 2013 US Open winner, shot 65-70 to be solo second at seven-under, while 2010 British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen (66, 70) is third a stroke further behind.

Adam Scott is the leading Australian at three-under.

Woodland's 133 beat Woods' 36-hole record at Pebble Beach by one stroke, which Woods set during his 15-shot win at the 2000 edition of this tournament.

The big-hitting Woodland, who led the 2018 US PGA Championship after two rounds before playing with Woods in that event's final round, said he was starting to feel comfortable in contention at majors.

Woodland finished tied eighth at the recent PGA Championship.

"I've been in this situation recently, which has been a huge help," Woodland said.

"I was leading after 36 holes (at the 2018 PGA Championship) and played Tiger on Sunday at Bellerive. That was a huge being in that atmosphere."

Reed, the 2018 Masters champ, whiffed a greenside pitch shot at Pebble Beach's iconic par-five 18th hole, which led to a double-bogey.

The controversial American was then splashed over social media when he snapped a wedge over his knee in frustration.

However Reed made the two-over cut on the number.

Meanwhile, Australian former world No.1 Scott survived bogeys on the first two holes to post a 69 and a three-under score.

Scott (70, 69) posted two opening rounds under par for the first time in his US Open career. However, he said his best was yet to come at Pebble Beach.

"It's really good stuff, but it just doesn't feel like I'm opening up yet," Scott said after his round.

"There was lots of good stuff and hopefully I can find that nice rhythm at the weekend.

Marc Leishman (74), Jason Day (73) and Cameron Smith (72) all finished at one-over.

However, Australians Matt Jones (three-over), Aaron Baddeley (five-over), Marcus Fraser (10-over) and Brett Drewitt (11-over) all missed the cut.

Tiger Woods made no attempt to hide his frustration after two late bogeys left him seven shots behind clubhouse leader Justin Rose in the US Open.

Woods was on course for a first bogey-free round in any US Open since his closing 67 sealed a record 15-shot win at Pebble Beach in 2000 when he carded one birdie and 15 pars in his first 16 holes on Friday (Saturday AEST).

However, the 43-year-old then dropped shots on the eighth and ninth to card a highly disappointing 72 and leave himself with an uphill task over the weekend to claim a 16th major title.

Asked afterwards if he was "steaming", Woods told reporters: "Yeah, I am. Not a very good finish. Yeah, I'm a little hot right now. I just signed my card about a minute ago. So need a little time to cool down a little bit.

"I had a couple of opportunities there but overall I kept leaving myself above the hole.

"And unlike yesterday, when I missed it I missed in the correct spots below the hole, today I never had that many looks from below the hole. And the one I did have I made at 11."

Despite the poor finish, Woods has not given up hope of adding a fourth US Open victory to the Masters title he won at Augusta National in April.

"Right now I'm still in the ball game," he added.

"There's so many guys with a chance to win. We've got a long way to go, and, you know, we'll see how it shapes up for tomorrow.

"The golf course can be a little bit faster, a little bit more springy than it was today, and scores will continue to back up a little bit.

"They've got it (the course) right where they want it. It's just a matter of how much will it dry out from morning to afternoon. The fairways were a bit slow and soft. I don't think they put mowers on them this morning.

"And the short areas, the run-ups, man, they're firm. So if they get the greens anywhere like that, it will be a hell of a test."

Adam Scott has recorded his best 36-hole start to the US Open but insists he can hit another gear in the weekend rounds while chasing leader Justin Rose at Pebble Beach.

Scott posted two opening rounds under par for the first time in his US Open career - his two-under-par 69 on Friday backing up a Thursday 70.

He sits at three-under the card and four strokes behind current leader Rose (65, 70).

Scott had only recorded six total rounds under par in his 17 previous US Open appearances.

But the 38-year-old has managed to take advantage of a soft Pebble Beach, offering competitors plenty of scoring opportunities.

On Friday in California, Scott bogeyed his first two holes which he says put the pressure on early and did not allow him freedom to attack.

The former world No.1 hit a solid 13 greens in regulation but three bogeys prevented him from climbing further up the leaderboard.

"After that I felt I really needed to get it on track, or I'd miss the cut if it went the wrong way," Scott said.

"So I was left hedging my bets on a lot of shots; playing very smart and safe and maybe not able to take advantage of how I'm really swinging it."

Scott, who finished second in his most recent US PGA Tour event, said his swing is feeling as good as it ever has and is confident of low scores in the third and final rounds.

"It's really good stuff, but it just doesn't feel like I'm opening up yet," Scott said after his round.

"There was lots of good stuff and hopefully I can find that nice rhythm at the weekend.

"I feel I can close that gap (on the lead) quickly in an hour or so at the weekend and I'll be there right in the mix.

"I'm also very patient; it's one of my strong suits and you can chip away at a US Open."