Cruel course winning battle

Aaron Baddeley wasted no time opening the door for Tiger Woods in the final round of the US Open at Oakmont, then Woods turned around and did the same.

Baddeley started his final round of the US Open with a triple bogey to tumble out of the lead and Woods waited two holes to record his big number, a six at the par four third.

Baddeley added a double bogey at the seventh to lie seven over par, three off the lead held by Argentina's Angel Cabrera.

At four over par after 11 holes, Cabrera was one ahead of Woods with former champion Jim Furyk another shot back.

Trying to become the second straight Australian to capture the US Open, Baddeley entered Sunday with a two-shot lead over Woods.

But he surrendered the lead after taking four shots to get onto the first green and three-putting for a seven.

Woods' double at the third came after his approach rolled off the back of the putting surface and he thinned his first chip back across the green.

There were birdies to be made at Oakmont, but the question was whether or not the final groups could withstand the pressure to make them.

Anthony Kim signed for a three-under 67 that included five birdies and Cabrera was two under through 11.

Woods rebounded to get back to five over with a birdie at the par-five fifth and crucially scrambled for par on the sixth and seventh.