Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel will be a one-shot lead in the third round of the U.S. Open after the second round was completed on Saturday.
The American duo lead at one under at Merion, Steve Stricker and English duo Luke Donald and Justin Rose.
The cut fell at about eight, allowing 73 players to the third round, the pieces start off at 1728 BST, in groups of three from the first and 11th tees.
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are about three, with Lee Westwood seven over.
Sixty-eight players resumed their second rounds on Saturday after weather-hit opening round Thursday's backup planning.
Mickelson, who will be 43 on Sunday, is focused on his fifth major and first U.S. Open title to land after a record five runner-up spots.
The left-hander missed a number of birdie putts in his second round, but next Horschel lined with a 15ft effort on the last green for his first birdie of the day.
"I fought hard to stay in there and hit a lot of good quality pictures," he said.
"I am very excited about the opportunity this weekend."
In a tie for sixth at one of his Hunter Mahan, John Senden, Charl Schwartzel and Nicolas Colsaerts.
England Ian Poulter was in the group at level par overnight but dropped shots at 16 and 18 to fall to two on back.
"I have three of the lead in the U.S. Open and that is a difference of a hole," said Poulter. "You can make birdie and someone can make double. I am in the position and where I want to be. It's going to be. "A nice weekend
Chinese Taipei amateur Pan Cheng-tsung is four over after two bogeys and a double bogey on his last five holes.
Paul Casey, who qualified at Walton Heath, was about five, Jamie Donaldson and Sergio Garcia are six over with Westwood, Masters champion Adam Scott, John Parry, Paul Lawrie and Martin Laird seven over.
David Howell, Simon Khan and Irish amateur Kevin Phelan made all the cut on the mark.
Woods, who has won four times this season, is behind a first major since 2008. However, the world number one has won all his 14 previous Grand Slam events when either leading or sharing the lead after 54 holes.
"Just [to] keep grinding," Woods said. "You do not even know what the winning score will be. You do not know the guys are going to come back. We have a long way to go, and these conditions are not going to get any easier."
Woods and McIlroy, who rose from 29 at night tied to a share of 13, playing together for the third day in a row, next to Spain Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
The last three-ball Mickelson, Horschel and Donald are off at 14:40 local time (19:40 CEST).
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