The Starter: Rd. 4, U.S. Open

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The second round of the 111th U.S. Open is set to begin. NBC will televise live action begining at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   3:20 p.m. ET No. 1 Rory McIlroy, Y.E. Yang Here he is again with twice the lead. Rory McIlroy, just weeks after losing a four-shot lead at Augusta, will try to protect an eight-shot edge at Congressional. 3:10 p.m. ET No. 1 Jason Day, Lee Westwood Here they are again, as well. Day finished T2 at the Masters while Westwood is in position for yet another top 10 at a major. 3 p.m. ET No. 1 Robert Garrigus, Fredrik Jacobson Garrigus is the only player not in the final pairing to post three sub-par rounds this week. Jacobson's Saturday 66 moved him well up the leaderboard. 2:50 p.m. ET No. 1 Sergio Garcia, Matt Kuchar Two top-10 machines. Garcia has 15 career top-10s in majors while Kuchar has 19 top-10s in his last 40 TOUR starts.

MORE ROUND 4: Tee times | TOUR REPORT: News, notes from the course

WHAT TO WATCH ON SUNDAY:
• A CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION: Rory McIlroy is back in the spotlight and back on top a major leaderboard after 54 holes. Will this Sunday be his time to shine? Column

GIVE IT YOUR BEST: Rory McIlroy's lead may seem insurmountable, but Davis Love III says players need to just play their game and let things work out for themselves. Story

• NOT OUT YET: Lee Westwood enters Sunday nine shots back but has no intentions of conceding defeat as he continues to hunt for his first major. Column

Round 4 weather forecast

Partly cloudy Temp: 85 high/68 low Partly cloudy with a chance of early morning and late afternoon showers. Winds around 10 mph.

Player notes

Here are some of the players you'll see on NBC's coverage of Round 4:

RORY McILROY This is McIlroys second career third-round lead on TOUR. His other third-round lead came earlier this year at the Masters. If McIlroy goes onto victory he would be one of nine players 22-years-old and under with multiple wins with at least one of the wins being a major. The others are Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Young Tom Morris, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Creavy, Johnny McDermott, Seve Ballesteros and Jerry Pate. JASON DAY In his first career start at the U.S. Open, 23-year-old Jason Day is looking for his third straight top 10 in a major (T2/2011 Masters, T10/2010 PGA Championship). His only other start in a major was at the 2010 British Open (T60). Day has been in the top 4 heading into the final round at the last three majors (2010 PGA Championship, 2011 Masters and 2011 U.S. Open). Y.E. YANG Yang, who ranks 42nd in the current FedExCup standings, missed his last two cuts (THE PLAYERS and FedEx St. Jude Classic) coming into this week and three of his last four overall on TOUR. Yang trailed Tiger Woods by six strokes after 36 holes at the 2009 PGA Championship. Woods was the 36-hole leader and Yang was T9 after the first two rounds. Yang trailed McIlroy by six shots after the first two rounds at Congressional.