U.S. Open
Tournament Recap
Wyndham Clark won the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club with a -4 total, edging Sam Burns by 1 stroke. Clark’s closing round of even par sealed the victory.
The Week in Four Rounds
| Round | Leader | Score | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Wyndham Clark | 64 | -6 |
| R2 | Wyndham Clark | 69 | -7 |
| R3 | Wyndham Clark | 70 | -7 |
| R4 | Wyndham Clark | 73 | -4 |
Wyndham Clark
Final: -4 · by 1
🏆 WinnerR4: +3Pre: +5000
R1: 64 (-6)R2: 69 (-1)R3: 70 (E)R4: 73 (+3)
Top 10 Finishers
| Place | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | -4 |
| 2 | Sam Burns | -3 |
| 3 | Tom Kim | -1 |
| T4 | J.T. Poston | E |
| T4 | Keith Mitchell | E |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | E |
| T7 | Sam Stevens | +1 |
| T7 | Tyrrell Hatton | +1 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | +1 |
| T7 | Joaquin Niemann | +1 |
Wyndham Clark — By the Numbers
Career Highlights
- Picks up his fifth PGA TOUR victory in his 204th start at the age of 32 years, 6 months, 12 days
- PGA TOUR wins (5): 2023 Truist Championship, 2023 U.S. Open, 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, 2026 U.S. Open
- Second season with multiple victories (2023, 2026)
- 73 marks the highest finish by a TOUR winner since Rory McIlroy shot 73 to win the 2025 Masters Tournament
Season Highlights
- Collects 750 points and moves from No. 18 to No. 4 in the FedExCup standings
- Projected to move from No. 34 to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking
- Third wire-to-wire winner, joining Justin Rose (Farmers Insurance Open) and Cameron Young (Cadillac Championship)
- Fourth multiple winner, joining Matt Fitzpatrick (3), Cameron Young (2) and Chris Gotterup (2)
- Fourth career 54-hole lead/co-lead in individual stroke-play events on TOUR (72-hole events only); 3-for-4 converting to victory (2019 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches/T7, 2023 Truist Championship, 2023 U.S. Open, 2026 U.S. Open) – Also led after the third round at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am; posted a third-round 60 to take a one- stroke lead over Ludvig Åberg; due to dangerous weather conditions, the event was reduced to 54 holes, with Clark earning his third PGA TOUR victory at the time
U.S. Open Highlights
- Becomes the 24th multiple winner (2023, 2026)
- Becomes the ninth wire-to-wire winner (no ties), joining Walter Hagen (1914), Jim Barnes (1921), Ben Hogan (1953), Tony Jacklin (1970), Tiger Woods (2000, 2002), Rory McIlroy (2011), Martin Kaymer (2014)
- Wins in his sixth start (MC/2021, MC/2022, 1st/2023, T56/2024, MC/2025, 1st/2026)
- 73 marks the highest final round by a U.S. Open champion since Graeme McDowell in 2010 (74)
- Fourth straight win by an American (Wyndham Clark/2023/2026, Bryson DeChambeau/2024, J.J. Spaun/2025)
- Fewest starts to reach multiple U.S. Open victories: – 4 – John McDermott – 5 – Walter Hagen, Ernie Els – 6 – Lee Trevino, Brooks Koepka, Wyndham Clark
Major Championship Highlights
- Records the 21st win out of 22 players who held a lead of six or more strokes entering the final round of a major championship (Greg Norman/1996 Masters Tournament/won by Nick Faldo)
- Notches the first wire-to-wire win (no ties) in a major championship since Brooks Koepka (2019 PGA Championship)
- Improves to 2-for-2 when holding the 54-hole lead/co-lead in a major (2023 U.S. Open, 2026 U.S. Open)
- Wins in his 19th major championship start; other major starts in 2026: Masters/T21, PGA Championship/MC
Source: PGA TOUR Media
What They Said
Wyndham ClarkWinner
Reflecting on his lowest moment before redemption
After what happened at Oakmont was obviously the lowest point. I was in a dark place, didn’t really go outside much. It was a really negative, dark place.
On the hostile crowd atmosphere during final round
They definitely didn’t want me to win. It’s pretty rare in an Open Championship or a major to have fans kind of boo against your shots or cheer for bad shots.
Reacting to father’s surprise appearance on 18th green
For him to surprise me was amazing, and so I can’t wait to spend more time with my dad tonight celebrating this, because it’s not just my win. It’s my team.
Sam BurnsRunner-up
Describing his final birdie attempt on closing hole
I really thought I made that putt on 18. I hit it exactly how I wanted with the speed I wanted and just didn’t go in.
Explaining the emotion of nearly winning on Father’s Day
It’s just not very often we have a chance to win a major on a Father’s Day. I think just the weight of that and knowing what that memory could have been like, it would have been really special.
Source: ASAP Sports
Sunday Breakdown
Several players saw their fortunes rise and fall based on their 4th round performance. Here’s a list of examples:
Sahith Theegala2nd ($2.4M) → 11th ($486K)R4: +3 · Total: +2
−$1.9M
Sam Stevens2nd ($2.4M) → 7th ($715K)R4: +2 · Total: +1
−$1.7M
Sam Burns6th ($793K) → 2nd ($2.4M)R4: -3 · Total: -3
+$1.6M
Scottie Scheffler2nd ($2.4M) → 4th ($1.1M)R4: +1 · Total: E
−$1.4M
Tom Kim2nd ($2.4M) → 3rd ($1.5M)R4: E · Total: -1
−$897K
Best and Worst Round
Best Round
Wyndham Clark
64 (-6)
OTT+1.51
APP+2.78
ARG+1.05
PUTT+3.98
TOT+9.30
Worst Round
Gunnlaugur Arni Sveinsson
84 (+14)
OTT-7.25
APP-0.97
ARG-0.75
PUTT-1.71
TOT-10.70
Odds Performance
Outperformed
Players who delivered results beyond what their pretournament odds suggested.
Wyndham Clark
Won
Tom Kim
3
Sam Stevens
T7
Underperformed
Favored players who missed the cut and didn’t deliver on their pretournament price.
Jon Rahm
Missed Cut
Si Woo Kim
Missed Cut
Bryson DeChambeau
Missed Cut
By the Numbers
These players were the best this week at gaining strokes:
Best off the tee
Michael Brennan
+5.15 strokes gained
1Michael Brennan+5.15
2Rory McIlroy+4.83
3Max Greyserman+4.72
4Scottie Scheffler+3.73
5Keegan Bradley+3.69
Best approach
Ben Kohles
+7.04 strokes gained
1Ben Kohles+7.04
2Johnny Keefer+6.55
3Sam Burns+6.22
4Dustin Johnson+6.17
5Sahith Theegala+5.94
Best around the green
Spencer Tibbits
+5.43 strokes gained
1Spencer Tibbits+5.43
2Ryder Cowan+5.30
3Matt Fitzpatrick+4.80
4Aaron Rai+4.60
5Ben Griffin+4.14
Best putting
Keith Mitchell
+7.01 strokes gained
1Keith Mitchell+7.01
2J.T. Poston+6.24
3Peter Uihlein+6.22
4Wyndham Clark+6.11
5Joaquin Niemann+5.77
The Cut Story
Surprise Cut Maker
Peter Uihlein
20%
Surprise Cut Miss
Patrick Cantlay
72%
Field Notes
- Seeking his first major championship, five-time PGA TOUR winner Sam Burns picks up the sixth runner-up finish of his career (most recent: 2025 RBC Canadian Open); after managing just one top-25 finish in his first 16 major starts (2022 PGA Championship/T20), now has top-10 finishes in four of his last nine (T9/2024 U.S. Open, T7/2025 U.S. Open, T7/2026 Masters, 2nd/2026 U.S. Open)
- World No. 1 and 20-time PGA TOUR winner Scottie Scheffler finishes T4 on his 30th birthday; was seeking to become the seventh player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam; retakes the lead in the FedExCup standings
- Additional player notes: – Tom Kim finishes third on his 24th birthday – Keith Mitchell (T4) becomes the first player in U.S. Open history with four rounds at even par – Tyrrell Hatton (T6/2018, T7/2026) is the only player with top-10s in the 2018 & 2026 U.S. Opens at Shinnecock Hills – Xander Schauffele (T11) has now finished inside the top 14 in all 10 U.S. Open appearances – Aaron Rai finishes T11 in bid to become first back-to-back major winner since Jordan Spieth (2015) – Rory McIlroy finishes T32 in bid to become seventh player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in same year
- Amateur leaderboard: Jackson Koivun (+5), Ryder Cowan (+5), Miles Russell (+7), Marek Fleming (+10), Eric Lee (+13) – Koivun’s 68 is the lowest final round by an amateur at the U.S. Open since Viktor Hovland shot 67 in 2019; he is the first amateur to break 70 in the final round in a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
- Course scoring average: R1 (73.278), R2 (72.254), R3 (73.626), R4 (71.391), Cumulative (72.683)