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Sunday 21 June 2026PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Clark wins U.S. Open
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 June 2026 · Wyndham Clark’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $22,500,000 USD · 126th U.S. Open; round 1 delayed about two hours by fog and suspended for darkness with 50 players unfinished, completed Friday morning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 44 km/h SSW, gusts 58 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/19°C · wind 35 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/19°C · wind 36 km/h WNW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Sam Burns USA · 277Started seven back, closed 67 and got within one, but three-putted the 15th for bogey and missed birdie putts on 17 and 18 2026 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia, oldid 1373024366)
156 started · cut +4, 72 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Sam Burns
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 June 2026
I was kind of making jokes about it with Dave where if we heard someone cheer for me, I'd go, oh, there's one person that likes me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 June 2026
It sucks being the underdog or getting rooted against, but I can pull through, and there's nothing like winning kind of an away game, if you will.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 June 2026
Yeah, I mean, he's never been there to see me win. Not only that, to finally have him there for a win is amazing, but especially on Father's Day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | 64 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Sam Burns | 71 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| 3 | Tom Kim | 70 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −1 |
| T4 | J.T. Poston | 71 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 280 | E |
| T4 | Keith Mitchell | 70 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 280 | E |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | 72 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T7 | Joaquín Niemann | 78 · 65 · 72 · 66 | 281 | +1 |
| T7 | Tyrrell Hatton | 74 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 281 | +1 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | 67 · 73 · 73 · 68 | 281 | +1 |
| T7 | Sam Stevens | 68 · 69 · 72 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1993-12-09, Denver, Colorado; USA; turned pro 2017; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2; world No. 34 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 34 -> rankAfter 8), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D 9° (set ~8.25°), Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 15°, Project X Titan Black 80 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 18° (VERIFY)
- Irons Titleist T200 3-5, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
- Irons Titleist T100 6-9, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM11
- Wedge Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks 60°
- Putter Ping Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x