Wyndham Clark Holds Off Sam Burns by One Shot to Win U.S. Open

U.S. Open by one stroke over Sam Burns on June 21, 2026, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. Clark entered the final round with a six-shot lead and held on despite finishing 3-over par on the front nine.

He saved par on the fourth hole after his second shot bounced twice on the walkway, then birdied the 10th hole before bogeying the 13th. Clark made a 24-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and pumped his fist as the lead grew. He bogeyed the 17th hole and two-putted for par on the 18th.

Burns, who entered the final round at even par, made four birdies on the front nine but bogeyed the ninth hole. He added one birdie on the back nine, left a putt short on the 17th, and missed a putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff.

U.S. Open since Martin Kaymer in 2014. U.S. Open and now has two titles in the past four years. U.S. Clark shot 64 in the first round on June 18, 2026.

Com reported that Clark avoided the kind of collapse that would have matched the only prior instance of a golfer losing a major after leading by six or more entering the final round.