Wyndham Clark won the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club by one stroke. He had a six-stroke lead during the final round, which shrank to one stroke by the end. Clark finished with a closing round of 3-over 73. According to espn.com, he became the ninth wire-to-wire winner of the U.S. Open and captured his second U.S. Open title. During the final round, Clark hit his tee shot on the par-5 16th into tall native grass down the left side. He blasted his ball out of tall grass and back into the fairway, then hit his third shot to 24½ feet and made a birdie putt. According to bangkokpost, Clark seized a four-stroke lead when darkness halted Thursday's first round. According to triblive, Clark finished the opening round with the lowest score in U.S. Open history at Shinnecock Hills and set the 36-hole standard to build a four-shot lead going into the weekend.