Wyndham Clark claimed his second U.S. Open championship on Sunday, holding off a fierce late charge by Sam Burns to finish at 4-under par at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Clark's six-shot lead entering the final round nearly evaporated as he carded a 3-over 73, but Burns missed birdie putts on the 17th and 18th holes to fall one shot short at 3-under par.
The victory was hard-won. Shinnecock's famously hostile gallery jeered Clark throughout the week — backlash from his public controversy at last year's U.S. Open, where he smashed a 121-year-old locker at Oakmont after missing the cut. Clark set a new 36-hole Shinnecock Hills record during the week and earns $4.5 million from the $22.5 million purse — matching the Masters as the largest prize pool in major championship golf. Tom Kim finished third, while Scottie Scheffler and others tied for fourth.
The win cements Clark's status as the premier American golfer of his generation and delivers one of the more compelling redemption narratives in recent U.S. Open history.