Wyndham Clark wins 2026 US Open, holds off Sam Burns in nail-biter after six-shot lead almost wiped out

Wyndham Clark has held his nervus to triumph the US Open astatine Shinnecock Hills, but lone aft astir blowing a six-shot lead.

The American, who besides lifted the trophy successful 2023, held a mammoth vantage aft the 3rd round, but 3 bogeys connected the archetypal 7 holes saw him autumn backmost into the clutches of the chasing pack.

At the aforesaid time, Sam Burns posted 4 birdies during a sensational opening 9 holes to permission him successful contention for an improbable victory.

However, a birdie connected the 10th helped settee Clark arsenic Burns struggled to support his momentum, lone for a long-range birdie connected 16 to support the imaginable of playoff play a realistic possibility.

Clark edges retired Burns successful Shinnecock US Open showdown

However, Burns failed to person birdie opportunities connected the last 2 holes, portion Clark survived a wayward tee changeable to birdie 16 from distance.

A CLUTCH putt from Wyndham Clark! ? pic.twitter.com/9fCR2J4Dyo

Despite pursuing up with a bogey connected the 17th, 2 putts from 53 feet connected the past - the 2nd a elemental tap-in - proved capable to unafraid the win.

Clark's winning people of four-under par is the joint-lowest to apical the leaderboard crossed the past 5 US Opens astatine Shinnecock Hills.

A CLUTCH putt from Wyndham Clark! ? pic.twitter.com/9fCR2J4Dyo

Tom Kim joined Clark and Burns arsenic the lone 3 players to decorativeness under-par, with satellite fig 1 Scottie Scheffler 1 of 3 players to decorativeness level-par successful a stock of fourth.

England's Tyrrell Hatton was among those to extremity the tourney successful seventh, portion US PGA Championship victor Aaron Rai, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose were successful 11th position.

Rory McIlroy finished successful 32nd spot aft a 2nd successive circular of 73.