Wyndham Clark took a solid hold on the US Open on Thursday and had a six-stroke lead over a quartet tied for second place before the final round.
Then Clark started to tremble.
At last year's US Open at Oakmont, he made headlines by angrily smashing a locker in the locker room after missing the qualifying cutoff.
Now Clark instead got into a fight with the golf crowd at Shinnecock Hills, where many loudly heckled him and cheered his misses during the final round. Some were so disruptive that police forced a number of spectators to leave the course, according to media outlets on site.
"Part of it is my own fault. I did some regrettable things last year, and I've apologized several times and still do. Hopefully I can win you over eventually," Clark said after the victory, according to the AP.
Scheffler never really got close
World number one Scottie Scheffler, all the more popular with the New York crowd, turned 30 on Sunday and joined Clark on the leaderboard.
But Scheffler, in search of a "career grand slam," never really managed to put pressure on Clark.
However, Sam Burns, the American who started the day seven strokes behind Clark, did. Burns was one stroke behind at his closest and had the chance to catch up at the end, but then missed relatively short birdie putts on both holes 17 and 18.
Won by one stroke
When Wyndham Clark stepped onto the 18th tee, he knew that par was enough to secure his second major title, having also won the US Open in 2023.
He pulled it off and won at 4-under after a final-round 73 (+3). Burns finished at 3-under and Tom Kim of South Korea tied for third at 1-under. Scheffler finished at par and tied for fourth.
Ludvig Åberg was one of three players with the lowest score on Sunday, a 66. It was enough to take him to +3 overall and tie for 17th place.
The fourth and final major of the year, the British Open, will be played at Royal Birkdale July 16–19.
US Masters: Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland.
PGA Championship: Aaron Rai, England.
US Open: Wyndham Clark, USA.
Ludvig Åberg has been the best Swede in all three majors, with rankings of 21–4–17.
