Clark eyes second US Open crown with massive lead

Jun 20, 2026; Southampton, New York, USA; Wyndham Clark hits a shot out of the high grass on the 13th fairway during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab SOUTHAMPTON, New York, June 21 (Reuters) - Wyndham Clark will look to claim his second U.S. Open title at ​Shinnecock Hills on Sunday, after building an extraordinary six-stroke ‌lead through the first three rounds at the challenging Southampton course. The 2023 winner was seven under par through 54 holes and ​will hope to keep up the momentum when he ​tees off at 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) with U.S. ⁠compatriot and world number one Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler, playing on ​his 30th birthday, was in a four-way tie in ​second spot on the leaderboard at one under par, as he bids for a career Grand Slam after winning last year's PGA ​Championship and British Open. He was tied for second with ​South Korea's Tom Kim and Americans Sahith Theegala and Sam Stevens. Clark has ‌history ⁠on his side as he tees off at windy Shinnecock: of the 21 players who have led by six shots or more heading into the final round of ​a major, all ​but one ⁠have gone on to win. The U.S. Open is known as the toughest test in ​golf and Shinnecock Hills upheld that reputation ​as some ⁠of golf's best struggled with the conditions on Saturday. Back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy (73) dropped out of contention with five ⁠bogeys ​on the back nine to sit ​three over for the tournament, alongside PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai (72). Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab