PGA Tour Brunch | US Open Wrap
Review of the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills (Southampton)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY - Wyndham Clark (1st/-4) picked-up his fifth PGA TOUR victory in his 204th start at the age of 32 years, 6 months, 12 days. Clark’s PGA TOUR wins (5) include:
2023 Truist Championship
2023 U.S. Open
2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson
2026 U.S. Open
It’s his second season with multiple victories (2023, 2026).
Clark earned 750 FedEx Cup points and moved from No. 18 to No. 4 in the FedEx Cup season-long standings and is projected to move from No. 34 to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Clark became the ninth wire-to-wire winner (no ties), joining Walter Hagen (1914), Jim Barnes (1921), Ben Hogan (1953), Tony Jacklin (1970), Tiger Woods (2000, 2002), Rory McIlroy (2011), Martin Kaymer (2014).
Seeking his first major championship, five-time PGA TOUR winner, Sam Burns, picked-up the sixth runner-up finish of his career. His most recent runner-up came at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open about a year ago.
World No. 1 and 20-time PGA TOUR winner Scottie Scheffler finished T4 on his 30th birthday. Scheffler was seeking to become the seventh player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam.
Additional player notes:
Tom Kim finished third on his 24th birthday
Keith Mitchell (T4) became the first player in U.S. Open history with four rounds at even par
Tyrrell Hatton (T6/2018, T7/2026) is the only player with Top-10s in the 2018 & 2026 U.S. Opens at Shinnecock Hills
Xander Schauffele (T11) has now finished inside the Top 14 in all 10 U.S. Open appearances
Aaron Rai finished T11 in bid to become first back-to-back major winner since Jordan Spieth (2015)
Rory McIlroy finished T32 in bid to become seventh player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in same year
U.S. Open 2026 | Final Leaderboard
1 Wyndham Clark 64 69 70 73 276 (-4)
2 Sam Burns 71 68 71 67 277 (-3)
3 Tom Kim 70 67 72 70 279 (-1)
T4 J.T. Poston 71 71 71 67 280 (Even)
T4 Keith Mitchell 70 70 70 70 280 (Even)
T4 Scottie Scheffler 72 68 69 71 280 (Even)
Final Leaderboard: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch | The Basics
PGA Tour Brunch - Live from TPC River Highlands at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday
FedEx Cup Points Race: (PGATourCom)
What They’re Saying at Shinnecock
Wyndham Against the World (PGATourCom)
All About: Emily Turner (Golf Week)
ESPN’s U.S. Open Coverage (ESPN)
USGA Site (USGA)
Sporting Goods and Golf Industry News
Winner’s Bag: Wyndham Clark’s Golf Equipment (Golf Week)
Payouts at Shinnecock Hills (PGATourCom)
Top Private Golf Courses in each USA State (Golf Week)
First Look: This week at TPC River Highlands (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
June 22, 1997 - One week after winning his second U.S. Open title with a victory at the Congressional in Maryland, defending champion Ernie Els won for a second straight week with a win at the Buick Classic at the Westchester Country Club just north of NYC. Els took over the No. 1 ranking from Tiger Woods. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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