2026年6月21日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:07 / 美联社报道
在险些酿成美国公开赛历史上最惨重的崩盘之后，温德姆·克拉克顶住压力，抵御住了萨姆·伯恩斯的追击，以及周日全程都不待见他的辛内科克山球场观众——直到他拿下四年内的第二座大满贯公开赛冠军奖杯。
决赛轮开局时还领先6杆的克拉克，最终以两记50英尺外的推杆保帕收场，交出3杆高于标准杆的73杆，以1杆优势击败伯恩斯夺冠。
曾在2023年洛杉矶乡村俱乐部拿下美国公开赛冠军的克拉克，成为2014年松树谷2号球场的马丁·凯默之后，首位从首轮领跑至最终夺冠的美国公开赛冠军。
但这次夺冠的过程可完全不像那次那般顺利。仅仅打完5个洞，他的领先优势就缩水到只剩1杆，之后的比赛全程都伴随着巨大的压力。
温德姆·克拉克于2026年6月21日在纽约州南安普敦市辛内科克山高尔夫俱乐部赢得第126届美国公开赛后庆祝。迈克·马尔霍兰 / 盖蒂图片社
为克拉克锁定胜局的，是他当日在五杆洞16号洞打出的最糟糕开球之一。他勉强将球打出，堪堪越过沙坑。随后他的8号铁击球险些没能停在果岭后沿。最终他推入一记30英尺的小鸟推，在还剩两洞结束比赛时取得了两杆领先。
这是一个伴随着稀稀拉拉掌声的标志性时刻。全场观众全程都在为他喝倒彩，将所有支持都投给了斯科特·舍夫勒和他争夺职业生涯全满贯的征程。舍夫勒自身也失误连连，全天都没能将差距缩小到3杆以内。
克拉克交出的决赛轮杆数，是自格雷姆·麦克道维尔在圆石滩夺冠时打出74杆以来，美国公开赛冠军中决赛轮成绩最差的。但这都无关紧要。这位32岁的美国选手如今手握两座美国公开赛冠军奖杯，且在过去一个月内拿下了两场胜利。
伯恩斯决赛轮交出67杆，这是他连续第二年获得美国公开赛的夺冠机会。他在最后两个洞错失了两记小鸟推，但真正让他失利的，是在15号洞尝试追赶克拉克时出现的三推柏忌。
Wyndham Clark holds on to win 2026 U.S. Open after squandering lead in final round
June 21, 2026 / 7:07 PM EDT / AP
On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S. Open history, Wyndham Clark held his nerve against a charge by Sam Burns and a Shinnecock Hills gallery that never gave him much love Sunday until he captured his second Open title in four years.
Six shots ahead at the start of the final round, Clark’s final act was two putts from just outside 50 feet for par that gave him a 3-over 73 and a one-shot victory over Burns.
Clark, who won the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, became the first wire-to-wire winner of the U.S. Open since Martin Kaymer at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014.
This sure didn’t feel like that. His lead was down to a single shot after just five holes, and the stress followed him the rest of the way.
Wyndham Clark celebrates after winning the 126th U.S. OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 21, 2026, in Southampton, New York. Mike Mulholland / Getty Images
The clincher for Clark was one of his worst drives of the day on the par-5 16th. He gouged that out and narrowly cleared a bunker. His 8-iron barely stayed on the back of the green. And he rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt that gave him a two-shot lead with two holes to play.
It was a signature moment with muted applause. The gallery rooted against him all day, putting all their support behind Scottie Scheffler and his bid for the career Grand Slam. Scheffler had his own share of mistakes and never got closer than three shots all day.
Clark had the highest final round of a U.S. Open champion since Graeme McDowell closed with a 74 to win at Pebble Beach. No matter. The 32-year-old American has two U.S. Open titles, and two wins in the last month.
Burns closed with a 67, his second chance in as many years to win the U.S. Open. He missed two birdie chances on the final two holes, but what hurt just as much was a three-putt bogey on the 15th when he was trying to catch Clark.
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