Wyndham Clark is a U.S. Open champion for the second time. Clark closed out the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills with a wire-to-wire win, the first of its kind since 2014, finishing at 4-under for the championship and edging Sam Burns by a single stroke.
It wasn’t easy. Clark carried a 6-shot lead into Sunday, then shot 3-over on a brutal final round as Shinnecock’s rough and firm greens bit back. Burns nearly stole it, charging from 7 back with a final-round 67 (3-under), but came up one shot short. Clark’s second U.S. Open title (he also won in 2023) was worth $4.5 million.
It’s now two U.S. Opens in four years for Clark, and a reminder of how quickly a major can swing – a 6-shot cushion nearly disappeared in four hours at one of golf’s toughest courses.
U.S. Open Champions Since 1950
- 1950 – Ben Hogan
- 1951 – Ben Hogan
- 1952 – Julius Boros
- 1953 – Ben Hogan
- 1954 – Ed Furgol
- 1955 – Jack Fleck
- 1956 – Cary Middlecoff
- 1957 – Dick Mayer
- 1958 – Tommy Bolt
- 1959 – Billy Casper
- 1960 – Arnold Palmer
- 1961 – Gene Littler
- 1962 – Jack Nicklaus
- 1963 – Julius Boros
- 1964 – Ken Venturi
- 1965 – Gary Player
- 1966 – Billy Casper
- 1967 – Jack Nicklaus
- 1968 – Lee Trevino
- 1969 – Orville Moody
- 1970 – Tony Jacklin
- 1971 – Lee Trevino
- 1972 – Jack Nicklaus
- 1973 – Johnny Miller
- 1974 – Hale Irwin
- 1975 – Lou Graham
- 1976 – Jerry Pate
- 1977 – Hubert Green
- 1978 – Andy North
- 1979 – Hale Irwin
- 1980 – Jack Nicklaus
- 1981 – David Graham
- 1982 – Tom Watson
- 1983 – Larry Nelson
- 1984 – Fuzzy Zoeller
- 1985 – Andy North
- 1986 – Raymond Floyd
- 1987 – Scott Simpson
- 1988 – Curtis Strange
- 1989 – Curtis Strange
- 1990 – Hale Irwin
- 1991 – Payne Stewart
- 1992 – Tom Kite
- 1993 – Lee Janzen
- 1994 – Ernie Els
- 1995 – Corey Pavin
- 1996 – Steve Jones
- 1997 – Ernie Els
- 1998 – Lee Janzen
- 1999 – Payne Stewart
- 2000 – Tiger Woods
- 2001 – Retief Goosen
- 2002 – Tiger Woods
- 2003 – Jim Furyk
- 2004 – Retief Goosen
- 2005 – Michael Campbell
- 2006 – Geoff Ogilvy
- 2007 – Angel Cabrera
- 2008 – Tiger Woods
- 2009 – Lucas Glover
- 2010 – Graeme McDowell
- 2011 – Rory McIlroy
- 2012 – Webb Simpson
- 2013 – Justin Rose
- 2014 – Martin Kaymer
- 2015 – Jordan Spieth
- 2016 – Dustin Johnson
- 2017 – Brooks Koepka
- 2018 – Brooks Koepka
- 2019 – Gary Woodland
- 2020 – Bryson DeChambeau
- 2021 – Jon Rahm
- 2022 – Matt Fitzpatrick
- 2023 – Wyndham Clark
- 2024 – Bryson DeChambeau
- 2025 – J.J. Spaun
- 2026 – Wyndham Clark