Wyndham Clark holds off Rory McIlroy to win US Open

Wyndham Clark began Sunday tied for the lead, and he completed as U.S. Open champion.

Clark held off a robust problem from among the best golfers on this planet in Rory McIlroy to win the primary main championship of his profession on the Los Angeles Nation Membership.

Clark beforehand missed the reduce within the different two U.S. Open tournaments he performed. He completed tied for seventy fifth on the 2021 PGA Championship and tied for 76th at The Open Championship final yr.

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Wyndham Clark reacts after lacking a putt on the seventh gap throughout the closing spherical of the U.S. Open golf match at Los Angeles Nation Membership on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Lindsey Wasson)

It was Clark’s second match win of the season. He gained the Wells Fargo Championship in Could, holding off Xander Schauffele by 4 strokes. He misplaced the 2020 Bermuda Championship in a playoff in opposition to Brian Homosexual.

Solely up one stroke on the 18th, Clark had an honest method on his tee shot. He made the inexperienced on his second, and on his third, he received inside a number of ft of the cup. He would save par and begin the celebrations.

Clark was 10-under for the match.

McIlroy was on Clark’s tail your entire fourth spherical, however a vital shot on 14th gave Clark a long way. McIlroy hit a shot into the tough a part of the bunker and was given a free drop. He had a possibility to salvage par however missed a putt and dropped two strokes behind Clark. It was McIlroy’s first bogey.

Clark’s tee shot on 14 landed on the inexperienced. He would birdie the opening and transfer three strokes forward of McIlroy as the 2 leaders got here down the stretch.

Clark received caught up on the ninth gap earlier within the spherical however managed to save lots of par and hold a one-stroke lead over McIlroy as he went to the again 9. He would bogey 15, which stored the door open for McIlroy – simply in case.

He bogeyed the sixteenth gap and McIlroy made par on 17 to remain inside one stroke of the chief. McIlroy practically birdied on 18 however would ultimately make par. He had one birdie and one bogey for a final-round 70. He completed 9-under par for the match.

Rory McIlroy reacts after lacking a putt on the primary gap throughout the closing spherical of the U.S. Open golf match at Los Angeles Nation Membership on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Marcio J. Sanchez)

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Rickie Fowler began the U.S. Open with a match document 62 and hung with the leaders all through the remainder of the match. His 68 in Spherical 2 and 70 in Spherical 3 had him tied to begin the ultimate spherical, however he ended up enjoying catch-up as he tried to problem McIlroy for second. 4 bogeys on the again 9 damage his probabilities for a second-place end. He completed 5-under for the match.

Fowler completed tied for second on the U.S. Open in 2014.

Scottie Scheffler was vying on the high. He completed 7-under with a final-round 70. He had three birdies on his closing spherical, but it surely was the three bogeys that basically damage him over the course of the final 18 holes.

Tommy Fleetwood made an unbelievable run within the closing spherical. He shot a fourth-round 63 and moved up 32 spots as he waited for the remainder of the leaders to return to the clubhouse. The Englishman was a runner-up on the U.S. Open in 2018. He was additionally a runner-up within the 2019 Open Championship. He’s nonetheless with no main championship underneath his belt, however issues seem like trying up for him.

Wyndham Clark of the US reacts to his putt on the thirteenth inexperienced throughout the closing spherical of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Nation Membership on June 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Andrew Redington/Getty Photographs)

Min Woo Lee completed with a fourth-round 67 to finish the U.S. Open. He was making solely his second U.S. Open look of his profession and completed tied with Fleetwood at 5-under.

Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Bryson DeChambeau have been amongst those that fell off the lead over the course of the match. Rahm was 3-under par for the match. Morikawa was 2-under, Koepka and Fitzpatrick have been 1-under and DeChambeau was 1-over.

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The Open Championship is the ultimate main of the golf season. The match begins July 20.