American Wyndham Clark won the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club on Sunday, securing his first major title of his career.
The Colorado native led after 54 holes and played par to win. He collected four birdies but also committed the same number of bogeys. With all the pressure on your shoulders at 18e As a pennant, Clark batted his ball four times, beating Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who was patiently waiting to find out if his rival would commit a foul.
The champion was crowned with an overall score of 270 (-10), one less than the winner of the United States Open in 2012 and 2014.
After three laps tied with Clark on points, Rickie Fowler had to settle for fourth place. The 34-year-old Californian scored 75 (+5) on his last lap. With a total of 275 (-5), he shares his rank with Australia’s Cameron Smith and Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood.
Additionally, Fleetwood made tournament history by being the first to score two rounds of 63(-7) on Day 4 of the US Open. His performance on the day allowed him to jump 32 places and finish the event in sixth place, tied with Min Woo Lee.
Canadians Mackenzie Hughes (+6), Adam Hadwin (+11) and Adam Svensson (+12), who are in contention for the weekend rounds, ended up clearly in the lead.
A second title for Maguire
In the LPGA, Ireland’s Leona Maguire won the Meijer Classic with a strong finish to the round in Michigan.
The 28-year-old golfer thus won her second title in the prestigious women’s circus.
She also scored four birdies and an eagle on the last six holes at Blythefield Country Club. The winner dealt a card of 64 (-8). Her total score of 267 (-21) put her two shots ahead of Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn. South Korea’s Amy Yang and Hyo Joo Kim tied for third place overall, finishing the competition three shots behind the winner.
Canada’s Brooke M. Henderson and Maddie Szeryk each took 42nd placee and 66e last rows.
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