Former Oregon Ducks' star Wyndham Clark was on a torrid pace Thursday evening, jumping out to an early four-shot lead in the first round of the 126th U.S. Open before darkness cut things short. He picked up where he left off early on Friday morning and went on to set the 36-hole scoring record in a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Long Island, New York.
Clark put the final touches on his opening-round 64 when play resumed on Friday morning, and then turned in a one-under 69 in his second round, taking a score of seven-under into the weekend.
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At the moment, that's good enough for a four-shot lead over the rest of the pack, with six players currently sitting tied for second place at three-under. The second round is still ongoing.
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘺🦆@Wyndham_Clark is in the clubhouse at 7-under and holds a four-shot lead at the 126th U.S. Open.
— Oregon Men's Golf (@OregonMGolf) June 19, 2026
His 64-69 start rewrote the U.S. Open record book at Shinnecock Hills💪#GoDucks | #ProDuckspic.twitter.com/t5Lx4zmPWw
Clark's play thus far has been stellar, but he knows there is still a lot of golf left to be played before he can start to even think about hoisting his second major championship trophy on Sunday evening.
"I really felt like I could be in double digits, but you know, the great thing about that is I didn't feel like I had my best, and I still am leading as of right now," Clark said. "Hopefully I can bring my A-game on the weekend."
Wyndam Clark's 36-hole total of 133 (64-69) is the lowest by any player at Shinnecock Hills all-time 👏
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) June 19, 2026
This is the second time in Clark's career that he has opened any major with consecutive rounds in the 60s. The only other time he did so was at the 2023 U.S. Open, where he… pic.twitter.com/bapQGfOpMl
Tee times for Saturday won't be announced until the final putt drops on Friday night, but we can expect that Clark will be in the final group, barring something miraculous happening over the next few hours. Clark will likely tee off in the late morning or early afternoon on Saturday.
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