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Wyndham Clark Leads U.S. Open; DeChambeau Misses Cut

6/20/2026

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Summary

Clark Leads

The 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills set the cut at +4, letting 72 players continue.
Wyndham Clark led after 36 holes with a -7 total, the venue’s lowest score.
Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut at +5, his third straight major miss.
Dylan Wu birdied the 18th to finish 1-over 71, securing his place among the 72 who made the cut.

Summary

DeChambeau Debuts

Bryson DeChambeau debuted a prototype TaylorMade driver at the U.S. Open.
Although he led Strokes Gained: Off the Tee, he was 111th on approach and 115th putting.
DeChambeau has two LIV Golf wins and trails Jon Rahm in points.
DataGolf predicted a 74% chance the cut would be four over par, which held.
Shane Lowry missed the cut while Brooks Koepka withdrew with an ulnar nerve issue, noting improvement.

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Champions Miss

Brooks Koepka, J.J. Spaun and Viktor Hovland missed the cut, with Koepka still hindered by the ulnar nerve issue that forced his Canadian Open withdrawal.
Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay, Si Woo Kim, Sepp Straka and Adam Scott each posted over-par totals (+6 to +8) and missed the cut.
The cluster of former champions missing the weekend shows how the U.S. Open conditions at Shinnecock Hills proved especially unforgiving this year.

History

Historical Context

In 1995 Corey Pavin won the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where the cut stood at +5. After a 2004 drought controversy and a 2010s restoration by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the course has hosted five Opens and will again in 2026, this time with a tighter +4 cut that eliminated past champions like Brooks Koepka.

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Clark Leads

The 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills set the cut at +4, letting 72 players continue.
Wyndham Clark led after 36 holes with a -7 total, the venue’s lowest score.
Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut at +5, his third straight major miss.
Dylan Wu birdied the 18th to finish 1-over 71, securing his place among the 72 who made the cut.

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