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Fitzpatrick: Clark's Backlash Harshest After US Open Win

6/28/2026

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Fitzpatrick described the fan backlash against Wyndham Clark as the harshest he has witnessed in a golf tournament.
Fitzpatrick said the spectator abuse was unprecedented, the backlash has not faded after the expected two-to-three-month lull, and noted Clark’s locker-room outburst after missing last year’s U.S. Open cut was not a smart action.
Wyndham Clark captured his second U.S. Open title and leads the Travelers Championship leaderboard with Fitzpatrick.

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Fitzpatrick described the fan backlash against Wyndham Clark as the harshest he has witnessed in a golf tournament.
Fitzpatrick said the spectator abuse was unprecedented, the backlash has not faded after the expected two-to-three-month lull, and noted Clark’s locker-room outburst after missing last year’s U.S. Open cut was not a smart action.
Wyndham Clark captured his second U.S. Open title and leads the Travelers Championship leaderboard with Fitzpatrick.