Wyndham Clark reminded us Sunday at Shinnecock Hills there is no such thing as a safe lead in major championship golf.
The 54-hole U.S. Open leader narrowly avoided becoming just the second man since 1934 to blow a six-shot lead in a major championship, outlasting a charging Sam Burns to prevail by one stroke.
After Burns narrowly missed chances to tie Clark on 17 and 18, the 2023 champion pulled off an unlikely birdie from the fescue on No. 16 to move two clear. While he would bogey the 17th, a two-putt par from 52 feet on 18 delivered the victory and saw Clark become just the 24th man ever to win two U.S. Open trophies.