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On Father’s Day, Wyndham Clark’s dad stood by the 18th green with a mobile phone in hand, capturing his son’s final putt. Clark was standing over perhaps the most important putt of his life. He started with a six-stroke lead on Sunday morning. By the afternoon, his lead was cut to one, and that one stroke turned out to be the victory margin. More details from Shinnecock in this special edition.

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Wyndham Clark had done his best to show his remorse to the public. It didn’t do much for fans who were happy to have an easy villain. A historic six-shot lead gave him the confidence he probably needed when he reached Shinnecock on Sunday, right where the holier-than-thou fans would refuse to give him an inch throughout the day.

He also had every right to look forward to the round. It was, by his own admission, a chance to win back the fans he had lost. And he did some, in fact. His own personal demons—like a 0-for-7 record of failing to convert an 18-hole lead to a win on the PGA Tour—could’ve made him buckle, too. He almost did. But he finally stood tall.

In R4, Clark had us all on the edge of our seats until the last damn minute. Imagine leading by six in the morning and seeing that lead thin to only one on the penultimate hole. A bogey on the 17th moved him to 4-under, just one shot ahead of Sam Burns, who waited for one more chance to win his first major title. And Scottie Scheffler, who perhaps waited for one mistake from Clark to complete his Grand Slam.

But with that single-shot lead, Clark saved a gritty four-foot par on the 72nd hole for his second U.S. Open title in four years.

Last Poll Result: 76.69% of you said Wyndham Clark would convert his 54-hole lead to a victory.

According to Justin Ray, before Wyndham Clark only two other pros have won the U.S. Open in both California and New York. Tiger Woods won in Bethpage Black (2002) and at Torrey Pines (2008). Billy Casper won at Winged Foot (1959) and at The Olympic Club (1966).

Winner: Tommy Fleetwood (T11/+2)... can this guy ever go wrong? On Sunday, he wore a white polo—the Shinnecock logo stitched on the chest pocket—paired with understated gray trousers. Clean and elegant, the signature Tommy we’ve all come to adore. Here’s him draining a 32 ft putt in this amazing outfit.

Loser: Happy birthday to Scottie Scheffler (T4/E), but his outfit did not impress us. He showed up in a pale white polo streaked with pink, teamed with deep blue pants. Take a look at this. If you thought Nike learned from their mistake after Brooks, absolutely not. But just like other golfers, Scottie struggled with the bunkers, too. On the 7th, he didn’t put enough power in his bunker shot—and this was the result.

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