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Current June 19 and June 22, 2026 reporting shows Joaquin Niemann turned an opening-round 11 and a two-stroke misconduct penalty into a tie for seventh at Shinnecock Hills.
AP and the Guardian both described a Sunday gallery at Shinnecock that cheered Wyndham Clark's misses and wanted Scottie Scheffler's grand-slam script instead. That does not make the crowd passionate. It makes it a little embarrassing.
AP's June 21, 2026 report confirmed Wyndham Clark held off Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills for his second U.S. Open title, completing a brutal one-year turnaround from Oakmont.
Rahm and DeChambeau both went home early at the 2026 U.S. Open on Friday, June 19. That is a bad week for LIV's biggest star power, but it is not a one-tournament verdict on the whole split.
AP's June 19, 2026 report showed Wyndham Clark reaching 7-under 133 through 36 holes at Shinnecock Hills, four clear of the field and holding the lowest halfway score in U.S. Open history at the course.
After Thursday's dark-stopped opener at Shinnecock, the best thing about the 2026 U.S. Open might be that Wyndham Clark has already shoved this major past the lazy Rory-versus-Scottie framing.
AP and USGA updates checked on June 19, 2026 showed Wyndham Clark reaching 6-under through 16 holes, four clear of the field, before darkness suspended the opening round at Shinnecock Hills.
Reporting published June 17 and checked June 18 says Brooks Koepka's grip strength is not all the way back after the hand issue that forced him out of the RBC Canadian Open, but he still believes it is good enough to chase another U.S. Open run at Shinnecock.
As the 2026 U.S. Open arrives at Shinnecock Hills on June 18, the smartest thing golf can do is stop looking for extra plot. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler already give this championship everything it needs.
A June 14, 2026 Reuters preview of Shinnecock Hills makes the basic point clear before U.S. Open week begins: the course does not need fake drama when the wind, fescue, and greens already do the heavy lifting.
June 11, 2026 reporting around Shinnecock Hills suggests the USGA is backing off the old target-score obsession and letting the course do the work. That is exactly what this major needs.
Golf Monthly's June 4, 2026 reporting on Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler's Shinnecock scouting trips points to the same U.S. Open warning: the fairways are more generous than 2018, but the rough and green complexes can still make the place vicious.
June 9, 2026 reports from Golf Monthly, the New York Post, and talkSPORT said Adam Svensson picked up his marker before finishing a playoff putt in Ontario, turning a possible tie for first alternate into second alternate for Shinnecock.
Results from June 8, 2026 final qualifying for the U.S. Open sent players like Emiliano Grillo, Zac Blair, Billy Horschel, Davis Thompson, and 17-year-old Miles Russell to Shinnecock Hills while Max Homa and Tony Finau fell short.
With 10,201 entries, 36-hole pressure cookers, and players from every lane of pro golf still fighting for spots, U.S. Open final qualifying remains one of the few systems in the sport that still feels honest.
U.S. Open final qualifying at Dallas Athletic Club sent Peter Uihlein, Graeme McDowell, and Caleb Surratt to Shinnecock Hills, while Thomas Detry fell short in a playoff at Walton Heath.
The USGA added 35 more exempt players to the 2026 U.S. Open field on May 18, pushing the total to 86 and putting Adam Scott's 100th straight major start in view.
Lucas Herbert won LIV Golf Virginia on May 10 and jumped Thomas Detry for the league's current-season U.S. Open exemption. That is a cleaner qualification story than golf usually gives us.