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By Andrew McCarty
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Not many patrons lining the course at Shinnecock Golf Club wanted Wyndham Clark to win the U.S. Open for a second time.
Most of the fanbase was rooting for Scottie Scheffler to complete the career grand slam, but a few were actively rooting against Clark, cheering when he hit a bad show. He noted after the round that the crowd was against him – just like it would be for a Ryder Cup on foreign soil.
“I was kind of making jokes about it with [my caddie] where if we heard someone cheer for me, I'd go, oh, there's one person that likes me,” Clark said. “So we would kind of make jokes and make it maybe a little light-hearted.
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“But it's tough, man. I've played now a Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup on foreign soil, and it kind of had that atmosphere a little bit. I also got good prep last week in Canada. They were pretty harsh on me the last day, so I think that all of that combined kind of led to this moment where, all right, I've been in this position.”
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While he had detractors, Clark also had the support of girlfriend Emily Tanner. The couple went public earlier this year at the Masters, where the golf star finished in a tie for 21st place.
After Clark managed to win his second U.S. Open, Tanner took to social media with a message for her new boyfriend.
"My Wynerrrrr!!!" she said in the message on her Instagram story with a photo of the golf star holding the U.S. Open trophy.
Clark finished with a one-shot victory over Sam Burns.
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