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By Matthew Couden
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This weekend's final rounds of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills featured fans clearly on the side of Scottie Scheffler, who was on the verge of finally capturing his Grand Slam victory.
Despite a disappointing start, Scheffler came back stronger through the majority of his weekend, getting six strokes behind the leader, Wyndham Clark. However, Scheffler faltered on the back nine with several missed opportunities and his bogey on the No. 14 hole.
Ultimately, it wasn't Scheffler's time to get that Grand Slam, with Clark prevailing after holding off Sam Burns, who provided a threat near the top of the leaderboard.
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Along with losing his six-stroke lead, Clark was enduring a pro-Scheffler crowd at Shinnecock Hills in New York, who were chanting in support of the golf great winning the event and achieving a career Grand Slam on his 30th birthday.
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"I mean, the crowd was tough today. New Yorkers are tough people. There was a good turnout from the fans. You like seeing the fans cheer for you. I think sometimes it can get a little too much when balls are going off greens and you start hearing cheers. That felt a bit much to me," Scheffler said of the fan treatment toward Clark.
"At the end of the day, I can't control fan behavior. Being in the arena is not for everybody. There's been crowds that have been for me in my career. There's been crowds that have been significantly against me in my career," he said.
Scheffler referred to a time when he was playing in an event held in Ireland, where clearly the fans were showing support for the home-area hero Rory McIlroy, and not him.
"Crowds can be tough. I think it shows a lot about Wyndham, how he handled not only this golf course but also the crowd today as well, and I think is a well-deserving champion," Scheffler said.
After getting an opening round score of 2-over-72, Scheffler followed with a 2-under-68 on Friday and a 1-under-69 on Saturday. His Sunday performance just wasn't enough to get to the top of the leaderboard, ultimately finishing at even-par 280.
Even with the crowd on his side, Scheffler was his own worst enemy on the course due to his final holes of golf. He tied for fourth place with J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell, and Tom Kim on the final leaderboard.
Since 2022, Scheffler has won The Masters twice and then added The Open Championship and PGA Championship last year. He still needs that U.S. Open, and based on his abilities, he's always in contention to win it will just have to wait at least another year.
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