About 15 meters separated Wyndham Clark of glory. He only needed two putts from the beginning of the green to become the new major winner, to conquer the Us Open the wave. Clark looked up at the sky before kicking. seeking encouragement from his mother who died of cancer, when Wyndham was still in college, “he walked me all round,” he would confess minutes later.
So far the best result in majors of this 29-year-old American was a 75th place in the 2021 PGA Championship. A couple of months ago he achieved his first win on the PGA Tour on the demanding Quail Hollow course. Wydham made the two putts, withstood the pressure as he has done since day one, and he looked at the sky again, already excited and as the winner of the Us Open.
It was not the day Rickie Fowler, the always emotional favorite of the public. Three bogeys in his first seven holes promptly removed him from the fight, neither was the number one Scottie Scheffler, the pair’s lap was not enough and he had to settle for third position. The one who did fight until the end was Rory McIlroy, but another par card for the Northern Irishman and like The Open last year, he finished second.
Tournament Cinderella passed over everyone at Los Angeles Country Club, one of the most exclusive courses in the world located in the heart of Hollywood. Access to this Los Angeles club, which costs a quarter of a million dollars, is not just a question of money, actors and celebrities are not admitted from the mecca of cinema; “We prefer those who hire them”, they proudly declare from the club. The most tense moment of the day came for Clark with the bogeys on holes 15 and 16. The par that he saved on 17 was key and masterful, with a chip brimming with confidence.
In the end, 18 players managed to finish under par on the field, among them the best Spaniard, Jon Rahm who managed to sign with 65 shots the second best round of this last day His final five under par left him with a cumulative of -3 and a very solid game thanks to which he achieved a new top-ten in majors. The Barrika player finished 10th. This is the lowest result that Jon Rahm has achieved in a Us Open, although it must be taken into account that the playing conditions this year have been much more affordable than in other editions. Sergio Garcia finished in 27th place with a final round of 71 shots and we must highlight the 67 shots of David Puig which in his debut in the majors leaves him among the top 40 of the tournament.