Wyndham Clark will begin the third round on Saturday, June 20, with a four-shot lead after finishing the second round at 7-under. The field is tightly packed behind him, with Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele tied for second at -3, while Bryson DeChambeau
Wyndham Clark walked off Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Friday, June 19, at 7-under par—and with a four-stroke cushion that has the rest of the 2026 U.S. Open field staring at a simple question for Saturday’s third round: can anyone close it?
Clark’s position is as commanding as it is unsettling for everyone chasing him. He heads into the next day atop the leaderboard after finishing the second round with his lead intact, even as he insisted his best golf still hasn’t arrived.
At the top, the math matters. Clark is set to be the player to beat when the third round begins on Saturday, June 20, with a four-stroke lead. Just behind him, the leaderboard crowds together fast—so fast it can feel like a trap for anyone who slips a shot.
Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele are among those tied for second place at -3. Sam Stevens and Tom Kim fill out the rest of that group that will tee off looking to break away from the pack and threaten Clark’s advantage.
Not everyone will get that chance. Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland were among the notable golfers who fell short of making the cut line at Shinnecock Hills, with the cut line noted at +4.
The tension heading into Saturday is straightforward: Clark has separated himself by four strokes, but the field behind him is still close enough that a strong start could remake the day in minutes.
Here’s who made the cut and when they will begin the third round of play. All times are ET.
9:00 a.m. — Dylan Wu, Jacob Bridgeman 9:11 a.m. — Chris Gotterup, Eric Lee (a) 9:22 a.m. — Peter Uihlein, Caleb Surratt 9:33 a.m. — Marek Fleming (a), Robert MacIntyre 9:44 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Hideki Matsuyama 9:55 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Neal Shipley 10:06 a.m. — Laurie Canter, Michael Kim 10:17 a.m. — Jackson Koivun (a), Miles Russell (a) 10:33 a.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Emiliano Grillo 10:44 a.m. — James Nicholas, Angel Hidalgo 10:55
a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann 11:06 a.m. — Russell Henley, Dustin Johnson 11:17 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Michael Brennan 11:28 a.m. — Pierceson Coody, Max Greyserman 11:39 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Tyrrell Hatton 11:50 a.m. — Cameron Young, Sungjae Im 12:06 p.m. — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Spencer Tibbits 12:17 p.m. — J.T. Poston, Ben Griffin 12:28 p.m. — Andrew Putnam, John Parry 12:39 p.m. — Jackson Van Paris, Ben James 12:50 p.m. —
Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Aberg 1:01 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Johnny Keefer 1:12 p.m. — Ben Kohles, Justin Rose 1:28 p.m. — Corey Conners, Aaron Rai 1:39 p.m. — Zac Blair, Max McGreevy 1:50 p.m. — Niklas Norgaard, Alex Fitzpatrick 2:01 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Brian Harman 2:12 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Rory McIlroy 2:23 p.m. — Keith Mitchell, Akshay Bhatia 2:34 p.m. — Gary Woodland, Ryo Hisatsune 2:50 p.m. — Ryder Cowan (a), William Mouw
3:01 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Sam Burns 3:12 p.m. — Harry Higgs, Justin Thomas 3:23 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Tom Kim 3:34 p.m. — Sam Stevens, Xander Schauffele 3:45 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark.
Clark’s last-day pace set the tone, but Saturday’s tee times suggest how quickly the pressure can spread. With the crowded chase clustered just behind him at -3, the third round won’t be a slow build—it will be a test of who can separate themselves when the leaderboard tightens.
Still, the lead doesn’t just belong to a number. It belongs to the possibility Clark is talking about: that even with a four-shot advantage starting Saturday, his best golf hasn’t been played yet.
Wyndham Clark 2026 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills third round tee times leaderboard Matt Fitzpatrick Xander Schauffele cut line +4 Bryson DeChambeau Viktor Hovland