Wyndham Clark will begin the final round of the 2026 U.S. Open on Sunday, June 21, at the top of the leaderboard after a 7-under-par finish at Shinnecock Hills. Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala, Tom Kim and Sam Stevens are bunched in second at 1-under, setti
Wyndham Clark walked into Sunday knowing exactly what he’d earned—starting the final round at the top of the 2026 U.S. Open leaderboard on June 21, after a day that looked almost effortless at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.
Clark finished Day 3 at 7-under par, building a lead that left Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field trying to solve a simple question: how do you catch a player who’s already putting pressure on from the first tee?
Scheffler will not be walking into that chase alone. He is grouped with Sahith Theegala, Tom Kim and Sam Stevens, all at -1 for second place behind Clark. Scheffler made the most meaningful move on Day 3, climbing nine spots. Theegala moved up five spots. Kim and Stevens, meanwhile, managed to hold their position through the day.
One of the notable shifts came further back on the leaderboard. Xander Schauffele closed out the third day at even par and slid down four spots, landing him in a tie with Emiliano Grillo, Keith Mitchell and Sam Burns for sixth place.
With Clark opening Sunday at the top after a 7-under-par round. and with Scheffler’s nine-spot climb tightening the pack behind him at -1. the final round sets up a clear dynamic: the leader’s advantage is real. but it isn’t comfortable—especially with multiple players positioned to make a move quickly.
Here’s the complete lineup for the final day of action on Sunday, with all times listed in ET:
7:45 a.m.: Dylan Wu. James Nicholas 7:56 a.m.: Peter Uihlein. Russell Henley 8:07 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers. Eric Lee (a) 8:18 a.m.: Neal Shipley. Hideki Matsuyama 8:29 a.m.: Adrien Dumont de Chassart. Nico Echavarria 8:40 a.m.: Caleb Surratt. Ben James 8:51 a.m.: Jackson Van Paris. Spencer Tibbits 9:02 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama. Max Greyserman 9:18 a.m.: Marek Fleming (a). Jacob Bridgeman 9:29 a.m.: Johnny Keefer. Ludvig Aberg 9:40 a.m.: Ryan Fox. Angel Hidalgo 9:51 a.m.: Miles Russell
(a). Jackson Koivun (a) 10:02 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre. Chris Gotterup 10:13 a.m.: Harry Higgs. Andrew Putnam 10:24 a.m.: Michael Brennan. Jordan Spieth 10:35 a.m.: Bud Cauley. Ben Kohles 10:51 a.m.: Cameron Young. Joaquin Niemann 11:02 a.m.: Laurie Canter. Justin Thomas 11:13 a.m.: William Mouw. Niklas Norgaard 11:24 a.m.: Max McGreevy. Justin Rose 11:35 a.m.: Ben Griffin. Tyrrell Hatton 11:46 a.m.: Pierceson Coody. Dustin Johnson 11:57 a.m.: Ryo Hisatsune. Gary Woodland 12:13 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia. Rory
McIlroy 12:24 p.m.: Maverick McNealy. Brian Harman 12:35 p.m.: Zac Blair. Aaron Rai 12:46 p.m.: John Parry. J.T. Poston 12:57 p.m.: Sungjae Im. Michael Kim 1:08 p.m.: Ryder Cowan (a). Alex Fitzpatrick 1:19 p.m.: Corey Conners. Keegan Bradley 1:35 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick. Collin Morikawa 1:46 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood. Xander Schauffele 1:57 p.m.: Sam Burns. Keith Mitchell 2:08 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo. Sam Stevens 2:19 p.m.: Tom Kim. Sahith Theegala 2:30 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler. Wyndham Clark.
2026 U.S. Open Wyndham Clark Scottie Scheffler Shinnecock Hills final round tee times leaderboard Dylan Wu Rory McIlroy Jordan Spieth Keegan Bradley
So Clark is up top… meaning he’s gonna choke later, right?
I don’t even golf but I saw Scheffler is right behind. How is that not like a guaranteed win if he’s only -1?
Starting at the top after being 7-under is kind of wild. But I swear these leaderboard numbers always change like 5 minutes later, so who knows. Also Shinnecock Hills sounds fake like they made it up for the article.
They say Scheffler is grouped with Tom Kim and Sahith Theegala like that matters for real life. Isn’t grouping just for TV timing? Also Xander sliding down four spots to even par like… that’s still fine? Idk I’m confused but Clark “almost effortless” sounds like he’s gonna get nervous on Sunday.