US Open champion Wyndham Clark should have been banned in the final round, fans say

Fans seem to think last weekend’s US Open should have gone to a tiebreaker after a potential missed penalty against Wyndham Clark.

Clark won his first major on Sunday at -10, beating Rory McIlroy by one stroke, but tournament viewers say Clark should have received a penalty.

During a chip on the green, in almost grainy video, Clark is seen hitting a club that may or may not have caused the ball to move.

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Reactions on social media were quite mixed. Sports stool by Daniel Rapaport he said the ball «doesn’t move enough for a penalty» and that the ball «wobbles maybe».

If it did in fact «wobble», there would be no penalty because the ball would have returned to its original spot, by the USGA.

However, Rule 9.4 states that if a ball moves at rest, it would be penalized by one stroke.

If a penalty were given, assuming nothing else changed, Clark and McIlroy would have been 9 under par on 72 holes.

Wyndham Clark celebrates on the 18th hole after winning the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club on June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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The tiebreaker at the US Open is now an aggregate of two holes after being another full round of 18 on Monday. Who could forget Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate, the last US Open tiebreaker, in 2008? The new format was formed in 2018.

Wyndham Clark holds up the trophy after winning the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club on June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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The victory was Clark’s second as a professional. McIlroy is still waiting for his first major win in nine years after winning four from 2011 to 2014. Other than this year’s Masters, where he missed the cut, he finished at least eighth or better in majors since 2022, and this weekend it was his third. in the top three and fourth in the top five since then.