Brand new location. Brand new winner.
Wyndham Clark, little more than a month away from his maiden PGA Tour win, held off veteran Rory McIlroy on Sunday to secure the inaugural US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club.
Both Clark and McIlroy hit steady par 70 shots and maintained their positions early in the day.
McIlroy, a four-time Major winner, has been in the hunt for No. 5 for nine years but was rejected again. His winning streak has reached 33 majors, but McIlroy has been close in many of them, finishing in the top 10 19 times.
The 29-year-old Clark wobbled a little on the North Course back nine with three consecutive bogeys, but McIlroy wasn’t enough to catch him. Curiously, Clark won despite being the only player to bowl the par 3 on the 15th hole all day.
Nobody played a round without a bogey on Sunday, but McIlroy was close. He birdied on the first hole and then made saves until he missed a 10-foot comeback on the 14th.
This was Clark’s seventh appearance at a Major, with his best result previously being a tie in 75th place at the 2021 PGA Championship.
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Fans cheer after Xander Schauffele sank a 35-foot put on the second hole June 17 in the third round of the US Open. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler hits from the tee of the 10th hole during the third round of the US Open June 17. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Wyndham Clark reacts while hitting the 10th hole June 17 in the third round of the US Open. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Rory McIlroy hits from the third tee in the third round of the US Open June 17. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Wyndham Clark tees off from the eighth tee in the third round of the US Open on June 17. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Harris English watches his shot from the 15th tee during the third round of the US Open on June 17. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Jason Day hits from a green bunker on the 14th hole during the second round of the US Open June 16. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler hits from the eighth tee June 17 during the third round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Allen J. Cockroaches / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler hits from the 11th tee in the second round of the US Open on June 16. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Wyndham Clark tees off from the seventh tee June 16 during the second round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Austin Eckroat (left) and Wyndham Clark run through the rough on the fourth hole during the second round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club June 16. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Jon Rahm hits from the rough on the 15th hole in the second round of the US Open on June 16. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Wyndham Clark chips the second green June 16 during the second round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Joaquin Niemann hits from the rough near the sixth green during the second round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club June 16. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler goes to the 18th green during the second round of the US Open June 16. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Alex Noren hits out of a green bunker on the sixth hole June 16 during the second round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Tony Finau hits from a green bunker on the 16th hole during the first round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler consults his caddy before hitting the ninth hole from the sandy rough June 15 during the first round of the US Open. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rory McIlroy tees off from the 16th tee in the first round of the US Open on Thursday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Despite the cloudy weather, spectators stroll the North Course at the Los Angeles Country Club during the first round of the US Open June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Jason Day hits out of a green bunker on the eighth hole June 15 during the first round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler walks across a bridge to the ninth green during the first round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club June 15. Fowler shared the lead with Xander Schauffele after the first round after a superb eight-under-par-62. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler hits from the rough on the ninth hole in the first round of the US Open June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Golfers Gary Woodland, Corey Connors and Adam Scott check the slope of the green and their putt lines on the 14th hole during the first round of the US Open June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rickie Fowler, third from left, walks to the seventh green with Jason Day during the first round of the US Open June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Brooks Koepka (left) and Rory McIlroy reach the ninth green during the first round of the US Open. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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An avid golf fan attempts to get Xander Schauffele’s autograph as he walks to the 17th tee during a practice round at the Los Angeles Country Club June 14. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Golfers line up their putts on the 11th hole during the first round of the US Open June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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June gloom shrouds the downtown LA skyline as the first round of the US Open begins June 15 at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Rory McIlroy tees off from the 16th tee in the first round of the US Open on Thursday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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With the downtown LA skyline in the background, Rory McIlroy walks down the 14th fairway during the first round of the US Open June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Spectators walk the course near a grandstand during the first round of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club June 15. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Golf fans watch as Rory McIlroy hits the second hole June 14 during a practice round for the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Golf fans cross a bridge over Wilshire Boulevard to leave the course after participating in a practice round for the US Open June 14 at the Los Angeles Country Club. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Clark’s first tour win came on May 7 at the Wells Fargo Championship. Coincidentally, McIlroy also celebrated his first tour win at Wells Fargo in 2010.
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s best player, finished third with seven under par.
Rickie Fowler, who started Sunday level with Clark at 10-under, slipped back with a 75 despite posting a major championship record with 23 birdies over the four days.
