U.S. Open Crowd Accused Of 'Crossing the Line' During Sunday's Round
Did the U.S. Open crowd cross a line on Sunday?
Wyndham Clark won the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock on Sunday, besting Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field. The Long Island, New York crowd had made it pretty clear that it didn't love Clark. The crowd rooted hard for Scheffler and others, while seemingly rooting against Clark.
Clark, who won the U.S. Open for the second time in his career, made it clear that he was aware of it.
"New York didn't really like me. I love you guys, but, you know, I get it," he said following his round.
"Some of it is self-deserved. I did some unfortunate things last year that I really regret. I've been sorry multiple times and I'm still sorry, so hopefully I can win you guys over eventually. But I get it, they root for Scottie. Grand Slams only happen a few times. He's going to get it. He's the best player in the world, but today it's my day."
Multiple fans were kicked out of Sunday's round for "inappropriate" chants. Many were heard saying not-so-nice things to the eventual U.S. Open winner.
But did the crowd cross the line?
Some fans think so.
U.S. Open crowd accused of 'crossing' line
Barstool's "Fore Play" podcast accused the U.S. Open crowd of "crossing the line" with their behavior on Sunday.
Many would agree.
"This was like the first time I can really remember, people were (expletive) mean," Sam Bozoian said.
"I can't really recall that happening outside of a team event."
Clark was very much the enemy for many during Sunday's round.
But did the fan behavior actually cross the line?
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This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM.