Wyndham Clark captures the 123rd U.S. Open winning Oscar – All the facts & figures

Wyndham Clark Captures The 123rd U.S. Open Winning Oscar – Now All The Facts & Figures

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Wyndham Clark                  64-67-69-70—270 (-10)

Rory McIlroy                       65-67-69-70—271 (-9)

Scottie Scheffler                 67-68-68-70—273 (-7)

Cameron Smith                  69-67-71-67—274 (-6)

Things to Know

• Wyndham Clark holds off a trio of major champions – Rory McIlroy (2^nd), Scottie Scheffler (3^rd) and Cameron Smith (4^th) – to win his first major championship and second PGA TOUR title
• Clark is the fifth straight player to win his first major championship at the U.S. Open
• McIlroy finishes second for his 19^th top-10 in majors since his most recent title in 2014, the most of any player in that span; 23-time TOUR winner now has 10 runner-up finishes on TOUR and three in major championships
• Both Clark and McIlroy won their first PGA TOUR title at the Wells Fargo Championship and second at the U.S. Open
• Rickie Fowler becomes the 12^th player to lead each of the first three rounds of the U.S. Open and not win (first since Russell Henley in 2021); falls to 2-for-10 to date in converting the 54-hole lead into victory
• Scheffler retains the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking following a third-place finish, his 16^th straight T12 or better on the PGA TOUR; is the only player with top-10 finishes in each of the first three majors this season
• With a 63, Tommy Fleetwood equals the lowest final round score in U.S. Open history for the second time (2018)
• Jon Rahm finishes T10 and retains the lead in the FedExCup standings
• The cumulative scoring average of 71.76 is the lowest in U.S. Open history
• The 2023 U.S. Open produced three rounds of 63 or better, the most in major championship history

Wyndham Clark (1^st/-10)

• Picks up his first major championship and second victory in his 137^th PGA TOUR start at the age of 29 years, 6 months, 9 days
• PGA TOUR wins (2): 2023 Wells Fargo Championship, 2023 U.S. Open
• Earns 600 points and moves to No. 4 in the FedExCup standings
• Is the fifth straight player to win his first major championship at the U.S. Open (Gary Woodland/2019, Bryson DeChambeau/2020, Jon Rahm/2021, Matt Fitzpatrick/2022, Clark/2023)
• Becomes the fifth multiple winner this season, joining Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa and Tony Finau
• Becomes the 55^th 54-hole leader/co-leader to go on to win the U.S. Open (most recent: Matt Fitzpatrick, 2022)
• Improves to 2-for-3 to date when holding the lead/co-lead in individual stroke-play events on TOUR (2023 U.S. Open/won, 2023 Wells Fargo Championship/won, 2019 Honda Classic/T7)
• Entered the final round tied for the lead with Rickie Fowler; his previous best 54-hole position in a major championship was T51 at the 2021 PGA Championship
• Is the first champion since Justin Rose in 2013 to play the final nine holes over-par (1-over 36)
• Wins in his seventh major championship appearance; previous-best finish was T75 at the 2021 PGA Championship
• Had missed the cut in two prior U.S. Open starts (2021, 2022)
• Entered the week No. 32 in the Official World Golf Ranking and becomes the lowest-ranked U.S. Open champion since Graeme McDowell in 2010 (No. 37); moves to No. 13 following the win

About Rory McIlroy (2^nd/-9)

• 72-hole total of 271 is the lowest at a U.S. Open by a player who did not win
• 23-time PGA TOUR winner finishes runner-up for the 10^th time in 232 starts; second of the season (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard)
• Four-time major champion finishes runner up for the third time in a major championship (2018 Open Championship/T2, 2022 Masters Tournament/2^nd, 2023 U.S. Open/2^nd)
• Has 19^th top-10s in majors since his most recent title in 2014, the most of any player in that span
• Eight top-10s in 15 starts in the event, including five straight

Scottie Scheffler (3^rd/-7)

• World No. 1 finishes in third place for his TOUR-leading 13^th top-10 finish of the season
• Has now finished T12 or better in each of his last 16 starts
• Ranked inside the top 10 at the conclusion of 28 out of the last 44 major championship rounds (dating to the start of 2021)
• Has three top-10s in six starts at the U.S. Open (T7/2021, T2/2022, 3^rd/2023)
• Is the only player with top-10 finishes in each major this season (Masters/T10, PGA Championship/T2, U.S. Open/3^rd)

Rickie Fowler (T5/-5)

• Is the 12^th player to lead each of the first three rounds of the U.S. Open and not win (first since Russell Henley in 2021)
• Has 13 top-10s in majors since start of his rookie season in 2010, the most of any player without a major title in that span
• Records ninth top-five finish in his 48^th major championship start, including three in 13 starts at the U.S. Open (T2/2014, T5/2017, T5/2023)
• Falls to 2-for-10 in converting the 54-hole lead into victory (2017 Honda Classic, 2019 WM Phoenix Open)
• Falls to 1-for-12 to date in converting the 36-hole lead into victory (2019 WM Phoenix Open)
• Falls to 1-for-8 in converting the 18-hole lead into victory (2019 WM Phoenix Open)
• Has finished T17 or better in eight of his last nine starts on TOUR

Miscellaneous notes

• Tommy Fleetwood (T5) owns two of the three lowest final-rounds in U.S. Open history:
  • 63 – Johnny Miller (Oakmont, 1973/won)
  • 63 – Fleetwood (Shinnecock Hills, 2018/2^nd)
  • 63 – Fleetwood (Los Angeles Country Club, 2023/T5)
• Xander Schauffele (T10) has top-15 finishes in seven straight U.S. Opens, the fifth-longest streak at the event since 1920:
  • Ben Hogan – 12 (1940-1956)
  • Jack Nicklaus – 12 (1971-1982)
  • Bobby Jones – 11 (1920-30)
  • Sam Snead – 9 (1947-1955)
  • Xander Schauffele – 7 (2017-2023)
• Austin Eckroat (T10) equals the U.S. Open nine-hole scoring record with a 29 en route to a final-round 65; marks the sixth 29 in tournament history and second of the week (Tom Kim/front nine/R3)
• Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick finishes T17; Brooks Koepka (2018) is the last to successfully defend a U.S. Open title
• With rounds of 69-71-75-69, Gordon Sargent (T39) wins low amateur honors and becomes the sixth amateur to card two rounds in the 60s at a U.S. Open (first since Viktor Hovland in 2019)