SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark rapped his 35-foot putt and immediately rose from his crouch, worried it might have too much pace heading down the slope on the 18th green at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
The ball curled into the side of the cup for a final birdie and another standard he set at the course Friday during the U.S. Open.
It wasn’t his best putt, just another birdie for a 1-under-par 69 in the second round, and it summed up his first two days at the 126th edition of the United States Golf Association’s big show.
Clark doesn’t feel he is playing his best, but he’s atop the leaderboard and four shots ahead going into the weekend with the lowest 36-hole score — 7-under 133 — for a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, the fearsome Long Island layout that is hosting this major championship tournament for the sixth time.
“Hopefully, I can bring my A-game on the weekend,” Clark said.