温德姆·克拉克创美国公开赛首轮最低杆纪录领跑

1 of 5 | Wyndham Clark waves after his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Thursday, June 18, 2026.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) Wyndham Clark had two good looks at history Friday morning and settled for the lowest opening round in a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, a 6-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in a first round that took some 26 hours to complete.

Dustin Johnson, in the final year of his U.S. Open exemption from winning at Oakmont in 2016, atoned for a double bogey late Thursday with birdies on two of his last three holes and a superb par save for a 66, keeping him in touch with Clark.

Gary Woodland playing alongside Clark and Johnson and Matt Fitzpatrick were at 67. Among those another shot back was Jon Rahm, who missed two good chances Friday morning but still managed a 68 without a bogey on his card.

The scores were surprisingly low for Shinnecock Hills, where only three players in the previous four U.S. Opens here have finished under par in the last 40 years. But the real surprise was fog at the start of the championship, which led to a two-hour delay.

That meant Clark and Johnson had the advantage of playing Thursday evening in far less wind. The USGA made sure Shinnecock was kind and gentle to account for gusts that consistently topped 30 mph. Without that wind late in the day, players could take advantage.

And they did.

Clark had a birdie-birdie-eagle stretch late Thursday that put him at 6 under. Johnson ran off four straight birdies until his blunder on No. 6, when he three-putted from 6 feet for double bogey.

They returned early Friday, along with 48 other players, to complete the first round. Clark faced Nos. 8 and 9, both with a favorable wind. Clark narrowly missed an 18-foot birdie putt on the eighth, and one from about 30 feet on the ninth.

The Shinnecock record is 63, set by Tommy Fleetwood in the final round of 2018 after the USGA soaked the course to make up for a third round that dried out and got out of control. The U.S. Open record is 62 by Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023.

Clark was more than pleased with a 64. The lowest opening round at Shinnecock had been 66, by three players in 2004 and one player in 1995.

Rory McIlroy faced the worst of the wind on Thursday and thought he did well to post a 69. Scottie Scheffler was in the same wave and had to rely heavily on his short game to salvage a 72, his 10th consecutive round at the U.S. Open without breaking par.

Sam Stevens had the low round from those who faced the toughest wind at 68. He was joined later by Rahm and a group that included Ryder Cowan, who just finished his junior year at Oklahoma. Another Sooner alum, Max McGreevy, also was at 68.

Clark and Johnson had enough time to hit a few shots on the driving range before heading right back out for the second round.

At stake Friday was the 36-hole cut for the top 60 and ties. Scheffler was narrowly inside, but still looking toward trying to stay in range of the lead as he chases the one major keeping him from the career Grand Slam.

AP golf:

美联社纽约州南安普敦电——温德姆·克拉克周五早晨两次与历史擦肩而过，最终在辛尼克山高尔夫球场举行的美国公开赛上创下赛事最低开局轮成绩，以低于标准杆6杆的64杆领先两杆完成首轮比赛，该轮赛事耗时约26小时。

达斯汀·约翰逊凭借2016年在奥克蒙特夺冠获得的美国公开赛豁免权已进入最后一年。周四晚些时候，他在最后三洞中抓下两只小鸟，并精彩保帕打出66杆，弥补了双柏忌的失误，从而紧咬克拉克的领先优势。

加里·伍德兰德（与克拉克、约翰逊同组）和马特·菲茨帕特里克均打出67杆。紧随其后的是琼·拉姆，他在周五上午错失两次良机，但仍以无柏忌的68杆完赛。

辛尼克山高尔夫球场的得分低得出人意料——过去40年间，在这里举办的4届美国公开赛中，仅有3位选手以低于标准杆的成绩完赛。但真正的意外是锦标赛开赛时的浓雾天气，导致比赛推迟了两小时。

这意味着克拉克和约翰逊在周四傍晚比赛时享有风力大幅减弱的优势。美国高尔夫协会为确保辛尼科克球场适应持续超过30英里/小时的阵风，特意将场地调整得温和宜人。随着日暮时分风力消退，选手们得以抓住这一有利条件。

而他们确实做到了。

克拉克在周四晚间的比赛中连续打出小鸟球-小鸟球-老鹰球，将成绩提升至低于标准杆6杆。约翰逊则连续抓下4只小鸟球，但在第6洞出现失误——他在距洞6英尺处三推吞下双柏忌。

周五清晨，他们与其他48名选手一同返回赛场，以完成首轮比赛。克拉克（Clark）在第8洞和第9洞均遇到顺风。他在第8洞的18英尺小鸟推杆和第9洞约30英尺的推杆均以毫厘之差未能入洞。

辛尼科克高尔夫俱乐部的单轮最低杆数纪录是63杆，由汤米·弗利特伍德在2018年最后一轮比赛中创造。当时美国高尔夫协会为弥补第三轮球场干燥失控的状况，对场地进行了浇灌。而美国公开赛的纪录则是62杆，由赞德·谢奥菲勒和里奇·福勒于2023年在洛杉矶乡村俱乐部共同缔造。

克拉克对64杆的成绩感到非常满意。在辛尼科克山高尔夫俱乐部，此前最低的首轮成绩是66杆，分别由三名球员在2004年和一名球员在1995年创造。

罗里·麦克罗伊周四遭遇了最强劲的风势，但他认为自己以69杆的成绩表现不俗。同组出发的斯科蒂·舍夫勒则不得不严重依赖短杆技术才挽回72杆，这是他在美国公开赛上连续第十轮未能打破标准杆。

山姆·史蒂文斯在遭遇最强风力的选手中以68杆的成绩领先。随后，拉姆和包括莱德·考恩在内的一个小组也加入了这一行列，考恩刚刚在俄克拉荷马大学完成大三学业。另一位俄克拉荷马大学校友马克斯·麦格里维也打出了68杆。

克拉克和约翰逊在开始第二轮比赛前，还有足够的时间在练习场打上几杆。

周五的焦点是36洞晋级线，前60名（含并列）的选手才能入围。斯科蒂·舍夫勒虽勉强晋级，但仍在努力紧咬领先集团——他正追逐唯一缺席的大满贯头衔，以实现职业生涯全满贯的壮举。

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