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title: "Clark builds big US Open lead after McIlroy impresses at windy Shinnecock"
url: https://www.heredetroitmi.com/pool-article/clark-builds-big-us-open-lead-after-mcilroy-impresses-at-windy-shinnecock/
date: 2026-06-19T17:36:00+00:00
modified: 2026-06-19T17:36:00+00:00
author: ""
categories: ["golf", "National", "News"]
site: "HERE Detroit"
attribution: "HERE Detroit"
---

# Clark builds big US Open lead after McIlroy impresses at windy Shinnecock

> Wyndham Clark charged into a four-shot lead after a weather-disrupted first day of the US Open, as Rory McIlroy made a solid start and Scottie Scheffler stayed in career Grand Slam contention.

*Source: [HERE Detroit](https://www.heredetroitmi.com/pool-article/clark-builds-big-us-open-lead-after-mcilroy-impresses-at-windy-shinnecock/) — June 19, 2026 by *

Wyndham Clark charged into a four-shot lead after a weather-disrupted first day of the US Open, as Rory McIlroy made a solid start and Scottie Scheffler stayed in career Grand Slam contention.

[Read the full story →](https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13555595/us-open-wyndham-clark-builds-four-shot-lead-at-windy-shinnecock-hills-with-rory-mcilroy-scottie-scheffler-chasing)