First US Open P6... Will this year's champion at Shinnecock Hills finish under par?
94% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 32 predictions cast.
Wyndham Clark finished the 2026 U.S. Open at 4 under par, completing a wire-to-wire victory at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and posting one of the rare below-par winning totals in the tournament's history at the notoriously difficult Long Island course.
Clark's aggregate total of 4 under par came despite the final round featuring a significant collapse scare, as Sam Burns twice pulled within one shot of the leader while closing with a 67. Clark steadied himself on the closing holes to win by one. His 54-hole total heading into Sunday had been 7 under par — the lowest 54-hole total ever recorded at Shinnecock Hills — before the field closed the gap considerably in the final round.
Shinnecock Hills has historically punished players seeking red numbers. The 2004 U.S. Open at the venue was widely criticized as unplayable after the USGA failed to account for afternoon pin positions drying out in the wind, and no champion had finished at a substantial margin under par. The 2026 conditions were comparatively more receptive, allowing Clark's dominant ball-striking through the first three rounds to build a cushion large enough to survive the final-round drama.
The Predict Six community was strongly aligned on this outcome ahead of time, with 94 percent correctly projecting the champion would finish under par.