Will either Rory or Scottie lead or share the lead in the US Open at any point after Thrus's round?
56% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 34 predictions cast.
Neither Rory McIlroy nor Scottie Scheffler led or shared the lead at the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills at any point after Thursday's opening round. Wyndham Clark seized command from the first round and maintained it throughout, delivering a wire-to-wire victory — only the ninth such performance in U.S. Open history.
After Friday's second round, both McIlroy and Scheffler stood at even par, each trailing Clark by seven strokes after he posted a tournament-record 36-hole total of 7 under par. Neither player mounted the sustained low-scoring run that would have been necessary to reach or share the top of the leaderboard. McIlroy compiled three bogeys and a double bogey on his back nine Friday to fall off contention, while Scheffler played steadily but could not close the gap.
Over the weekend, Clark extended and then nearly surrendered his margin before winning Sunday by one shot over Sam Burns. Scheffler played in the final pairing Sunday but never reached the lead. The result reflected Clark's dominant ball-striking throughout the week, which left even the two highest-ranked players in the world as spectators in the hunt for the title.
A slim majority of the Predict Six community (56 percent) expected McIlroy or Scheffler to at least briefly share the lead at some point. That expectation went unmet.