SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — First I saw him fling a driver through a T-Mobile sign, and I did not speak out. Because I was not a T-Mobile sign.Then I saw him slam his bags with a club, and still I said nothing. Because I am not a golf bag. Surely it couldn’t happen to me. I am just a quaint wooden locker in western Pennsylvania.But then Wyndham Clark came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me. — Oakmont Country Club locker, exclusively to The AthleticWyndham Clark does a lot of stupid things. He complains. He pouts. He lets out his anger in irresponsible ways and often doesn’t think before he speaks. He is, among other things, one of the more disliked characters in golf at this moment.I’m using that word dislike purposefully because it is not so much that Clark is hateable. It is that, for so many, he is specifically unlikeable. He is dominating this U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, and even the manner in which he’s winning makes people angry. His first round 64 came largely after the gnarly winds died down and the course eased up. They wanted carnage, and they got Wyndham.It’s why the story over the next two days isn’t about who wins this U.S. Open. If Clark continues his run, will the golf world embrace him?A year ago at this very tournament, Clark had a bad time. He missed the cut at Oakmont, went into the locker room, and lost his temper. Thanks to the sleuthing of No Laying Up’s Tron Carter, it surfaced that Clark kicked in two of its 121-year-old lockers so badly the club ultimately banned him from the club until he repaired the lockers, contributed to charity and underwent counseling. A source at Oakmont, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the lockers were indeed repaired this winter.“I’ve gotten a lot of grief since last year, rightfully so,” Clark said after he shot a 69 Friday morning. “The thing that’s unfortunate is that’s not who I am, what happened last year. I’m hoping I can win back the fans that I had or some new fans because it was a terrible incident. You know, I really feel like I can show people that I’m fun and outgoing, I’m fierce, competitive, love the game, respect the game, and I just had a bad moment.”