SOUTHAMPTON, New York, June 19 : Wyndham Clark hopes to win some fans back in pursuit of his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, a year after a now-infamous locker room meltdown saw him banned from Oakmont Country Club for property destruction.The 2023 U.S. Open winner wrecked a locker after

The USGA set up a different course at Shinnecock Hills to handle strong wind Thursday. When the wind subsided later, Wyndham Clark seemed to play a different U.S. Open.

Whatever dread Wyndham Clark felt when he saw the tee times and the forecast for the U.S. Open gave way to hope Thursday, and he still hadn’t even arrived at Shinnecock Hills.