Former Oregon Ducks golfer Wyndham Clark is off to a strong start at the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Tuckahoe, New York. Through two rounds

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.

Rory McIlroy was in a larger group on one under but would have been higher had he not bogeyed his final two holes.