He held on to win the U.S. Open<\/a>, against the wishes of many in attendance.<\/p>\nSome fans lining the fairways were shouting, \u201cGet in the bunker!\u201d with every shot as Clark worked his way through the first nine holes, which saw his lead shrink from six shots to one.<\/p>\n
The trouble began on the second hole, when Clark\u2019s tee shot on the par-3 drifted wide left. Cheers rang out from the crowd, which had been firmly in favor of Clark\u2019s playing partner, Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n
Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world, celebrating his 30th birthday on Sunday, and needs a U.S. Open win to complete the career Grand Slam. He was always going to be a fan favorite, but the vitriol for Clark is them rooting against him, not just for Scheffler.<\/p>\n
One fan was ejected from the U.S. Open for shouting, \u201cDon\u2019t choke, Wyndham!\u201d as he set up for his shot on No. 4. Clark scrambled to save par on the hole, and a disappointed sigh, not the roar you would normally expect for the Sunday leader at a major, was heard from two holes away. Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of events, with five total spectators ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.<\/p>\n
Clark, 32, won the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club and entered the top tier of men\u2019s professional golf. But a handful of incidents, most notably destroying a locker at Oakmont Country Club during last year\u2019s U.S. Open, have stuck with fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s not break any lockers today, Wyndham,\u201d was heard in the fairway, as well as, \u201cNobody likes you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clark was asked Friday about the reaction fans have given him over the last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve gotten a lot of grief since last year, rightfully so. The thing that\u2019s unfortunate is that\u2019s not who I am, what happened last year,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI\u2019m 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\u2019m fun and outgoing, I\u2019m fierce, competitive, love the game, respect the game, and I just had a bad moment. Hopefully I can win those people back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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