Golf · European Tour · 2026

Date & time

18 Jun 2026, 02:00

Round

23

Location

Southampton, New York, United States

Wyndham Clark held a commanding four-stroke lead at 6-under par through 16 holes when the opening round of the 2026 U.S. Open Golf Championship at Shinnecock Hills was suspended due to darkness. Day 1 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) faced heavy initial disruptions when a two-hour heavy fog delay pushed back the entire field's tee times. While the morning wave battled intense winds, conditions calmed significantly in the late afternoon, allowing Clark and a few others to mount a late birdie blitz before nightfall forced 50 players to finish their opening rounds on Friday morning.