126th US OPEN

Second-Round Notes – Friday, June 19, 2026

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 78. Wind WSW 8-16 mph, with gusts to 24 mph.

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36-Hole Cut: 67 professionals and five amateurs at 4-over 144 from a field of 136 professionals and 20 amateurs

• World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (T11) makes the cut for a PGA TOUR-leading 77^th straight time

• Justin Thomas (T7) snaps a streak of three straight missed cuts and 10 consecutive over-par rounds at the U.S. Open

• Amateurs making the cut: Ryder Cowan (Even), Miles Russell (+3), Jackson Koivun (+3), Marek Fleming (+4), Eric Lee (+4)

• Notables missing the cut: Bryson DeChambeau (+5), Viktor Hovland (+5), Rickie Fowler (+5), Patrick Cantlay (+6), Shane Lowry (+6), Jon Rahm (+6), Adam Scott (+8), defending champion J.J. Spaun (+8), Brooks Koepka (+10)

Second-Round Leaderboard

Wyndham Clark (1^st/-7)

• 2023 U.S. Open champion moves to 7-under 133 and a four-stroke lead over four players

• Marks his second-best opening 36-hole score in 19 major championship starts (best: 131/2023 U.S. Open/won)

• Lowest opening 36-hole score at a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills:

  • 133: Wyndham Clark (2026/TBD)

  • 134: Phil Mickelson (2004/finished 2^nd), Shigeki Maruyama (2004/finished T4)

• Four-shot 36-hole lead is the largest at the U.S. Open since Dustin Johnson led by four at Shinnecock Hills in 2018:

  • 6 (Martin Kaymer/2014/won, Rory McIlroy/2011/won, Tiger Woods/2000/won)

  • 5 (Willie Anderson/1903/won)

  • 4 (Wyndham Clark/2026/TBD, Dustin Johnson/2018/3^rd, Jim Barnes/1921/won, Tom McNamara/1909/2^nd)

• Sixth career 36-hole lead/co-lead in individual stroke-play events on TOUR; 1-for-5 converting to victory (2023 Truist Championship); most recently held a four-stroke lead after two rounds of the 2024 PLAYERS Championship (T2)

• First 36-hole lead/co-lead in a major; previous best position: 2^nd (2023 U.S. Open/won)

• Has held the outright lead after each of the first two rounds; most recent wire-to-wire winners (no ties):

  • U.S. Open – Martin Kaymer (2014)

  • Major Championship – Brooks Koepka (2019 PGA Championship)

  • 2026 season – Justin Rose (Farmers Insurance Open), Cameron Young (Cadillac Championship)

• Win in 2023 is his only top-10 finish in five prior U.S. Open starts (MC/2021, MC/2022, 1st/2023, T56/2024, MC/2025)

• Making 19th major championship start; in 2026, finished T21 at the Masters and missed the cut at the PGA Championship

• Closed with an 11-under 60 to win the 2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, his fourth PGA TOUR victory

• Only other top-10 finish this season came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (3^rd); finished T11 last week at the RBC Canadian Open and is currently No. 18 in the FedExCup standings

• Seeking to become the fourth multiple winner this season (Matt Fitzpatrick/3, Cameron Young/2, Chris Gotterup/2) and the 24^th at the U.S. Open

Additional Notes

• Current FedExCup leader and 2022 U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick (T2/-3) trails by four following an even-par 70; the most recent international winner of the U.S. Open is in search of his fourth win of the season

• Xander Schauffele (T2/-3) cards a second-round 66, equaling his second-best score in 38 rounds at the U.S. Open (best: 62/R1/2023); the two-time major champion has finished inside the top 14 in all nine prior U.S. Open appearances

• Sam Stevens (T2/-3) has never missed a cut in eight major championship starts, including the first three majors this season (Masters Tournament/T24, PGA Championship/T65); best finish in a major is T23 at the 2025 U.S. Open; 29-year-old seeks his first win on TOUR in his 116^th start; has three runner-up finishes (2023 Valero Texas Open, 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, 2025 3M Open)

• Tom Kim (T2/-3) holds his best 36-hole position in 17 major championship starts (previous: T9 at the 2024 U.S. Open/finished T26); has two top-10 finishes in majors (2023 Open Championship/T2, 2023 U.S. Open/T8)

• Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa (6^th/-2) posts a second-round 65, his best score in 28 rounds at the U.S. Open; trailed by nine shots at the conclusion of the first round, which would equal the largest come-from-behind victory after 18 holes in U.S. Open history (Jack Fleck/1955)

• Rory McIlroy (T11/Even) trails by seven following a 1-over 71; six-time major champion is seeking to become the seventh player to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year (most recent: Jordan Spieth/2015)

• World No. 1 and 20-time PGA TOUR winner Scottie Scheffler (T11/Even) trails by seven in bid to become the seventh player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam

• Jon Rahm (MC/+6) cards an 8-over 78, equaling his worst score in 144 major championship rounds (fourth occasion, with two coming at Shinnecock Hills (2018 U.S. Open/R1, 2018 Open Championship/R2, 2026 Masters/R1, 2026 U.S. Open/R2)