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Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock
Former University of Oregon golfer Wyndham Clark has the lowest 36-hole score ever for a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
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As of June 20, 2026 at 6:22 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedFormer University of Oregon golfer Wyndham Clark has the lowest 36-hole score ever for a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock". The right frames it as "Wyndham Clark eyes US Open redemption as Rory Mc Ilroy’s challenge stalls".
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6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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CenterWyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock
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Right / center-rightBrooks Koepka misses US Open cut as his bid for Shinnecock repeat turns into a dud
Wyndham Clark builds early 4-shot lead at U.S. Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Wyndham Clark keeps leaving his mark on Shinnecock Hills. He finished off the lowest opening round in a U.S. Open on this fearsome course Friday morning, and then he del...
Former Oregon golfer Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Wyndham Clark keeps leaving his mark on Shinnecock Hills. He finished off the lowest opening round in a U.S. Open on this fearsome course Friday morning, and then h...
Mc Ilroy challenge stalls, Clark takes control at US Open
A chaotic back nine from Rory Mc Ilroy in the worst of the conditions at Shinnecock Hills saw him fall out of touch with US Open second-round leader Wyndham Clark.