Cops ejecting US Open fans yelling ‘don’t choke’ at Wyndham Clark in wild Shinnecock scenes

Wyndham Clark came to Long Island hoping to put the ugly incident at Oakmont at last year’s U.S. Open in the rearview mirror, but it didn’t seem like fans were willing to let it go as he was actively being rooted against during Sunday’s final round of the tournament.

Clark had come into the day six up for the lead in the U.S. Open, but a tough start to his Sunday round opened the door for those chasing him to catch up and the fans to dig into him.

The chirping became an issue as the day went on and led to fans being kicked out of Shinnecock Hills by police, according to Fried Egg Golf’s Kevin Van Valkenburg.

Cops are booting people for shouting “Don’t choke Wyndham!” as he sets up to his shot. This young man got bounced for saying it before Clark’s tee shot at No. 4 pic.twitter.com/M1d1ZO687u

— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) June 21, 2026

Fans shouted out “don’t choke Wyndham” as he was setting up his shot, and in one instance, one fan, who appeared to be wearing some sort of U.S. Open credential, was being removed from the grounds after he shouted the choke line during Clark’s tee shot on the fourth hole, Van Valkenburg reported.

Clark was also hearing “in the bunker” screams from fans, including on the seventh hole.

The Long Island fans gave Clark a tepid reception when he came onto the tee for his first shot of the day, while Scottie Scheffler was given a loud applause, SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio reported on air while covering Sunday’s final round at Shinnecock Hills.

Wyndham Clark hits his tee shot on the fifth hole as fans look on during the final round of the U.S. Open on June 21, 2026.
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On the NBC broadcast, the cheers were audible when his shot on the second hole ran back on him and Normal Sports’ Kyle Porter reported that there were loud cheers when he ran over the green on the second hole.

The reception toward Clark stems from last year’s U.S. Open incident in which he destroyed the locker at the historic golf course, along with his public response and apology for what happened, as well as his reputation as one of golf’s villains.

Source : https://nypost.com/2026/06/21/sports/cops-ejecting-us-open-fans-yelling-dont-choke-at-wyndham-clark/