U.S. Open 2026: The clubs Wyndham Clark used to win at Shinnecock Hills
Clark's wedges and putter saved him time and again en route to his second U.S. Open title
Holding the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open, Wyndham Clark was asked about his reputation for playing volatile golf, with rollercoaster rounds the norm.
“Today was very volatile,” he said. “Hopefully tomorrow it can be definitely a little more low-key, and hopefully I can play some boring golf.”The last part of that comment didn’t age well.
Clark, who held a six-shot lead entering the round, saw it shrivel to one and found the fescue off the tee at the par-5 16th. After a fabulous recovery allowed him to hit 8-iron into the green, Clark rolled in the 24-footer for birdie (his fifth make from 20-plus feet on the week) to give him the breathing room he needed to claim his second U.S.
Open title.His putter is a Ping Scottsdale Tec Ally Blue Onset mallet, a club he put in play at the Masters, after going through multiple putters in the first few months of the season. Clark’s putter has several strips of lead tape on the bottom of the sole to counterbalance the weight of the long, oversize Superstroke Revl Mid F/C grip.
The 38-inch putter has 3 degrees of loft, a 20-degree lie angle and an estimated head weight of 400 grams, extremely heavy given most putters are in the 340- to 360-gram range. For the week Clark ranked second in strokes gained/putting.falsePingScottsdale Tec$435|Golf Galaxy 4.
5 GD SCOREGD HOT LIST SCOREHot List Gold$435These mallets look to steady your stroke with multiple onset versions that match the shaft and the center of gravity. They also attempt to steady your mind with calming alignment features that promote confident aim.The two onset models (Ally Blue, Ketsch) feature shaft positions back from the face but just in front of the center of gravity, which encourages pulling the putter through the hitting area instead of pushing it for a consistent stroke.
The goal is to provide the feel of putting with a blade with the aim and stability of a mallet.The alignment aid features a long line and a single dot. It’s a result of eye-tracking research that sho
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