CNN —Wyndham Clark won the 2023 US Open to claim his first major title on Sunday, edging Rory McIlroy in a nail-biting finale at Los Angeles Country Club.
Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFor McIlroy, US Open champion in 2011, a nine year wait for a fifth major title continues.
The 34-year-old has now finished inside the top-five at 10 major tournaments since winning The Open and PGA Championship in 2014.
Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesUnfortunately for Clark however, up ahead McIlroy was showing the sort of final round composure befitting of his glittering résumé.
Heading into the week, McIlroy had twice as many major titles as Clark had made major cuts – yet the world No.
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CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, PGA Tour, Northern, PGA, Fleetwood, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Getty
Locations:
Denver, American