AMERICAN Wyndham Clark is again a top 10 golfer in the world following his second US Open title in four years.
Clark leaped 26 places to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday, a day after he won the third major of the 2026 season, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York.
Clark registered his major breakthrough at the 2023 US Open and climbed as high as No. 3 in the world in 2024.
A less-than-stellar start to the 2026 season saw him tumble as far down as 75th in the world, which is where he was when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship.
He bounced back to No. 45 in his next start by winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson outside Dallas, then gained eight more spots to No. 37 by placing third at the Memorial Tournament, a signature event with a strong field.
Clark won by one stroke over Sam Burns last Sunday after starting the last day with a six-shot cushion on the field.
Burns, for his part, rose from No. 30 to 15 in the world.
In third place was South Korea’s Tom Kim, who like Burns made a late push to try to apply pressure as Clark slipped from 7-under to 4-under for the event.
