Wyndham Clark battles hostile crowd to win US Open again: ‘It’s rare fans boo your shots’

• Several spectators removed from course over conduct

• They definitely didn't want me to win,' says 32-year-old

Wyndham Clark spent much of Sunday afternoon hearing cheers for everyone but himself.

The grandstands and six-deep galleries packed around Shinnecock Hills revelled in his mistakes, groaned when he escaped trouble and reserved their loudest support for his playing partner, the world No 1, Scottie Scheffler. Several spectators were removed from the course after directing abusive comments at him, the United States Golf Association confirmed. By the time Clark finally tapped in on the 18th green to secure his second US Open championship in four years, the 32-year-old from Colorado felt he had won more than a golf tournament.