Wyndham Clark wins US Open with nerves of steel amid fierce challenge from Burns

• American wins second title with wire-to-wire victory

• Crowd cheer mistakes as Clark shoots 73 on Sunday

Wyndham Clark arrived at the 1st tee for the final round of the US Open on Sunday afternoon with six shots in hand and two wildly divergent outcomes before him.

He could complete a wire-to-wire victory and capture America’s national title for a second time.

Or he could equal the largest final-round collapse in major championship history.

The 32-year-old American ultimately responded with a masterclass in patience, restraint and nerve, overcoming a furious challenge from Sam Burns and increasingly hostile galleries at Shinnecock to capture his second US Open title in four years with a score of four under par, finishing one shot clear.