US Open 2026: 5 examples of how the wind wreaked havoc at Shinnecock

Wind dominated round one at Shinnecock Hills and the numbers tell a wild story. From tee shots travelling 121 yards further downwind than into it, to the seventh green repelling two thirds of the field, here are five ways the conditions shaped day one at the US Open.

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Wyndham Championship - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
-Austin Eckroat--1
-Matti Schmid--1
-Jordan Smith--1
-Austin Smotherman--1
-Thorbjørn Olesen--1
-Takumi Kanaya--1
-Erik van Rooyen--1
-Pi Coody--1
-Hank Lebioda--1
-Luke List--1
-Tom Hoge--1
-Mac Meissner--1
-Camilo Villegas--1
-Adam Svensson--1
-Kevin Roy--1
-Denny McCarthy--1
-Sam Stevens--1
-Rico Hoey--1
-Adam Schenk--1
-Michael Brennan--1
-Tony Finau--1
-Steven Fisk--1
-Harris English--1
-Taylor Pendrith--1
-Aldrich Potgieter--1
-Joe Highsmith--1
-Maverick McNealy--1
-Davis Thompson--1
-Sungjae Im--1
-Webb Simpson--1
-Brian Campbell--1
-Kevin Yu--1
-Kevin Streelman--1
-Cam Young--1
-Alex Fitzpatrick--1
-Justin Thomas--1
-Stefano Mazzoli--1
-Ricky Castillo--1
-Cam Davis--1
-Bud Cauley--1
-Keegan Bradley--1
-Brooks Koepka--1
-Matt McCarty--1
-Billy Horschel--1
-Aaron Wise--1
-Tom Kim--1
-J.T. Poston--1
-Aaron Rai--1
-Beau Hossler--1
-Christiaan Bezuidenhout--1
-Ben Silverman--1
-Lanto Griffin--1
-Zac Blair--1
-Justin Lower--1
-Brice Garnett--1
-David Lipsky--1
-Ben Kohles--1
-Marco Penge--1
-Davis Chatfield--1
-Marcelo Rozo--1
-Jackson Suber--1
-Gordon Sargent--1
-Luke Clanton--1
-Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen--1
-John VanDerLaan--1
-Keenan Huskey--1
-Kristoffer Ventura--1
-Hayden Springer--1
-John Parry--1
-Zecheng Dou--1
-Pontus Nyholm--1
-Tyler Collet--1
-Mackenzie Hughes--1
-Andrew Putnam--1
-Doug Ghim--1
-William McGirt--1
-Dylan Wu--1
-Rasmus Højgaard--1
-Matt Wallace--1
-Keith Mitchell--1
-Chandler Phillips--1
-Troy Merritt--1
-Vince Whaley--1
-Danny Walker--1
-Michael Kim--1
-Patrick Rodgers--1
-Max Greyserman--1
-Rafael Campos--1
-Matthieu Pavon--1
-Chad Ramey--1
-Brandt Snedeker--1
-Andrew Novak--1
-Stephan Jaeger--1
-Nico Echavarria--1
-Nick Taylor--1
-Chris Kirk--1
-Jackson Koivun--1
-Hideki Matsuyama--1
-Sahith Theegala--1
-William Mouw--1
-Brian Harman--1
-Davis Riley--1
-Ryan Gerard--1
-Jason Day--1
-Jordan Spieth--1
-Harry Hall--1
-Lucas Glover--1
-Alex Noren--1
-Ben Griffin--1
-Sepp Straka--1
-Alex Smalley--1
-Karl Vilips--1
-David Skinns--1
-Matt Kuchar--1
-Patton Kizzire--1
-Ryo Hisatsune--1
-Max McGreevy--1
-Nick Dunlap--1
-C.T. Pan--1
-Mark Hubbard--1
-Lee Hodges--1
-Emiliano Grillo--1
-Eric Cole--1
-Peter Malnati--1
-Seamus Power--1
-Joel Dahmen--1
-Adrien Dumont de Chassart--1
-Ben James--1
-Christo Lamprecht--1
-Haotong Li--1
-Chandler Blanchet--1
-Neal Shipley--1
-Johnny Keefer--1
-A.J. Ewart--1
-Blades Brown--1
-Jesper Svensson--1
-Zach Bauchou--1
-Adrien Saddier--1
-Alejandro Tosti--1
-Jimmy Stanger--1
-Lorenzo Rodriguez--1
-Patrick Fishburn--1
-Jeffrey Kang--1
-Kihei Akina--1
-Trace Crowe--1
-Kensei Hirata--1
-Cooper Hrabak--1
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New York 2026 Leaderboard
PosPlayerTotThruRnd
Lucas HerbertE1
Bryson DeChambeauE1
Joaquin NiemannE1
Cameron SmithE1
Sergio GarciaE1
Jon RahmE1
Dustin JohnsonE1
Tyrrell HattonE1
Dean BurmesterE1
Josele BallesterE1
Anthony KimE1
Abraham AncerE1
Talor GoochE1
Thomas DetryE1
Peter UihleinE1
Richard T. LeeE1
Marc LeishmanE1
Sebastian MuñozE1
Tom McKibbinE1
Brendan SteeleE1
Byeong Hun AnE1
Anirban LahiriE1
Jason KokrakE1
Cameron TringaleE1
Ben CampbellE1
Michael La SassoE1
Do-Yeob MunE1
Martin VorsterE1
Scott VincentE1
Richard BlandE1
Bubba WatsonE1
Charl SchwartzelE1
Ian PoulterE1
Sam HorsfieldE1
Yosuke AsajiE1
Luis MasaveuE1
Travis SmythE1
Miguel TabuenaE1
Danny LeeE1
Björn HellgrenE1
Minkyu KimE1
Martin KaymerE1
Graeme McDowellE1
Adrian MeronkE1
Paul CaseyE1
Victor PerezE1
Laurie CanterE1
Younghan SongE1
Matthew WolffE1
Caleb SurrattE1
Lee WestwoodE1
Harold Varner IIIE1
Charles Howell IIIE1
Carlos OrtizE1
David PuigE1
Branden GraceE1
Thomas PietersE1