Sam Burns should be the rightful winner of the 2026 US Open

Deluxe said:

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Sam Burns should be the rightful winner of the 2026 US Open

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Honestly, I do think dbag wyndam is a big reason for this one. They are looking for it and should be

Enrico Pallazzo said:

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In general, these guys improving their lie by mashing down grass is an issue. So the downside is this seems like selective enforcement, but this is an area I'd like to see more penalties dished out.

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Agree with this too. Though I get much more annoyed where guys will practice swing as wide as possible to 'prove' a hospitality tent is in their backswing for relief, or change their stance completely to claim a drain is near their feet so they drop from heavy rough to the fairway. All, you know, 'legal' rules in golf.

Enrico Pallazzo said:

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Deluxe said:

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Sam Burns should be the rightful winner of the 2026 US Open

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Honestly, I do think dbag wyndam is a big reason for this one. They are looking for it and should be

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Agreed. I don't have much opinion on this particular incident and whether the R&A has a bone to pick with Bryson. But I do know that Wyndham does that exact same thing all the time and has never been formally outed for it.

Brandle chamblee says it's correct.

Intent is impossible to prove because they all have their tricks to make it look innocent.

But they know what they are doing. 100%.

🚨👀🏆 #WATCH — A mysterious and unusual practice swing from Wyndham Clark prompts some fans to question whether there was a potential rules incident that slipped through the cracks at Shinnecock.

Did Wyndham Clark break the rules or is this overblown? pic.twitter.com/Eg3OGA7RoN

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) June 22, 2026

Rules official explaining now. Intent is irrelevant.

He clearly improved his backswing by walking on the grass directly in his swing path.

JCA1 said:

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Rules official explaining now. Intent is irrelevant.

He clearly improved his backswing by walking on the grass directly in his swing path.

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Which it is mashed to holy hell. That is hard to question

Enrico Pallazzo said:

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JCA1 said:

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Rules official explaining now. Intent is irrelevant.

He clearly improved his backswing by walking on the grass directly in his swing path.

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Which it is mashed to holy hell. That is hard to question

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I'd love a before vs after photo. It looked extremely matted from the volunteers before he even walked up

Bunk Moreland said:

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Deluxe said:

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🚨👀🏆 #WATCH — A mysterious and unusual practice swing from Wyndham Clark prompts some fans to question whether there was a potential rules incident that slipped through the cracks at Shinnecock.

Did Wyndham Clark break the rules or is this overblown? pic.twitter.com/Eg3OGA7RoN

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) June 22, 2026

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THAT is unnatural. What Bryson did, whether intentional or not, was consistent with every single time he addresses a golf ball.

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agreed

Look at the video just as the first volunteer walks away. It's more vertical and BD basically goes ham stomping it down while standing behind his ball

Just as he walks up, the yellow behind his ball (where he is looking) is pretty vertical


Now he's given it a good 5 stomps, is standing on top of it, and it's much more horizontal and well behind him.

I laughed at myself posting that. I don't know what I dislike the most of him

Bunk Moreland said:

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Deluxe said:

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🚨👀🏆 #WATCH — A mysterious and unusual practice swing from Wyndham Clark prompts some fans to question whether there was a potential rules incident that slipped through the cracks at Shinnecock.

Did Wyndham Clark break the rules or is this overblown? pic.twitter.com/Eg3OGA7RoN

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) June 22, 2026

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THAT is unnatural. What Bryson did, whether intentional or not, was consistent with every single time he addresses a golf ball.

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It is not unnatural to take multiple practice swings in the rough to see how your club will react. You'll notice you took practice swings in different spots of the rough not next to his ball.

Every single time he address the ball he doesn't step on the grass behind the ball.

cb1919 said:

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Bunk Moreland said:

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Deluxe said:

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🚨👀🏆 #WATCH — A mysterious and unusual practice swing from Wyndham Clark prompts some fans to question whether there was a potential rules incident that slipped through the cracks at Shinnecock.

Did Wyndham Clark break the rules or is this overblown? pic.twitter.com/Eg3OGA7RoN

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) June 22, 2026

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THAT is unnatural. What Bryson did, whether intentional or not, was consistent with every single time he addresses a golf ball.

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It is not unnatural to take multiple practice swings in the rough to see how your club will react. You'll notice you took practice swings in different spots of the rough not next to his ball.

Every single time he address the ball he doesn't step on the grass behind the ball.

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It's unnatural to take a step with one foot directly behind your ball and swing into the grass off balance when you could have done it literally anywhere else with a normal stance.

Wyndham's chip is tougher because there wasn't a great camera angle behind to see how close he got and how much it helped. But this one feels like a no-brainer.

If he kept going back, he could have made some crop circles

No way he doesn't tee it up tomorrow. He has a legit shot at winning this.

Enrico Pallazzo said:

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Wyndham's chip is tougher because there wasn't a great camera angle behind to see how close he got and how much it helped. But this one feels like a no-brainer.

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I think the damning thing about Wyndham's video is that he's looking down the whole time. The only reason to look down that intently while you're making a super unnatural practice swing in a different area near your ball is to either 1) make sure you're not stepping on your ball (which means you're stepping pretty close to it) or 2) make sure you're stepping on a very specific clump of grass.

That's a good golf channel video showing Bryson stomping around to improve his lie. Not sure why it's not embedding.

IMHO, now that Bryson did make such a visible fuss over it (which I support, for whatever that's worth), he has a few options:

1. Take the high road, play, and say all the "right" things. This would be gay.

2. Play, but take every opportunity to criticize and let them know that we all know they are crooked. This would be way better than #1.

3. Don't play. This would kinda kick ass, honestly.

#3 won't happen. He made it sound possible, but between sponsors and advisors telling him to play and the very real fact of still being in contention in a major, he's not going to quit. Especially after missing three straight major cuts. He is the story of this tournament now, so obviously he's going to use that to have the eyeballs be on him all weekend rather than be invisible. He's an internet creator too, after all.

#1 is, sadly, the most likely. Even though it's the gayest. #2 is only fractionally possible, as the same people who will be invested in keeping #3 from happening will demand that #2 doesn't happen either. I know his agent said he'll make the decision himself but I don't believe that for a second. He'll spin it that way, but ultimately, the sponsors he's signed with will demand #1. And even if not, he'll ultimately choose #1 because of the last part of the paragraph above this one.