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At Shinnecock Hills, Wyndham Clark is standing tall heading into the weekend at the two thousand twenty six U.S. Open, holding a four-shot lead over Xander Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick. Despite a wave of challengers threatening to close the gap Friday afternoon, nobody could reach four under, and Clark's cushion held firm going into moving day.
Scottie Scheffler is seven back of Clark after rounds of seventy-two and sixty-eight, and the world number one isn't mincing words about the leader. Scheffler acknowledged Clark's position but made clear he's not done grinding. Seven shots is a mountain, but Scheffler climbing mountains is kind of his whole thing, and Shinnecock Hills still has two rounds to play.
Meanwhile, over at the World Cup, Scotland are raising serious questions after falling one-nil to Morocco in Boston. The Scots believe they were denied two legitimate penalties and that Morocco should have finished the match with ten men. Officiating controversy at a major tournament — somehow, it never gets old, and Scotland will need answers fast if they want to stay alive in this competition.
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