US Open shows why golf is on guard against bad behaviour

US Open shows why golf on guard against bad behaviourTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Clark beats Burns on closing holes of dramatic US OpenByIain CarterGolf correspondentPublished9 minutes agoCommentsUS Opens drive players to distraction because the intention is always to test temperament as much as technique.The latest championship, won by Wyndham Clark at Shinnecock Hills on Sunday, did exactly that.But this edition will be remembered for its less savoury side. It was a tournament that reflected our golfing times, where deteriorating standards of behaviour inside and outside the ropes took precedence.The course was brilliantly set up to traditional US Open standards. It demanded the full gamut of shots, punishing any that fell short of perfection, and delivered a thrilling final day as Clark limped home.The champion showed steely sporting character to win his second title, after also triumphing in 2023, but he attracted more jeers than cheers while holding off the plucky Sam Burns and world number one Scottie Scheffler.Clark blocks out New York jeers to win US Open titlePublished13 hours agoShinnecock Hills 'won the battle over me' - McIlroyPublished15 hours agoNiemann first to get two-shot penalty for throwing clubPublished2 days agoOne of the reasons for Clark's unpopularity was his furious demolishing of two ancient locker doors in the Oakmont clubhouse after missing the cut at last year's US Open.It was an act of uncontrolled vandalism that speaks to the sense of entitlement that many perceive has spread through the upper echelons of the men's game.Players have never had it so good. They are richer and more pampered than ever before, yet for all that wealth and influence they have never seemed more unattractively angry.Every broadcast seems populated with commentators being forced to say sorry for players' bad language and the fact that it is the broadcas...