Wyndham Clark

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Wyndham Clark
Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking4 (March 17, 2024)[1]
(as of April 14, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentCUT: 2024
PGA ChampionshipT75: 2021
U.S. OpenWon: 2023
The Open ChampionshipT33: 2023

Wyndham Robert Clark[2] (born December 9, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. In May 2023, he won the Wells Fargo Championship for his first PGA Tour win; the following month, he won his first major, the 2023 U.S. Open.

Amateur career

Clark attended

U.S. Amateur. He transferred to Oregon in 2016, winning the Pac-12 conference championship and GolfWeek Player of the Year.[3] He graduated with a business degree in 2017.[4]

Professional career

Clark finished in a tie for 23rd at

2018–19 season.[5]

Clark finished second at the Bermuda Championship in 2020, losing a playoff to PGA Tour veteran Brian Gay.[6]

In May 2023, Clark recorded his first PGA Tour victory at the Wells Fargo Championship. He beat Xander Schauffele by four shots.[7]

On June 18, 2023, Clark carded an even-par final round of 70 to win the 2023 U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club, beating Rory McIlroy by one stroke and collecting $3.6 million with the win.[8][9] Clark won in his 7th career major start, where his previous best finish was a tie for 75th.[10]

From September 29 to October 1, 2023, Clark competed in the 2023 Ryder Cup. The U.S. team lost the Ryder Cup to the European team by a score of 161⁄2 to 111⁄2 at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club northeast of Rome. Clark went 1−1−1, losing his singles match to Robert MacIntyre, 2 up.

In February 2024, Clark shot a course-record and career-low round of 60 at Pebble Beach on his way to winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by one stroke over Ludvig Åberg. The tournament was called after 54 holes due to inclement weather.[11]

Personal life

Clark is a Christian.[12] He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. His father is a former professional tennis player. His mother is a former Miss New Mexico USA.[13] She died from breast cancer while he was attending Oklahoma State.[14][15][16]

Amateur wins

  • 2009 Colorado State Championship
  • 2011 Colorado State Championship
  • 2017
    Pac-12
    Championship

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 May 7, 2023 Wells Fargo Championship 67-67-63-68=265 −19 4 strokes United States Xander Schauffele
2 Jun 18, 2023 U.S. Open 64-67-69-70=270 −10 1 stroke Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
3 Feb 4, 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 72-67-60=199* −17 1 stroke Sweden Ludvig Åberg

*Note: The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2020 Bermuda Championship United States Brian Gay Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2023 U.S. Open Tied for lead −10 (64-67-69-70=270) 1 stroke Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship CUT T75 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT 1
The Open Championship NT T76 T33
  Win
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
U.S. Open 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 4
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2023 U.S. Open – 2023 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (2023 U.S. Open)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship DQ C CUT CUT T27 T2
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DQ = disqualified
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. OWGR
    . Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide 2018-19" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 2-43. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Tokito, Mike (April 30, 2017). "Oregon wins team title, Ducks' Wyndham Clark takes individual win in Pac-12 men's golf". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Get to know: Wyndham Clark". PGA Tour. March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Former Duck Wyndham Clark earns PGA Tour card". The Register-Guard. August 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Brian Gay comes up big to win Bermuda Championship in playoff". PGA Tour. Associated Press. November 1, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Reed, Steve (May 7, 2023). "Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA win at Wells Fargo". Associated Press News. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Farmer, Sam (June 18, 2023). "Wyndham Clark outlasts Rory McIlroy to win U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Coffin, Jay (June 18, 2023). "U.S. Open 2023: Wyndham Clark outlasts star-studded leaderboard, collects first major in seventh major start". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Ferguson, Doug (June 18, 2023). "Wyndham Clark plays big and becomes a major champion at the US Open". Associated Press News. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Babineau, Jeff (February 4, 2024). "Wyndham Clark wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on strength of historic 60". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Doering, Joshua (June 19, 2023). "Wyndham Clark wins U.S. Open, seeks to glorify God: 'God has a plan for me'". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Reider, Sean (June 21, 2023). "She grew up in Albuquerque, became a beauty queen, and was mom to U.S. Open champion". Albuquerque Journal.
  14. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (November 1, 2016). "After struggling with mother's death, Wyndham Clark thriving again thanks to new home". Golfweek. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  15. ^ Frei, Terry (September 27, 2011). "Valor Christian golfer Wyndham Clark swinging for the stars". Denver Post.
  16. ^ Berhow, Josh (June 19, 2023). "Inside Wyndham Clark's long, heartbreaking journey to U.S. Open glory". Golf Magazine.

External links

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