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Wyndham Clark
Personal information
Born (1993-12-09) December 9, 1993 (age 30)
Denver, Colorado
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight172 lb (78 kg; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona
Career
CollegeOklahoma State University
University of Oregon
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Highest ranking3 (April 21, 2024)[1]
(as of November 17, 2024)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2020
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Wyndham Clark (born December 9, 1993) is an American professional golfer from Denver, Colorado who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

Clark attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where he was classmates with NFL player Christian McCaffrey. In high school he twice won the Colorado state championship and was named player of the year in 2011. He initially enrolled at Oklahoma State in 2012, finishing in ninth place at the 2012 U.S. Amateur. He transferred to Oregon in 2016, winning the Pac-12 conference championship and GolfWeek Player of the Year.[2] He graduated with a business degree in 2017.[3]

Professional career

Clark finished in a tie for 23rd at Web.com Tour qualifying in 2017, earning his card for the 2018 season. He made 24 starts that season with four top-10 finishes. By finishing 16th on the tour money list, he qualified for the PGA Tour for the 2018–19 season.[4]

Clark had his best finish of his PGA Tour career at the Honda Classic in March 2019, where he went into the final round with the lead before falling back to seventh place.

Personal life

Clark currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. His mother died from breast cancer while he was attending Oklahoma State.[5]

Amateur wins

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

Playoff record

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

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 16 2024 Ending 21 Apr 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Get to know: Wyndham Clark". PGA Tour. March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former Duck Wyndham Clark earns PGA Tour card". The Register-Guard. August 20, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.