‘Was Quite Fun’: Wyndham Clark Shows No Regret Despite Getting Booed for His USA Jersey Stunt at $9.8M Event

In the Hockey country of Canada, fashioning a jersey is never a bad idea. The Rink at TPC Toronto, in fact, is known for even golfing fans boasting their favorite pastime. So when Wyndham Clark did it, it shouldn’t be the worst idea, right? Except, he chose to play villain.

Wearing a Team USA jersey to rub salt on the Canadians’ wounds from the Winter Olympics, Clark did get what he was expecting. But even though what happened on the par-3 14th on Saturday was exciting enough, the thriller was getting the jersey in the first place.

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“I was expecting boos, for sure. It was quite fun,” Clark said after his round. “They were booing me all the way up even right before I putted. I was actually really nervous on that putt because if I miss that then it looks really bad.”Stepping on The Rink on Thursday, Clark simply knew what would be the perfect outfit for him. Only, he didn’t have it. So he went to the internet in hopes of getting something on time, but that didn’t work out. Round 2 had a surprise waiting for him.

“Yesterday on one of the holes I see a guy wearing a Jack Hughes USA jersey. So I finished, I walk straight up to him and say, ‘Is there any way I could buy your jersey and wear it tomorrow?’ And he goes, ‘Hell yeah.’”

Clark promised to ship him the jersey back after he had had fun with the crowd. He certainly did that.

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In the third round, Clark chose to wear a USA Hockey jersey bearing the name and number of #86, Jack Hughes. He walked through a gallery of booing fans at the 14th, took it off, made a birdie, and wore the jersey back while walking to the hole. He easily put the ball in and raised his hands in celebration while the fans continued to show their displeasure.

“I was actually really nervous on that putt because if I miss that then it looks really bad. So I’m glad I birdied it,” he said. “I was doing it to more celebrate USA’s win, it had nothing against Canada, but I just thought in hockey country it would be kind of fun.”

While he clarified his intentions, the optics did not align. After all, the Canadians know very well what Hughes did to them just a few months back.