Wyndham Clark earned his third win of the season on Sunday at the BMW Championship.
Clark struggled with his game all day before finding three priceless birdies during the final three-hole stretch at Bellerive.
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That run was enough to see the 32-year-old home comfortably.
Wyndham Clark won the BMW Championship by three strokes from Patrick Cantlay and four from Rory McIlroy.
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Clark is surely leading the Player of the Year race now after his win at Bellerive.
However, his final round at the BMW Championship did not pass without controversy.
Wyndham Clark embroiled in rule controversy at the BMW Championship
Clark missed the fairway on the par-four 14th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday.
And that’s when the controversy began.
Clark entered the rough to the right of the 14th fairway and began nestling several different irons behind his ball.
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CBS analyst Trevor Immelman said: “He’s taking a long look at this, this is like the third club he’s placed down behind the ball there.”
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To which former PGA Tour player turned commentator Frank Nobilo replied: “So the lie might be better.”
It didn’t look great, but this happens every single week on the PGA Tour.
The real problem is that it will be so hard to clamp down on. How on earth do you police that?
Bryson DeChambeau’s Open incident has led to increased scrutiny
Back in July, Bryson DeChambeau caused real controversy during the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Bryson DeChambeau was penalized two strokes by Open officials after he was deemed to have improved the playing area around his ball in the rough during his second round.
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Numerous players agreed with the decision, with Rory McIlroy highlighting how DeChambeau stomping around in the rough behind his ball ‘did not look good’.
Others deemed the ruling to be rather harsh, as that sort of thing happens in every single tournament each and every week.
It is just such a hard rule to police, and will most likely happen time and time again until more punishments are handed out.
Wyndham Clark got away with it on Sunday, but he may not be so lucky next time.
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