Wyndham Clark has a very good chance of winning his second US Open title on Sunday afternoon.
Clark will tee it up on Shinnecock Hills on Sunday with a six-shot lead, and if he plays anything like he has during the first three rounds, he will be very hard to catch.
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The 32-year-old has experienced a real resurgence on the PGA Tour this season, and he finally returned to the winners’ circle after a two-year hiatus in May at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
However, Wyndham Clark winning the US Open on Sunday at Shinnecock Hills would elevate his status in the game to another level entirely.
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Clark is paired with Scottie Scheffler in the final group of the US Open on Sunday, and he holds a six-stroke lead.
His time is now, but he certainly won’t be the man who the Shinnecock Hills crowd want to win.
Wyndham Clark responds to golf fans who believe he is ‘volatile’
Clark was actually abused by a fan at Shinnecock Hills on Saturday afternoon.
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He certainly isn’t the most popular of players, due to his angry outbursts on the golf course over the years and bullish and brash persona.
And now Clark has responded when asked if he agrees with the many golf fans who think he is a volatile character.
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“I mean, maybe some,“ he admitted.
“I feel like I’m trying to get more consistent. That’s something I’ve always wanted to be, and I think I’m trending in that direction.
“Today was very volatile. Hopefully tomorrow it can be definitely a little more low-key, and hopefully I can play some boring golf. But I don’t disagree with that.“
Wyndham Clark’s short game is saving him at the US Open
If it wasn’t for his sensational chipping and putting, Clark wouldn’t be sitting at the top of the leaderboard right now.
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He made three exceptional up and downs in particular at Shinnecock on Saturday, and explained how he managed to save par on the seventh, 10th and 11th holes.
“I would say — I mean, the one on 7, I was into the grain, I didn’t hit the best of chips, but it looked like I hit it to 4 feet, which is normally good,“ he said.
“But that putt was diabolical, and I could three-putt from there, it was so sloped. The fact I made that one was huge.
“Then the one on kind of 10 and 11, those ones were — I was in jail and hit really good shots and then made the putts. Those are kind of the three that stand out to me.
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“On 11 I took a 54-degree out of the bunker. I knew it was so sloped, I thought a 60-degree wouldn’t get back there.
“I kind of hit not a full chunk-and-run, but kind of something driving and came out a little bit harder than I wanted. I didn’t want to hit it past the pin, but overall, satisfied just to have a putt inside 10 feet, and I was grateful to put that one in.“
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