Wyndham Clark survives what many consider to be the most basic hole in TPC Scottsdale – Yahoo Canada Sports

Scottsdale, Ariz. -The 17th hole in the TPC Scottsdale stadium course is usually a major place during the last round of the open WM Phoenix, which can more often lead to disaster.

Windham Clark made sure he wasn’t in the first round on Thursday.

Clark rushed to Birdie on the PAR-5 15th to reach 7 below and take over the outspoken lead. Then he just missed another bird on the stormy 16th. After going through the tunnel under the stands until the 17th box, Clark admitted that he had a slight disagreement with his caddy before his next troic.

“A little abuse of Cadi-Game there is how Clark described the discussion with John Ellis. “He thought that if I was drawing it, he would go too far, so then we wanted more straight shot, so I was somehow between the shots and made a bad swing.”

This bad cradle led to a draw of a boiling and he could only watch as he collapsed into the lake. But that doesn’t ruin his circle. After taking his fall, his chip from 56 yards at 16 inches put a nominal rescue. He then put the latter, who refined his 7 as a result and his lead with one blow after 18 holes.

His initial reaction after his ball to 17 was an outburst of anger, but he settled down and called for his mental game, which was especially necessary, coming out of a recent rough stretch, which included a tie for the 73rd at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro -am One year after winning it.

“I was very discouraged. It was quite stupid a few, three weeks, but maybe what I needed to bring me back to a better mental place to reset and go back to maybe some original things who helped me a few years before.

“Was this recovery from the shot of the triple to 17, an example of staying positive?” He was asked.

“Yes, 100 percent,” he replied.

Clark was tied to 15th place from the limited field of the field. A missed incision in American Express followed two weeks later. Then the disappointing trip to Pebble.

But now. Born in Colorado, who knows he lives about 10 minutes from TPC Scottsdale, is expelled and runs to his adopted hometown.

“I’m really proud of my hometown and staff and there are not many PGA Tour Denver Golfers, so I really present it,” he said. “But for that, living here, I have been here for almost six years. He [the starter] He even looked at me and he went, “I put on Scotsdale” and I said, “Oh, perfect.” That’s good. It was nice to me. “

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: WM Phoenix Open 2025: Wyndham Clark Shoots 64, leads from one in day 1