Wyndham Clark reacts to what Scottie Scheffler’s caddie said to him on Sunday at the US Open
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Wyndham Clark has expressed his gratitude towards Ted Scott over the kindness he showed him after the final round of the US Open last Sunday.
It is fair to say that few at Shinnecock Hills were pulling for Clark to win the third major of the year. There were a number of reasons why those outside the ropes were keen for someone else to get their hands on the trophy.
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Clark is not a particularly popular figure. He had also opened up a commanding lead with 18 holes to play, with Clark at least six shots clear of the chasing pack.
Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler was alongside Clark in the final group. It was the world number one’s first opportunity to complete the Career Grand Slam.
Wyndham Clark lauds Ted Scott after his US Open triumph
Ultimately, it was not Scheffler’s day. The 30-year-old struggled to build any momentum throughout the round, rarely looking like he was going to be able to put real pressure on Clark.
It was Scheffler’s good friend Sam Burns who fell agonisingly short of catching the leader. Nevertheless, Scheffler and his caddie Ted Scott showed their class once Clark’s second US Open victory was confirmed.
Photo by Warren Little/Getty ImagesAnd speaking to the media ahead of the Travelers Championship, Clark paid tribute to Scott.
“Yeah, it was really nice of him to say the nice things that he did. He did go out of his way. Especially because they were there, they were the eyewitnesses for all the stuff, and obviously everyone’s rooting for him. But they also heard and saw everything that was happening,” he said.
“And it was just really nice that he was like, ‘hey, that was really impressive, and, you know, that was difficult, but it was fun to watch and you handled it with class’. So it was really nice of him.”
How Wyndham Clark compares with Scottie Scheffler this season
It has gone under the radar that Clark now has more victories than Scheffler this season. The four-time major champion has not won since The American Express on his first start of the year.
Clark is in sensational form right now. However, the statistics should give Scheffler a lot of hope ahead of the final stages of the season.
Scheffler is now inside the top 20 in every single strokes gained category. No one on the PGA Tour has been better from tee to green than he has this year.
Clark is 87th for strokes gained off the tee, while he is outside the top 40 for putting. The latter is particularly surprising when you consider how good he was on the greens at Shinnecock.
His next challenge is to become much more consistent, as Scheffler has been this year.
Clark experienced quite the drop-off over the next 18 months after winning the US Open in 2023. He will not want history to repeat itself.