When it comes to the PGA Tour, few have had a better run lately than Wyndham Clark. Not only does he have three wins since June, but one of them was his first major title — the U.S. Open last summer.
He was also selected for the U.S. Ryder Cup squad and is currently ranked as the No. 4 player on the tour.
But all that glory is bound to come with more eyes watching his every move, and one of those moves was called into question. It all happened at the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this month.
As OutKick wrote:
"Clark was seen grounding his club directly behind his ball in the rough with video showing the ball move. The video made the rounds on social media with many accusing him of cheating, but he did not receive a penalty and went on to finish second behind Scottie Scheffler.
"Clark was made aware of the video after the round, but Scheffler, himself, and rules officials concluded that the ball 'never changed positions' despite oscillating in the rough."
Clark has spoken out about the incident, admitting that it wasn't a great look. But he contended he wasn't purposely trying to cheat.
"It is unfortunate, because I had no ill intent to try to cheat or improve my lie," Clark told Fox News Digital. "I didn't even know anything had happened until I got into the scoring tent, and that's when they showed me the video. You see the video, and you're like, 'Oh man, that doesn't look great.'
"It's unfortunate that it looks poorly, but I really had no ill intents ... But I've never tried to cheat in the game of golf, and hopefully people don't think of me that way. I just think the camera was zoomed in and made it look worse than it really was."
Last week at the Players Championship, Clark finished second behind Scottie Scheffler for the second straight week.
