2023-05-08 04:08:02
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Wyndham Clark tried to cover his eyes with his hat, holding it with both hands, as he tried to hold back tears on the 18th hole at Quail Hollow Club after winning for the first time. once a PGA Tour event at the Wells Fargo Championship.
The long and agonizing wait that included days when he came to feel like “breaking some clubs” was over.
It was time to celebrate.
“I was blown away,” Clark said on the green. “It’s been five long years (on tour) to get to this moment. I thought I should have won one sooner, but it was worth the wait.”
Clark hit a 68 on Sunday to earn a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele.
He finished the tournament with a 19-under 265, the second-lowest score for par in tournament history, trailing only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015, when the course’s par was 72. .
Schauffele struggled with accuracy Sunday and finished a 15-under-par 70.
Tyrrell Hatton and Harry English tied for third at 12-under, one shot better than Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 Sunday and tied for ninth at 9-under 275.
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