Wyndham Clark began his Saturday in an unfamiliar place: In contention to win a major championship.
The 29-year-old native of Colorado and resident of Scottsdale, Ariz., entered the third round of the 123rd US Open at Los Angeles Country Club at 9-under, one shot behindEntering this week, Clark had played in six major championships and had missed the cut in four of them, including the two US Opens for which he’d qualified, in 2021 and 2022.
So he has been trending toward his first success in a major championship. In 21 tournaments this year, he has won once with six top-10 finishes. After shooting 67 in the second round on Friday, Clark referred to a moving moment he experienced in the middle of the opening round, in which he shot a 6-under 64
Lise Clark was sick when Clark was in college at Oklahoma State and her message to him, he said, was always: “Play for something bigger than yourself. You have a platform to either witness or help or be a role model for so many people.’’ That fragility and volatility didn’t change after he turned pro, as he struggled to make cuts and remained winless. He failed to convert on the back nine at the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, was defeated in a playoff at the 2020 Butterfield Bermuda Championship and lost after being the 54-hole leader in April at the Zurich Classic.
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