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Wyndham Clark Got Emotional Talking About His Late Mom After U.S. Open Victory

Clark’s mind immediately went to his late mother after he won his first major at Los Angeles Country Club.

Gabrielle Herzig

Wyndham Clark held it together all day long at Los Angeles Country Club. Brief signs of leaking oil were cushioned by clutch birdies and par saves, until a perfectly judged two-putt from 61 feet at the last ended it all. 

Then, Clark could finally let it all go: He was the 2023 U.S. Open champion. Bursting with emotion, Clark fist-pumped with passion and immediately hugged his caddie, holding back tears in the process.   

During the trophy ceremony alongside NBC’s Damon Hack, his raw emotion continued to shine through. 

Hack asked the 29-year-old why it was his time to win a major championship, and Clark’s mind immediately went to his late mother, who died of breast cancer in 2013.  

His answer was touching: “I just felt like my mom was watching over me today. She can’t be here. Miss you, Mom,” Clark said, looking up to the sky. “I just feel like I’ve worked so hard and I’ve dreamed about this moment for so long. There have been so many times I’ve visualized being here in front of you guys and winning this championship. I just feel like it was my time, you know. Thank you.” 

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GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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