PGA Tour star denied shot at £3.5m after unluckiest putt as followers ask ‘how’
Wyndham Clark and thousands and thousands of golf followers have been left gobsmacked after a putt to power a play-off on the Players Championship in some way lipped out.
Having appeared out of rivalry, Clark produced a shocking late surge at Sawgrass as Scottie Scheffler turned the primary participant ever to retain golf’s unofficial ‘fifth major’. US Open champion Clark birdied to sixteenth and seventeenth and went down the 18th realizing one other would power a play-off.
The 30-year-old gave himself each alternative, needing to sink a 17-footer on the final to maintain his hopes of the £3.5million prime prize alive. The putt was nearly good and appeared destined to drop, solely hit the again of the cup and bounce out, leaving Clarke holding his head in disbelief.
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Watching followers have been simply as amazed, with one asking: “How has this not gone in?!?” Another summed up the views of many by merely posting: “Sickening.”
A 3rd urged: “The only thing keeping it out was pace (too much), he’s so good! Clark is definitely on the radar for a (nother) major this year.” A fourth added: “Can be such a cruel game.”
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(Image: Sky Sports)
(Image: Sky Sports)
Another admitted: “I’ve just been sick in my mouth.” A sixth added: “Wow! That was such bad luck!”
However, Scheffler was a worthy winner, having overturned a five-shot deficit going into the ultimate spherical. He carded an eagle and 6 birdies in a flawless closing 64 to complete 20 underneath par, a shot forward of Clark, Open champion Brian Harman and Xander Schauffele.
“It’s pretty special,” Scheffler advised CBS. “It’s something you don’t really get the opportunity to do very often. It’s tough enough to win one Players so to have it back-to-back is extremely special and I’m really thankful.
“I put up a good fight for four days, Teddy [Scott, his caddie] kept me in a good head space. We had a great finish yesterday, got off to a slow start today and then the hole-out on four kind of propelled us a little bit. I hit a lot of good shots today, did a lot of good things this week and it’s nice to come out on top.”
