Wyndham Clark was 3 years old, according to the stories he’s been told, when his mother stopped by a now extinct Denver golf course to burn off some of his energy and he discovered golf, banging range balls until he was tired.
It has hardly been a straight line from his days as a toddler to playing in the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship this week at Castle Pines Golf Club, but Clark’s Colorado blood runs deep. While Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele will start the second FedEx Cup playoff event as the players to chase down, Clark is more than a sentimental story this week.
Clark still sits fifth in the world rankings and sixth in FedEx Cup points. He has rediscovered the form and feelings that produced three wins in nine months, including the 2023 U.S. Open, before a midseason flat spot stalled his momentum.
On the edge of the Rocky Mountains which sit sun-splashed in the distance, the 30-year-old Clark may be perched on the edge of another big moment at a spot where he watched his PGA Tour favorites play in the International before his 10th birthday.
“I grew up coming to this place and always dreamt of playing this tournament,” Clark said. “When they stopped playing here [in 2006], it was kind of a stab to the heart for me because it was so fun coming out and watching it. To be back here playing in front of my home crowd is pretty special.”
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