Wyndham Clark wins 54-hole PGA Tour event then reveals why he turned down LIV

Wyndham Clark has explained his reasons for turning down a contract to join LIV Golf this season.

05 Feb 2024

Wyndham Clark was handed the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am title late Sunday night and then revealed he chose his "legacy" on the PGA Tour as the main reason for turning down a contract on the LIV Golf League this season.

Clark, 30, carded rounds of 72 and 67 before charging to the top of the leaderboard in the third round at Pebble Beach with a course-record 60.

That saw him move to 17-under par for 54 holes, enough for a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Ludvig Aberg.

But it was ultimately enough for the reigning US Open champion to bag his PGA Tour hat-trick as bad weather prevented the tournament from going into a Monday finish.

Clark's final round fireworks featured a record-tying front-nine 28, and his formidable play continued when he turned for home, with the only blemish on his score card coming at the par-3 12th, where he sank a clutch 25-foot putt for bogey.

Despite 60 being the lowest round recorded on the course, it sadly won't count as an official record due to preferred lies.

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Speaking to the media after prevailing at Pebble Beach, Clark explained why he turned down a last-minute offer to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League this season.

Clark is understood to have been offered a chance to join Jon Rahm's new Legion XIII in 2024.

After turning down LIV's offer, Rahm decided to bring in Tyrrell Hatton instead.

Clark admitted to wanting to climb the ladder of the Official World Golf Rankings but also build his legacy on the PGA Tour.

As it stands on LIV Golf, players do not receive any world ranking points.

At least for now.

Clark, who now moves from 10th to sixth in the OWGR, said:

“I ultimately declined going to LIV because I felt like I still have a lot of things left in the tank on the PGA Tour and I wanted to chase records, I wanted to chase world ranking. My dream is to try to be one of the top players in the world if not the top player. I just grew up always imagining winning PGA Tour events. So I ultimately, I chose my legacy over LIV. … that’s really what it came down to.”

While Clark did confirm his allegiance to the PGA Tour, he did claim his future is uncertain.

He added:

“You know, I don’t know what the future holds with my career and what the PGA Tour and LIV is going to do, but at least for this season I am 100 percent set on the PGA Tour and I want to try to get to as high in the world as I possibly can.”

Having done his due diligence, Clark credited player directors Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth for helping him make his decision to stay.

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