McKINNEY, Texas — Wyndham Clark’s comeback win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson was pretty much in hand when he decided to aim for the pin on the final hole anyway.
After that approach shot landed within three feet of the cup, he became the first PGA Tour player to win twice with a closing 60.
The 2023 U.S. Open champion shot 11 under on Sunday, overtaking South Korea’s Si Woo Kim by three and pulling away from 2025 Byron Nelson winner Scottie Scheffler. Clark had started the day tied for the lead with Scheffler, the home favorite who has been No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for three years running.
Clark didn’t know he was shooting a closing 60 for the win the first time he did it at the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am. There was supposed to be a fourth round the next day, but it was wiped out by weather on the California coast. Clark was declared the winner when officials decided not to play that Monday, making it a 54-hole tournament for that edition.
One other difference came to mind for Clark, who finished the 72-hole Byron Nelson at 30-under 254 and had a 28 on the back nine at the revamped but still vulnerable TPC Craig Ranch, about 30 miles north of Dallas.