Wyndham Clark left “gutted” following HEARTBREAKING lip-out at final hole of The Players Championship

So close yet so far was the case with Wyndham Clark as his putt at the final hole dramatically lipped out which sealed another victory for Scottie Scheffler.

Wyndham Clark left “gutted” following HEARTBREAKING lip-out at final hole of The Players Championship

Wyndham Clark (Image via Imago)

In a thrilling final round on Sunday, Scottie Scheffler once again game out on top as he claimed The Players Championship for a second year running. He though can call himself a bit lucky as runner-up Wyndham Clark suffered a heartbreaking lip-out at the final hole.

Going neck-to-neck, both Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark were on top of their game as they pursued the $4.5 million winning prize. At the final hole, Clark, the 2023 U.S Open Champion, almost forced a playoff with his 17 feet putt.

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Unfortunately for him, his ball would dramatically lip out. This one putt would eventually become the difference between the winner and loser as Clark was forced to settle for a tied runner-up spot alongside Xander Schauffele and Brian Harman, all of whom finished one shot behind Scheffler.

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After the event, Clark admitted that he was “gutted” to lose and didn’t knew how it did not go in.

I don’t know how that putt doesn’t go in. It was kind of right center with like a foot to go, and I knew it was going to keep breaking, but it had speed, and I thought it was going to go in inside left, and even when it kind of lipped, I thought it would lip in. I’m pretty gutted it didn’t go in.

Wyndham Clark on his missed putt.

This result meant that for the second time in two weeks’ time Wyndham Clark had to finish as a runner-up to Scottie Scheffler. The World No.1 previously dominated the field at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and has now gone on to claim back-to-back wins on the Tour.

Scottie Scheffler reacts to Wyndham Clark’s missed putt

After claiming another victory this week through a dramatic fashion, Scottie Scheffler would later sit down and compose himself. The World No.1 later reacted to Wyndham Clark’s missed putt and labeled it as “tough“.

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Scottie Scheffler (L) and Wyndham Clark (R) [Image via Imago]

After being shown the clip of Clark’s lip-out, Scheffler seemed stunned himself. The 27-year-old though praised his compatriot for his effort and warned the others that this won’t be the last battle between the two this season.

Its's tough... It's a tough finishing hole and Wyndham put up a good fight, he put a good fight last week, he's be playing obviously some great golf this year and I'm sure this won't be the last time this year where we're both top of the leaderboard and battle it out.
Socttie Scheffler on Wyndham Clark’s lip-out putt.

Scheffler though just like the previous week, has silenced his doubters. After going through a dip in form, he has bounced back and is once again looking dangerous in golf events. This performances has now made him one of the heavy favorites to walk out as a major champion this season.

As for Clark, two consecutive runner-ups finish would surely ignite some fire in him which could prove helpful in the upcoming events. Despite coming up short here, the defending U.S Open champion has made a statement to the world and urged them to take him seriously and consider him as one of the top guys on the Tour at the moment.

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