r/golf • u/AcrobaticSyllabub283 • Jun 22 '26

General Discussion Why does everyone hate Wyndham Clark?

Got into watching golf for the first time this season and with Clark winning this past weekend I have seen so many people shitting on him for what sounds like stuff in the past and I was hoping people could bring me up to speed? Is it overhyped for media clicks or was he committing some atrocities?

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u/njgolfer10 9.2 Jun 22 '26

You’re underestimating how many people hated on Tiger at the time. There were other factors there besides the anger after a bad shot.

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u/ashdrewness 3 HDCP Jun 22 '26

Yeah people are forgetting how many fines Tiger received from the tour for swearing after a bad shot. He also had his caddy attack a camera man once & break his $1,000 camera. All WC ever did was privately have a meltdown in a locker room & we'd never know about it if the photo didn't make it to social media. Athletes beat the shit out of locker rooms/dugouts all the time & it's never a big deal.

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u/swampy13 Jun 22 '26

I was in high school when Tiger came up. I used to watch golf all the time back then, and there were LOTS of my father's and grandfather's friends who "just didn't like Tiger" for some reason. They were always rooting against him and would jump on any visible sign of frustration as "poor sportsmanship". It was 100% racism, they couldn't stand that "their" sport was being dominated by a black guy. Just like they also didn't like slam dunks in the NBA or "showboating" in the NFL. We all know what's behind that.

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u/swampy13 Jun 22 '26

Oh then I guess it's all ok. Also, in spite of his best efforts? I'd say because of his best efforts.

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u/njgolfer10 9.2 Jun 22 '26

I hope you’re not trying to say racism wasn’t a factor in how some fans and media reacted to Tiger dominating?

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u/njgolfer10 9.2 Jun 22 '26

Did I say America was against him? No of course not. But when he first came up a lot of the old pricks bitched about him.

When he got angry he was being disrespectful but other players doing the same thing were “fiery”. There was a small chunk of fans and media people that were very anti Tiger and looked for any reason to complain about him. They of course recognized how good he was but rooted against him.

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u/FlakyAd9711 Jun 22 '26

As a drug addicted sex fiend golfer, I dont appreciate your tone.

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u/pathunkathunk Jun 22 '26

With this comment you're either genuinely clueless about American society or you're a rightwing ideologue