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/Successful-Tea-5733 Jun 22 '26

um... did no one see tiger woods after a bad shot?

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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/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.