Wyndham Clark won the Pebble Beach Resort Pro-Am after the fourth round was called off.
The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is over after 54 holes of play. Wyndham Clark, the defending U.S. Open champion, has been named the winner.
Clark said in a fake news conference on Sunday night, “It’s just been an upsurge of emotions and feelings.” “It’s pretty weird right now.”
The final round of the tournament was moved from Sunday morning to Monday because of bad weather which included heavy rain and winds of up to 60 mph.
“Following the PGA TOUR Regulation the competition’s results will be final through the final round of 54 holes,” the tour stated in a statement.
Once the PGA Tour or Monterey County emergency services looked into it some more, the Tour said Sunday night that “thrown away of an abundance for caution for the safety of every one of its constituents” there was going to be no more golf.
Even though the weather is supposed to get better overnight, the storm or its strong winds will last until Monday morning. The people of Pebble Beach have been told to stay put by Monterey officials.
Clark won his third PGA Tour event with this decision. He shot a Pebble Beach record 12-under 60 on Saturday and had a one-stroke lead across Ludvig Åberg after the third round.
“Everyone wants to take out a tournament in 72 holes and sleep on an edge and perform on Sunday,” said Clark. It felt like I had recently won the tournament when I shook hands or waved to the crowd. I don’t think I was cheated at all.
“Going down 16, 17, and 18 at Pebble Beach Golf Course [on Saturday], it felt like Sunday… When I got to the green, I got an ovation from the crowd and everyone praised my great round.”
Clark was the 54-hole winner at the first major signature event of the PGA Tour season.
The final round was supposed to happen on Sunday, but it was rained and windy, so it wasn’t played. On Monday, the tour and Monterey County officials agreed it was too dangerous to play.
Clark has won three times in nine months, all majors. The first was the U.S. Open in June, which was a $20 million elite event, and the third was the Pebble Beach signature event, which was also $20 million.
He did it in style. He shot a 60 on Saturday, breaking the Pebble Beach record. That putt that was tapped in for birdie was the one that won.
On the last hole, he missed an eagle putt from 25 feet, but he still had a one-shot lead over Ludvig Aberg of Sweden.
Clark was named the winner after 54 holes, which happens a lot at Pebble Beach. Something small went wrong: it rained all night and soaked the course. The wind then came, which was a big problem.
With winds of up to 60 mph, it knocked over fences, portable toilets, signs, and even a camera that was being used to record ShotLink Data. The last round was pushed back to Monday.
On Sunday night, after Clark had gone for a walk, served breakfast, watched a movie, and played table tennis alongside his high school English teacher, the final round was called off.
The weather was supposed to be bad until Monday morning, however Monterey County told people to stay home.
Drivers were told not to go on the highways until Monday night, and tour and county representatives thought it was smart and safe not to go.
Clark told the group on a call Sunday night, “It might not be how you’d like to win.” “That being said, a lot of us yesterday had this outside chance—not that we knew it—and thought that maybe this would be our last round.”
Clark was six shots behind on Saturday and said he wanted to finish in the top 10. At 59, he had a good chance, but he had to make do for a 60 to get to 19-under 199, which was good enough.
“Everyone wants to win a golf tournament over 72 holes, sleep on a lead, do well on Sunday, come down the stretch, hug their caddie on 18, and do all of those things,” Clark said. “That being said, Saturday was really special.”
When he heard people talking about the course record, Clark knew he had to shoot below 60. He made a bogey putt that was 25 feet long, his fifth put of 25 feet or longer.