Hit with a low point in his career, Wyndham Clark has been struggling to find his rhythm in 2025, especially in golf’s biggest tournament, the Majors. After the highs of his 2023 U.S. Open win, expectations were sky-high, but this season has told a different story. At The Masters, he couldn’t get much going and finished T-46 with a total score of 293 (+5), and the PGA Championship this year was more disappointing; he ended up T-50 with a total score of 288 (+4). Out of frustration, the guy threw away his club, which also ended up breaking his driver, an unbelievably shocking moment for the fans, but not surprising, as he is well known for so-called anger issues. His game hasn’t clicked the way it did during his 2023 peak. Sure, he loses his temper sometimes and is known for aggressive play, but that has worked for him in the past. But right now, that same intensity seems to be working against him. He’s clearly frustrated, and those moments of lost composure highlight the pressure he’s under to regain his form. Still, this isn’t the first time he’s faced a slump in his career.
When asked about his highs and lows in his golf career, in a recent interview with Golf.com posted on X, he said, “ I hit a bad shot,” referencing a time he was in college and experienced the lowest moment in his career. “And for some reason, I just snapped, and then literally snapped a club… I stormed off, walked off the golf course, got in my car, and just started driving… drove for a long time and just didn’t even want to go back.” It wasn’t just frustration over one swing for him; it was years of pressure and personal grief boiling over. That drive wasn’t about cooling off; it was about needing to get away from everything, like golf, school, and expectations. As he put it in words, “there’s a lot of repercussions that go with that, and some of that was me ultimately leaving Oklahoma State.” Clark leaving Oklahoma State University was not entirely due to that particular bad shot, as there was an amalgamation of different things that triggered him during that one specific bad shot.
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“But it was, it was definitely a low point, I didn’t know I would ever play golf again,” said Clark. This low point in his career was so tough that it made him question whether he even wanted to continue playing golf. It shows how easily Clark could feel demotivated at times and how instability was a constant part of his journey in the sport. But in the end, he still chose to stick with it. The golfer may have some issues, but we cannot deny that he is an honest man. He shared the reason that was on the back of his head, keeping his mental health affected, “My team was at a low point; a lot of it was due to my mom’s passing, so that was definitely a low point.” That inner chaos wasn’t just about golf; it was deeply personal. Clark lost his mother due to breast cancer when he was just 18 years old. The loss of his mother had shaken the foundation of his life, and it spilled over into everything: his mindset, his performance, even the energy around his team. That grief, unresolved and heavy, made it hard to focus. Maybe this was the moment he finally accepted that therapy wasn’t just an option but the key to his healing and comeback.
Clark opens up about taking therapy for mental clarity
“Everyone thinks working with a therapist means something’s wrong with you and I don’t think you should look at it that way… You should look at it as ways, if you had a trainer in the gym or a swing coach in golf… this is someone to help grow your mind,” he said. For him, therapy is nothing shameful but just a coaching we do to train our mind; mental coaching is just another part of the process of becoming better, both in life and in golf. He took therapy in January 2023 and has been in a much better state of mind it seems. But there are communities of people who take therapy as it is for someone who is weak, and once, Clark was a part of this community.
“I thought it made me look weak, but it’s amazing how much it’s made me stronger. It just makes your life so much better and a more joy-filled life.” he added. He admits that at one point, he also believed taking therapy would make him look weak. Considering his popularity, that fear is understandable, which makes admitting to emotional turbulence in a sport built on control and consistency all the more rare. For him, therapy isn’t about fixing broken parts; it’s about strengthening what’s already there.
As he deals with the ups and downs in his golf career, that low point is still a big part of his story and a life-changing one. But the bigger question is whether his commitment to therapy can help him regain his form and confidence in the seasons ahead.
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