SOUTHAMPTON, New York, June 19 : Wyndham Clark hopes to win some fans back in pursuit of his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, a year after a now-infamous locker room meltdown saw him banned from Oakmont Country Club for property destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2023 U.S. Open winner wrecked a locker after missing the cut at the tournament last year, prompting Oakmont to prohibit him from returning to the property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’ve gotten a lot of grief since last year, rightfully so. The thing that’s unfortunate is that’s not who I am, what happened last year,” Clark told reporters at Southampton on Friday, where he was superb carding a seven-under par through two rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m hoping I can win back the fans that I had or some new fans because it was a terrible incident. I really feel like I can show people that I’m fun and outgoing, I’m fierce, competitive, love the game, respect the game, and I just had a bad moment. Hopefully I can win those people back.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American has done well keeping his cool at the challenging Shinnecock course, doing great work off the tee after a swing coach helped him regain his momentum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had two top-five finishes on the PGA Tour this year, including a win at CJ Cup Byron Nelson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I was on top of the world in my game at least when I won the U.S. Open and then had some good years. Then next thing you know, I’m apologising for breaking a locker,” Clark told reporters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“With the mental game there’s ebbs and flows. If you think of it as climbing Everest, sometimes you go up, sometimes you have to go down to go back up.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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