The CJ Cup Byron Nelson: Wyndham Clark comes from behind to beat Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler to win fourth PGA Tour event

Wyndham Clark came from two shots behind to end a two-year wait to win a PGA Tour event at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday, outlasting both Si Woo Kim and defending champion Scottie Scheffler in a three-way race for the title.

The victory ends what's been a difficult start to the season for Clark, who has failed to make a top-10 finish on the PGA Tour since December, with the 2023 US Open champion coming into this week after missing the cut at the PGA Championship.

Clark posted scores of 66, 63 and 65 in his opening three rounds before shooting an astonishing bogey-free 60 on his final day at TPC Craig Ranch, to end his week at 30-under par, three shots clear of Kim and five clear of world No 1 Scheffler in third.

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The last time Clark won on the PGA Tour was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in 2024, where he also shot a final round of 60.

"It's been a pretty heavy fall since being... I was even up to third in the world at some point in 2024," Clark said. "It's frustrating, but that's golf. I went through a tough spot, not swinging it good, not feeling comfortable with a lot of things, and I did a lot of work this off-season working on my golf swing.

"Then I started hitting it better, but wasn't making the putts. Then, finally, I landed on a great putter, and then everything's been kind of coming together.

"Needless to say, it feels amazing to be back in the winner's circle. I feel like my game's trending in a great direction to continue to have success through the rest of the year."

While it was an astonishing score, Clark was unable to outdo Scheffler's winning score of 31 under in 2025.

"It's tough to make that many birdies, and sometimes your mind wanders and gets ahead of itself, and sometimes you think some negative thoughts of, 'am I going to miss one now?'" Clark said.

"You have to bring yourself back to the present, and say, 'no, you know I'm playing good golf, stick to my process and keep doing what I'm doing and good things are going to continue to happen'."

The American pair began the day tied for second at 19 under, and Clark went on the charge early, going four-under par through his first six holes, making birdies on the second, fourth, fifth and sixth. Kim, meanwhile, kept up pace, making birdies on his first six holes, but gave Clark an advantage on the par-four eighth, three-putting for a bogey.

Clark made the turn first, posting a birdie on the 11th before taking the outright lead on the 12th. He fired a beautiful 245-yard long iron to within 15 feet of the hole and drained the resulting putt to make an eagle.

The American's putting was spectacular throughout his final round, notably draining a 44ft left-to-right sliding putt on the par three 15th to make a birdie. It came after he almost drained a 78ft lag putt - which was remarkably similar to Aaron Rai's monster putt last week on the 17th at Aronimink - on the 14th hole for an eagle.

He made gains again on the 17th and 18th, landing a beautiful approach to within only a few feet of the hole on the 18th, to wrap up his week in style with another birdie.

"I knew when I made the turn at four under, I probably had to do the same on the back nine to have a chance, and I beat that by a couple," said Clark.

Kim frustrated, but feels a win is coming

Kim battled hard to make up ground in his back nine. At the beginning of the week, he led all players with the most birdies on the PGA Tour since 2016 (3,776) and added to that tally, with birdies on 11, 12 and 14. Despite that, the South Korean couldn't maintain pace, and wrapped up his final round with an admirable 65 to finish second.

While frustrating for Kim, who barely put a foot wrong on Sunday, it is his sixth top-10 finish of the year, and the second time he has ended a tournament as a runner-up in 2026.

He hasn't won on the PGA Tour for three years but insisted that he would soon end his drought, if he kept knocking on the door.

"Wasn't bad," Kim said, "I played solid, and then I think it's the best putting of my life. So that's really positive.

"If I keep knocking on the door, something's coming. I can feel it. Yeah, we'll see. I played great. It's pretty much the best golf I've ever had.

"I'm a little frustrated, but there's nothing I can do. Wyndham played so good. Congrats to Wyndham."

Scheffler comes up short again

Scheffler also posted a flawless bogey-free final round, but was unable to match Clark's emphatic scoring, despite making three birdies on his front nine and three following the turn.

In his last four starts, Scheffler has finished inside the top five four times, and four this season. The world No 1 has placed third or better on six separate occasions. It is a remarkable stat, but Scheffler has still come up short.

"I'm sure, if you looked statistically, I'm probably not much different than I have been the past couple of years, just a few shots here and there. A couple of things go my way in some tournaments," he said.

"This season looks a bit different, but as you said, I've been playing some solid golf.

"Just need to keep putting myself in position, and things will turn my way."

He added: "Overall, I felt like I was close this week, but like you said, a few shots out of it."

Elsewhere, 26-year-old American Jackson Suber secured his best finish on the PGA Tour, ending his week fourth on the leaderboard with a final round of 63.

"It felt awesome," Suber said. "I have just been trying to stay patient, and I'm glad it's paying off."

Tony Finau, who placed tied for sixth at 20-under par, also enjoyed an excellent week, finishing inside the top-10 at a PGA Tour event for the first time since February 2025.

What's next?

The PGA Tour returns next week for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. A $9.9m (£7.3m) prize purse is up for grabs with world No 17 Ben Griffin out to defend his title.

Watch all four rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sky Sports, with early round coverage commencing on Thursday at 1pm on Sky Sports+, with full round coverage starting on Sky Sports Golf at 5pm. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.

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