Paige Spiranac gave some insight on her connection with Wyndham Clark after the golfer won the U.S. Open on Sunday night. Clark held off Rory McIlroy.
Wyndham Clark holds the trophy after winning the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club on Sunday, June 18, 2023.
Spiranac revealed she and Clark participated in junior golf together in Colorado and there was something about him that she and those around them knew would translate into a winner. "Wyndham Clark and I grew up playing junior golf together in Colorado," Spiranac tweeted."Everyone would always say he had something special and we all knew he’d make it. Now he’s a major winner! Very cool moment."
Paige Spiranac throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates game at American Family Field on June 16, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clark was born in Denver and was classmates with current San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. He won the Colorado state golf championship twice. he played. He finished tied for 75th at the 2021 PGA Championship and tied for 76th at The Open Championship last year."I feel like I belong on this stage," Clark said afterward."Even two, three years ago when people didn’t know who I was, I felt like I could still play and compete against the best players in the world.
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