After Clark achieved his first PGA Tour win at the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2023, Ellis described Clark by saying: “He has the work ethic to be the best player in the world. To win against this field, on this course, the next step will be feeling comfortable in Majors, but the sky is the limit.”

Wyndham Clark seemed to dodge a bullet at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. During his third-hole tee-off, Clark's ball took a dodgy drop, bouncing before nestling in a pitch mark on the fairway. Clark,

Wyndham Clark was at the center of a rules controversy at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with many fans left scratching their heads and voicing their outrade with how the 31-year-old's round went

Clark's tee shot on the third hole was determined to have come to rest in its own pitch mark and relief was allowed.

The second round of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational is underway, and one of the early frontrunners is Wyndham Clark. While Clark lost his lead from the first day to Shane Lowry, he found himself involved in a controversial incident on the third hole of the day that led to an explanation from the PGA Tour.

On a day that no one could score at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Wyndham Clark found a way to get around Bay Hill and go low, leading after the first round.