Because of Wyndham Clark's occasional but quite rare, poor behaviour on and off the golf course (in the locker room) at previous golf tournaments he is now so disliked by a section of the gallery that they cheered when he hit bad golf shots and remained silent when he hit good ones at the recent US Open at Shinnecock Hills GC.
This is rude behaviour by the gallery. Unacceptable. Really totally unacceptable and ignorant behaviour in fact. These are ignorant people. I can criticise them strongly but when Scottie Scheffler was asked about it he was less forceful saying that he disliked it but it is what you can expect sometimes. I think he should have been more critical of the crowd in his post-tournament interview.
The problem is primarily the New Yorkers. Shinnecock is near New York so a large proportion of the crowd were New Yorkers. Unsurprising then that they were uncouth from time to time. Remember the Ryder Cup at Bethpage. Their behaviour at that event was even worse and totally reprehensible. It has been well discussed and everyone (except the New Yorkers) would agree with that assessment.
Wyndham did an amazing job in controlling his game in the final round starting with a 6-shot lead. Amazing to successfully battle with the extreme difficulties of winning under those circumstances on an exceptionally demanding golf course (if very dull) while also battling with the rude crows cheering his mistakes.
He deserves praise for his immense achievement. Give him a chance to atone for his misdemeanours of the past. We all make mistakes. Clark admits he has behaved poorly in losing his temper in the past. But I am sure that he has used his best efforts to improve his behaviour. Give him credit for that and his stunning golf performance.
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