Wyndham Clark plays his second shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 24, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Clark once blocked out fears of alligators or other creatures in the lake in 2021 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Playing with teammate Erik van Rooyen that year, Clark hit his tee shot to the edge of a pond on the par-4 16th hole at TPC Louisiana. With van Rooyen having par locked up, he took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his pants and figured he had nothing to lose – except maybe a leg.
“The first thing that went through my mind was snakes because I had to take my shoes off,” he said. “There’s snakes in Louisiana, so I thought about the snakes. And then I was like, well, there’s alligators all over this golf course right now, and so I was just – and it’s also one of the ponds where there’s big ones. I definitely thought about it.”
Sam Ryder made an albatross on No. 2, holing a 5-iron from 206 yards, otherwise Clark’s shot would have been hands-down the shot of the day. From 106 yards, he took a mighty whack with his wedge and the ball exploded out of the muck and sailed on to the green, nearly going in for eagle.
.@Wyndham_Clark isn’t afraid of gators or getting a little muddy. 😳 pic.twitter.com/LB8LGGqR8E
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 24, 2021
—Adam Schupak
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