McKINNEY, Texas — Windham Clark shot an 11-under 60 to begin tied with the highest native favorites on Sunday on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson event, then edged out Kim Si-woo by three strokes and held off defending champion Scottie Scheffler to win.
The 2023 U.S. Open champion shot a 30-under 254 to take the lead for the primary time within the closing spherical with an eagle on the par-5 twelfth, and twice took a two-shot lead with clutch birdie putts on the ultimate 4 holes.
Clark completed the again 9 28 with an method inside 3 toes on the par-4 18th. The 30-year-old Korean misplaced his shot at 59 with 18 bogeys, and his ninth birdie tied Kim’s 60 within the second spherical.
Kim began with a two-stroke lead however was unable to catch as much as Clark on the renovated however nonetheless weak TPC Craig Ranch. He shot 65.
Regardless of including bunkers to the par-71 format and drastically altering the contours of the greens, Clark fell one shot wanting Scheffler’s successful rating from a 12 months in the past. Scheffler’s 31-under par tied the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring file of 253.
Clark’s fifth tour win was his first since 2024 at Pebble Seashore, the place he additionally shot a 60.
He made a strong first pump after making a 45-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fifteenth. Clark, 32, was slightly extra reserved, however nonetheless pumped his fist after making two birdies. The birdie was on the seventeenth gap on the stadium.
Minutes after Clark made a protracted putt on the fifteenth, Kim’s 44-foot putt on the identical gap slid to the correct aspect of the cup, giving her a one-stroke lead. Kim missed Clark’s birdie on the seventeenth, leaving the hole at 2.
Scheffler, who tied Kim’s 65 at 25 underneath, was a wire-to-wire winner at a neighborhood event a 12 months in the past, taking pictures 31 underneath for an eight-stroke victory and tying the tour’s 72-hole rating file of 253.
The four-time main champion was tied for the lead at one level on Saturday, however after two holes of the ultimate spherical, he was unable to catch his associate Kim or Clark, who was one group forward of him.
Scheffler had a two-shot lead over Kim and Clark on the quick par-4 sixth, however his second shot hit the pin and after the bounce, he spun and completed 54 toes away. He settled for par on the opening the place Kim and Clark birdied.
Jackson Suber shot a 63 for a career-best fourth place and completed at 23 underneath. Keith Mitchell shot a 64 and fell again to fifth place, one stroke behind.
Brooks Koepka, searching for his first win since returning to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf, shot a 68.
Jordan Spieth, one other native favourite together with Scheffler, dropped out of competition with a 73, then bounced again with a 66 to complete at 15 underneath.
