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Gary Van Sickle

Why Wyndham Clark is Player of the Year

Rory McIlroy has technicalities and Scottie Scheffler has top-10s, but Clark’s three big wins and sheer grit make him the clear choice for the PGA Tour’s top honor.

Gary Van Sickle
Aug 24, 2026
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Wyndham Clark is convincing. And I don’t mean his newfound charm offensive where he high-fives spectators as he walks between the gallery ropes on the way to the next tee.

Clark, your new BMW Championship winner, is convincing as the Tour’s Player of the Year. The contenders for the award sport a potpourri of limited but worthy achievements. They were all about even.

Then the 2026 U.S. Open champ — also Clark, for those with short attention spans — birdied the last three holes of the final round to close out Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy.

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