6 min read GOLF IS A TOUGH game any day. But when you’re Wyndham Clark on the 18 th hole at Shinnecock Hills and your lead has shrunk from 6 strokes to 1 and hecklers have been trying to get you to choke the whole final round, you know a little bit about just how tough it can get. And you know a little bit about how to manage it to come back after bad shots all week, making some 50 feet of par putts in the third round alone, not to mention what happened on the 16 th hole in the final round. His birdie came after an errant tee shot into the thick fescue, followed by an immaculate recovery shot that set him up for another putt over 20 fee for birdie. That extended his lead to two. Until now, Clark hasn’t exactly been known for his mental management skills, especially when it came to anger (see: Post-2025-US Open-locker-destroying incident, PGA-Championship-driver-throwing incident).…