Wyndham Clark wept after the last putt fell Sunday, in the embrace of his caddie. But these were not mere tears. Shoulders and chest were heaving — the sound of sobbing lost in the din of a cheering crowd. After, he buried his face in his white Titleist cap as the release of emotions went on.
There was more at play here than a man winning a tournament, even one as big as the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.
This is the man, and the story, that saved golf, saved it from itself.
