After Wyndham Clark’s 17-foot birdie putt to force a playoff at the 2024 Players Championship lipped out, he began a journey down a long, winding road.
At that point, Clark was a top-10 player in the world and the reigning U.S. Open champion, plus a recent winner at Quail Hollow and Pebble Beach. Entering this week, though, he was 75th.