“Change of Clothes. Sports. Everything”: Post Positive Ryder Cup Update, Wyndham Clark Is Sweaty From the Painful Atlanta Scenario

As the American team takes shape for the much-awaited Ryder Cup, the end of the PGA Tour season comes close. During an eventful time for the golfing world, the players struggle with scorching heat. And Wyndham Clark explains the feeling in his own bizarre yet creative manner.

Clark is currently in Atlanta for the Tour Championship, the last leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. However, the 2023 US Open Champion is also ready with his preparation plans for the upcoming battle in Rome. And why not? As a debutant at the event, he must be prepared to pull up his socks and support his team to the best of his abilities. But for now, let’s see if his play with words resonates as well with us as his game.

Arizona or Atlanta? Wyndham Clark answers.

Clark had a fascinating season this year with wins at two marquee tournaments. And now he is on his way to making his Ryder Cup debut. But, presently, the course of the Tour Championship is testing him as he opens up about the difference between his home, Scottsdale, and Atlanta’s heat.

In an Instagram video, he converses with reporters. He says, “I’ll take 150 Arizona heat over South 95 with a million percent humidity. Any day.” He also clarifies how this temperature is worse than Arizona’s heat. “You just don’t sweat as much.”

“The best example is, it’s the difference between a sauna and a steam room. Sauna, you can spend 45 minutes to 1 hour without sweating that much. Steam room, you got about 15-20 minutes, and you are like getting the hell out of there,” he explained.

The caption of the post matches the hilarity of the video. “When you go to two colleges…you get smarter,” U.S. Open Champion Wyndham Clark stopped by Gravy and the Sleeze for some laughs and some venting about the heat in Atlanta. 

The two colleges reference the University of Oregon and Oklahoma State University that Clark attended.

The next question was about his plans for the Ryder Cup. He clarified the anticipation if he will shut down post-FedEx Cup, before the tournament in September. But in his own humorous way. “Complete shutdown. Complete restart. Change of clothes. Equipments. Sports. Everything.”  

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On a serious note, though, he admitted he would shut down for a while. And that he will head to Colorado to enjoy some weather under 95. And when asked if he lived in Scottsdale anymore, Clark responded it was 115 degrees there. Even the dry heat of Arizona state can get irritating.

Odds at the Tour Championship

East Lake Golf Club has seen every Tour Championship since 2004. The winners change, but the spirit remains the same. But to test them, the summer weather in Georgia will reportedly push 100 degrees every day. The weather is quite humid, and the course appears pristine. The forecast shows no rain or wind except a slight breeze. So players will compete against each other and against the temperature.

To talk about them, Viktor Hovland is in his best form at the moment. His aggressive play and opportunistic mindset to turn shots into birdies might get him long in the tournament. He is ranking in the top 10 in par-4 scoring. But he will start two strokes behind the world no.1 and leader Scottie Scheffler.

In the crowing event, Scheffler will start at 10 under par. And defending champion, Rory McIlroy will start with a score of 7-under. The prize fund of the event is $18 Million. Apart from them, a surprise element at the championship is Lucas Glover.

He is, what one might call, a sleeper on the PGA tour. His back-to-back victories at Wyndham Championship, and St. Jude Championship earlier this month, put him alongside the top contenders. And he might also be immune to the heat in Atlanta. Because, in a déjà vu moment, we are reminded of the St. Jude Championship in Memphis and the scorching temperatures, high enough for a caddie to suffer a heat stroke.

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