It’s April, which means it’s time for the biggest stage in golf: the Masters Tournament. This year, former Oregon Duck Wyndham Clark is looking to take home the green jacket at Augusta. A standout in Eugene green, he’s earned one major win since turning pro in 2017, but could make a run at the highest-ever finish by a Duck at the tournament in 2026.
Clark made his first appearance at the Masters in 2024, but missed the final cut. He was coming off his first major win at the US Open in 2023, but came up short.
Last year the 32-year-old finished tied for 46th place after shooting five over par over three rounds. He was able to ride that momentum into the Open Championship two months later, in Northern Ireland at the Royal Portrush Golf Club. There, he secured a fourth place finish shooting 11 under par.
Before reaching the pro tour, Clark won the 2017 Pac-12 championship with Oregon, its first outright title since 1959. He was also a member of the All Pac-12 first team as well as the Pac-12 Player of the Year in 2017.
Oregon made it all the way to the final round of the National Championship tournament in 2017, but were ultimately defeated by the University of Oklahoma.
Clark heads into this year’s Masters coming off of two lackluster performances at the Valspar Championship and the Houston Open, where he missed the cut in both tournaments. If he can turn things around, he could make a challenge for best finish at the Masters by an Oregon alum. The record is currently held by Peter Jacobsen, who finished tied for 11th in 1981 after turning pro in 1976.
This year’s tournament, like years prior, will host the world’s best golfers including two time green jacket winner and No. 1 ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler as well as reigning green jacket winner and No. 2 ranked golfer Rory McIlroy.
The Masters will kick off Thursday April 9 at 4:00 a.m. PST at Augusta National Golf Club with Clark teeing off at 8:27 a.m. Live coverage of the event can be viewed on a wide variety of streaming platforms including Paramount+, Hulu Live Sports, ESPN+ and Prime Video.
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