Trevor Immelman believes that Wyndham Clark will need to learn to be able to hit the ball from right to left if he hopes to contend at The Masters in the future.
Clark has joined an incredibly impressive list of current players who have two major titles to their name. The likes of Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, and Collin Morikawa have all lifted two of the game’s four biggest championships.
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Like Bryson DeChambeau, Clark’s two majors have come at the same event. Both men have won the US Open on two occasions.
Clark’s record at the other three majors is extremely poor with that in mind.
What Wyndham Clark needs to do to contend at The Masters
He has missed the cut in nearly half of his major appearances. Meanwhile, he has never finished inside the top 20 at The Masters. In fact, he has just one top 10 in a major away from the US Open.
Clark will be hoping to now kick on in a manner he was unable to in 2023.
And speaking on The Fried Egg Golf Podcast, 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman explained what Clark needs to add to his game to be a genuine threat at Augusta National.
“He’s got that toughness, there’s no doubt about it. Could I see him contending at the PGA Championship? Absolutely. Could I see him contending at The Open? Absolutely. You’ve got space to start it wherever you want to start it, as long as you can handle the crosswinds. He’s very, very good at flighting the ball down, like extremely good at that,” he said.
“My only question mark from a major championship standpoint would be in order for him to contend at The Masters, he probably would need to find, at the very least, a fairway wood shot that he can sling from right to left. You know there’s going to be two or three, maybe four shots off the tee at Augusta National where you need to move it from right to left. 10 and 13 immediately jump to your mind. You can’t be hitting a big slice there and get away with it all week long.
“So if he finds a way to do that with a fairway wood, he doesn’t necessarily need to do it with a driver, but if he can get some sort of three wood that he can tip from right to left, that one becomes available to him too, because of how he chips and putts.”
What Clark said was the most important attribute to have at Augusta National
Clark registered his best finish yet at The Masters earlier this year, ending up in a tie for 21st. The high point of his week came as he posted a 68 in the second round.
It was the only time that he managed to break par throughout the week.
Interestingly, when asked about how important the mental game is after that round, Clark drew comparisons with the US Open.
“Yeah, probably the most [important]. I mean, between probably the US Open and The Masters you’ve got to be really smart. You’ve got to be really patient,” he said.
“You’re going to make bogeys. Just try to eliminate the doubles. And also here especially you can make birdies, too. If you just hang in there you never know when your streak will come.”
Clark can take so much belief from the way that he handled the challenge of winning the US Open this past week.
He will now be desperate to prove a point in one of the other majors.
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