AVONDALE, La.—There are alligators lurking in the many waterways at TPC Louisiana. That didn’t stop Wyndham Clark. With his ball sitting just inside the hazard on the 16th hole, the 27-year-old ditched his shoes and socks, rolled up his pants and set foot into the murky water, trying to keep his ball alive in Saturday’s four-ball action at the Zurich Classic.
“This is gonna be interesting,” Golf Channel announcer Whit Watson said. “I don’t know about this at all.”
Added analyst Curt Byrum: “Hit it quick. We have seen an alligator in this lake left of 16.”
Clark did, extracting his ball from the swampy lie and knocking it onto the green with a wedge, the shot settling 15 feet behind the hole. It was an incredible shot. That was the good news.
The downside: Clark missed the putt, and he and partner Erik van Rooyen settled for par on the hole. Mud also splattered all over Clark’s white shirt.
Still, it was a heck of a par save and kept the momentum going for the duo, which went out in 30, added two more birdies on the back and finished the day bogey-free and near the top of the leader board.
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