{
  "id": 2555720,
  "title": "Wyndham Clark admits making ‘stupid mistake’ this month which cost him dearly ahead of the playoffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/wyndham-clark-admits-making-stupid-mistake-this-month-which-cost-him",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wyndham-clark-admits-making-stupid-103000265.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent interview with reporters, Wyndham Clark admitted to making a \"stupid mistake\" that led to a poor performance earlier this month. The American golfer, who currently leads the BMW Championship by one stroke, made the comments after his second round in St. Louis, Missouri.\n\nClark, who has had a remarkable season filled with two wins and a major championship, as well as five missed cuts, has been in great form heading into the playoffs. Despite missing his final two cuts of the regular season, Clark bounced back by securing a T-5 finish in Memphis last week.\n\nWhen asked about what enables him to recover so quickly from poor weeks, Clark admitted that he had made some \"dumb mistakes\" that led to his bad performance. \"I made some dumb mistakes, and next thing I look up and I'm 4-, 5-over and I'm like, what happened,\" he said. One of those mistakes involved throwing his arm out while practicing for a first pitch in Detroit.\n\nHowever, Clark has a solid plan in place for his swing and putting, which he can fall back on when his performance goes off track. This allows him to bounce back quickly and maintain his momentum. Currently, Clark is ranked 1st in strokes gained total this week at the BMW Championship, with an impressive gain of 8.640 strokes on the field through two rounds. If he continues to perform at this level, he will have a strong chance of winning his third title of the season.",
  "summary": "Wyndham Clark leads the BMW Championship by one stroke heading into the weekend at Bellerive. Clark has actually been quite streaky this season, with two wins to his name, including a major championship, but five missed cuts as well.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Wyndham Clark making it look easy at Bellerive and builds 1-shot lead in BMW Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/wyndham-clark-making-it-look-easy-at-bellerive-and-builds-1-shot-lead",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:42:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Wyndham Clark making it look easy at Bellerive and builds 1-shot lead in BMW Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/wyndham-clark-making-it-look-easy-at-bellerive-and-builds-1-shot-lead-2460010",
        "published": "2026-08-21T23:53:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}