Clark shoots course record 60 for one shot lead at Pebble Beach

Wyndham Clark's unforgettable round at Pebble Beach may give him another big title and $3.6 million without hitting another shot.

Wyndham Clark had an unforgettable round at Pebble Beach, a performance so remarkable it was nine shots better than the field average. He made five putts from 25 feet or longer and finished one shot ahead of Ludvig Aberg, who missed a long eagle putt of his own on the par-5 18th hole and shot 67. Rain began to fall over the final few holes, and the heavy stuff was anticipated overnight on a course already saturated. Gary Young, the chief referee for the PGA Tour, said officials would decide before dawn today whether the final round would have to be delayed, and then whether any golf could be played. It would be cut short to 54 holes if they determined they could not finish Monday. Dustin Johnson was the last player to win Pebble Beach on 54 holes in 2009. Payne Stewart was the last player to win on 54 holes at Pebble Beach with a birdie on his last hole Saturday in 1999. Clark made 190 feet of putts -- from the 40-foot range for eagles on Nos. 2 and 6. And after that second eagle, he ran off five straight birdies, including a 30-footer on the tough eighth hole and a 25-footer on No. 9. He was 10 under through 11 holes, and a 59 was in the back of Clark's mind. And then he made his only bogey, and even that felt like a win. He came out of his tee shot on the par-3 12th into a plugged lie in a bunker, still some 40 yards to the hole. He could only managed to chop that out to the collar of the rough in another bunker, the ball well above his feet. Clark ultimately chose to invert a wedge to go left-handed, the ball squirting across the green into the first cut about 25 feet away. A double-bogey was likely. A triple-bogey was possible. He holed it for bogey, and then followed with two more birdies and was back on track. On the par-3 17th, his 15-foot birdie putt stopped an inch in front of the cup. His 25-foot eagle putt for 59 on the final hole also was short by a few inches. His 60 beat by two the tournament record held by four players, and by one shot it beat the course record held by Hurly Long of Germany when he played the Carmel Cup in 2017 with Texas Tech. The PGA Tour counts records when players are able to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the short grass. The European tour does not. Young said players would be advised by 5:15 a.m. local time today whether the final round will be delayed -- if that's the case, it would be a lengthy one. The objective is 72 holes, whether it's a signature event or not. Starting on Monday would mean the tour is confident they could finish. Aberg, who missed a 2-foot par putt Thursday at Spyglass Hill, has played bogey-free for two days at Pebble Beach. He had his chances to catch Clark, missing birdie putts of 10 feet on the par-5 14th and 6 feet on the 16th. Matthieu Pavon of France, a winner last week at Torrey Pines, birdied his last hole for a 66 and was alone in third place. Scottie Scheffler, who started in a three-way share of the lead, shot 70 and was four shots behind.

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