Golf-Clark says he chose 'legacy' over LIV

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06/02/2024 04:53

Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark said
he spoke with LIV Golf representatives over a potential switch
to the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit but when he thought about his
"legacy" in the game he opted to stick with the PGA Tour -- for
this season at least.
    The 30-year-old moved up to the sixth in the world rankings
after he was declared the winner of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am,
which was reduced to 54 holes due to weather conditions in
Northern California on Sunday.
    Englishman Tyrrell Hatton became the latest high-profile
name to join LIV last month, joining a team led by Masters
champion Jon Rahm, who made a big-money move in December.
    Clark said he was interested to see what kind of proposal
LIV would put forward.
    "I wanted to see what they could bring to the table," Clark
said at a press conference.
    "I ultimately declined going to LIV because I felt like I
still have a lot of things left in the tank on the PGA Tour and
I wanted to chase records, I wanted to chase world ranking.
    "My dream is to try to be one of the top players in the
world if not the top player. I just grew up always imagining
winning PGA Tour events. So I ultimately, I chose my legacy over
LIV ... that's really what it came down to."
    Clark said Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth and
Tiger Woods gave him advice as he tried to come to a decision
over his future.
    "I don't know what the future holds with my career and what
the PGA Tour and LIV is going to do, but at least for this
season I am 100% set on the PGA Tour and I want to try to get to
as high in the world as I possibly can," he added.
    

 (Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by
Peter Rutherford
)
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