Wyndham Clark Shoots 60 to Win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and Finally Gives His Season a Proper Jolt

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Wyndham Clark did not just win THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.

He won it with the kind of Sunday round that makes the rest of the leaderboard feel decorative.

According to the PGA TOUR’s official May 24 winner column and the event’s final leaderboard, Clark closed with an 11-under 60 at TPC Craig Ranch, finished at 30-under 254, and beat Si Woo Kim by three shots. Scottie Scheffler finished third at 25 under after starting the day tied with Clark and still getting run over anyway.

This piece is based on the PGA Tour’s official May 24, 2026 final-round coverage and leaderboard, checked again on May 26, 2026. No fake “I was standing behind the 14th green when I sensed history” routine here.

Clark Called His Shot, Then Actually Did the Annoying Part

The fun part of this win is that Clark more or less told everybody what it would take.

He started Sunday two shots behind 54-hole leader Si Woo Kim and then went out and shot the exact kind of score you would need to erase that gap on a soft, low-scoring course. The PGA Tour’s recap says Clark made nine birdies and an eagle, including a back-nine 28, which is the kind of number that makes a tournament disappear in a hurry.

The official daily wrap said Clark first grabbed the outright lead with an eagle at the par-5 12th, then kept adding separation with late birdies instead of doing the usual “protect the lead and pray” thing.

That matters, because this did not feel like somebody hanging on while the field leaked oil. It felt like Clark deciding the tournament was over and then proving it.

Si Woo Kim Did Not Collapse. Clark Just Went Nuclear

That part should not get lost.

Si Woo Kim did plenty right this week. He opened with 64, followed it with a 60 on Friday, and still closed with a 65 on Sunday. That is not choking. That is posting a huge number and getting outdueled by a guy who went even lower at exactly the wrong time.

The same goes for Scheffler.

The hometown favorite shot 65 in the final round and still lost by five. If you post 25 under and barely threaten the winner by the back nine, the winner probably did something absurd.

Clark did.

This Was Bigger Than One Birdie-Fest Win

TPC Craig Ranch is not exactly shy about giving up numbers, so nobody needs to pretend this was U.S. Open golf.

But that does not make the win empty.

Clark had gone more than a year without winning on the PGA Tour, and the official AP report carried by the Tour notes this was his first victory since Pebble Beach in 2024, where he also closed with a 60. The same report says he became the first PGA Tour player to win twice with a closing 60.

That is a real marker, especially for a player who has spent parts of the last year feeling slightly stuck between “major champion” and “guy we keep waiting to fully reappear.”

Now he has a fresh win, a ridiculous closing round, and a much better answer to the usual “yeah, but what has he done lately?” question.

The Timing Matters With Summer About to Get Serious

This is also the right moment for Clark to look dangerous again.

The Tour is moving out of the Byron Nelson shootout lane and into a stretch where the noise gets louder and the fields get meaner. A win like this does not guarantee anything at tougher venues, but it does change the temperature around a player.

Suddenly the conversation is not about whether Clark is drifting.

It is about whether he just found the version of himself that can go bother people again in bigger weeks.

If you want the immediate lead-in to Sunday’s finish, start with our Saturday piece on Si Woo Kim taking a two-shot lead into the final round at Craig Ranch. If you want another recent player-equipment development from the same tournament, Brooks Koepka’s putter swap and opening 63 is the other useful CJ Cup thread. And for the broader major-season backdrop, Aaron Rai’s PGA Championship win at Aronimink still frames where the top end of men’s golf sits right now.

Bottom Line

Wyndham Clark won THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson on May 24, 2026 by shooting a final-round 60, getting to 30 under, and beating Si Woo Kim by three.

On a course that lets players make numbers, Clark made the biggest one of the week when it actually mattered.

That is not just a nice Sunday.

That is the kind of round that can reset a season.