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Oakmont Country Club Bans Wyndham Clark After Locker Room Incident

Reinstatement requires full repair payment, a board-approved charity gift, completion of anger management counseling

Golf - Scottish Open - The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland, Britain - July 13, 2025 Wyndham Clark of the U.S. in action on the 11th during the final round REUTERS/Scott Heppell/File photo
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 18: Wyndham Clark of the United States looks on from the ninth hole during the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • On July 16, Oakmont Country Club’s board, with USGA input, announced Clark will be barred from the property following his June locker room outburst
  • Club president John Lynch said reinstatement requires Clark to pay for the damaged historic lockers, make a meaningful charity donation, complete anger management counseling
  • Clark has issued a public apology and indicated willingness to pay for repairs but has not yet fulfilled all board-mandated requirements
  • His ten-year exemption to Oakmont as U.S. Open champion, valid through 2033, could keep him off the course if he fails to comply
  • This discipline follows an earlier incident at May’s PGA Championship when Clark threw his driver and damaged a sponsor sign