There has been a trend in recent months of top PGA Tour stars skipping media interviews. And former US Open champion Wyndham Clark is the latest.<\/p>\n
Some of the best players in the world, namely Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy, have been unusually combative with the media this year. On multiple occasions, McIlroy has passed on talking to the media<\/a> even after completing his quest of winning the career grand slam.<\/p>\n After shooting a 66 to vault up the leaderboard after the third round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, Wyndham Clark joined those who chose to pass. And it did not go unnoticed. James Corrigan of the UK\u2019s Daily Telegraph was particularly annoyed, saying \u201cweak does not begin to describe it\u201d in a social media post.<\/p>\n Wyndham Clark, who, it revealed earlier this week, was banned from Oakmont for smashing up lockers during the US Open, has declined to talk to the media, despite shooting a 66 today. Weak does not begin to describe it<\/p>\n \u2014 James Corrigan (never had a blue tick) (@jcorrigangolf) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Out of all golfers, Wyndham Clark probably has the best reason of any to hide from the media. Earlier this week, it was reported that Clark was banned from Oakmont<\/a> after a locker room temper tantrum damaged property at the venerable US Open host venue earlier this summer. It wasn\u2019t Clark\u2019s first anger management episode as he also almost took out a volunteer with a club throw<\/a> at the PGA Championship earlier this year.<\/p>\n Clark probably didn\u2019t want to have to answer questions about the ban in the wake of his excellent round on Saturday. And maybe he feels like he already talked about it<\/a> in the immediate aftermath. But at some point, he\u2019s going to have to address the Oakmont ban, whether it\u2019s this week, next week, next year, or when he joins the Champions Tour.<\/p>\n The entitlement of some players to feel like they don\u2019t have to talk to the media they don\u2019t want to has led to a huge debate in the golf world. Even though they are not mandated to do so, it hurts the growth of the game when players are willing to skip out on sharing their thoughts and speaking to the media, thereby dismissing any need to further connect with fans. Or in this case, with Wyndham Clark, an opportunity to begin to make some much-needed amends for past mistakes.<\/p>\n \t\n