Wyndham Clark filmed sinking beer from the US Open trophy in rowdy Hollywood party just hours after stunning victory in Los Angeles
- Wyndham Clark was a shock winner at the US Open in Los Angeles last week
- He headed straight out into Hollywood to celebrate his first Major triumph
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Wyndham Clark chugged beer out of the US Open trophy as he celebrated his stunning victory in Hollywood on Sunday night.
The 29-year-old got up on some tables at a bar called Delilah in West Hollywood on Sunday night after holding off Rory McIlroy for victory at the Los Angeles Country Club.
In the fantastic scenes that have gone viral across Twitter Clark whipped the crowd up into a frenzy before sending back the beer and celebrating with some fist bumps.
It was only hours after Clark had capped a brilliant four days of play with a surprise victory in LA, with one of the greats of the game trying to chase him down on the back nine.
Wyndham Clark chugged beer out of the US Open trophy after his shock win on Sunday
The 29-year-old Clark went out hours after clinching victory at Los Angeles Country Club
But Northern Irishman McIlroy just couldn’t make the key putts on on agonizing final day as he came so close yet so far from ending his nine-year wait for a fifth major.
Clark and McIlroy both shot even par rounds on the Sunday of the tournament, meaning the American beat McIlroy by a shot for his first major.
As well as the prestige of being US Open champion, Clark pocketed a cool $3.6million in prizemoney.
With the magnitude of his achievement sinking in, Clark tweeted on Tuesday: ‘The gratitude I feel for this moment will never be matched.
‘Thank you to every person who has ever supported me and continues to support me.
‘I am humbled and honored to be your United States Open Champion.’
Clark’s victory will take him from 32nd to a career-high 13th in the world rankings and also up to second in the qualifying race for the US Ryder Cup team.
‘I feel like I belong on this stage and even two, three years ago when people didn’t know who I was, I felt like I could still play and compete against the best players in the world,’ Clark said.
The 29-year-old Clark also took prizemoney of $3.6m for his first Major last week
‘I feel like I’ve shown that this year. I’ve come up close (to winning) and obviously everyone sees the person that hoists the trophy, but I’ve been trending in the right direction for a long time now.
‘I’ve made a lot of cuts. I’ve had a handful of top 10s and top 20s and I feel like I’ve been on a great trajectory to get to this place.
‘Obviously it’s gone faster than I thought as far as just starting to do some stuff mentally that I’ve never done before, but I feel like I’m one of the best players in the world.’
