Wyndham Clark Thinks Olympic Golf Is Bigger Than The Ryder Cup, Is Ready To Represent The U.S.

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Wyndham Clark is understandably thrilled to represent the U.S. at the upcoming Olympics in Paris. It will be his first time competing in the Games, but the third time representing his country having played in the Palmer Camp in 2014 and last year's Ryder Cup.

The 30-year-old has made it clear that he has high expectations of what to expect during next month's Olympics, and made a statement that some in the golf world may find controversial, or straight-up false, when comparing the Olympics to the Ryder Cup.

"The Ryder Cup in golf is kind of the biggest thing, but now that golf’s in the Olympics, it’s probably even bigger than that, because you’re representing your country at such a bigger level," Clark said ahead of this week's Travelers Championship.

"Hopefully, all four of us can go and try to snag some podium spots and give medals to the U.S. to try to win that total medal count. But, yeah, it’s pretty awesome. This probably ranks as the coolest team I’ve ever made, for sure."

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Wyndham Clark is excited to represent the U.S. in the Olympics, to put it mildly. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

To be fair, Clark isn't wrong when he says the Olympic stage is on "such a bigger level" than the Ryder Cup. It'll be Clark against players representing countries from all around the world instead of a team of 12 Europeans.

Having said that, the lights shine much brighter on the Ryder Cup stage. It's hard to argue against the idea that the biennial event is the peak team event in golf. The history and the rivalries built up over the years are the two greatest factors in that. With the Olympics, you have dozens and dozens of events to pay attention to throughout the month of action, while the Ryder Cup is three days of on the edge of your seat match play golf.

Clark secured the fourth and final spot on the U.S. Olympic team alongside Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, and Xander Schauffele, who won a gold medal during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan.

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