Why Bryson DeChambeau is still a better golfer than Wyndham Clark despite his US Open victory

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Wyndham Clark and Bryson DeChambeau departed Shinnecock Hills last weekend in completely different circumstances.

Clark’s stock has never been higher after lifting his second US Open trophy with a one-shot victory over Sam Burns.

Meanwhile, DeChambeau’s reputation has nosedived this season, missing three straight cuts at the major championships.

The Golfing Gazette explains why DeChambeau remains the better player despite his concerning recent form.

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Why Bryson DeChambeau still gets the nod over Wyndham Clark

Even though both players have won two events, the 2026 seasons of Wyndham Clark and Bryson DeChambeau are incomparable.

Clark won the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson in May, ahead of Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler, before winning the US Open.

DeChambeau has won two LIV Golf titles, including a playoff victory over Jon Rahm in South Africa, but those are not as valuable.

Nobody would argue that the fields on LIV Golf are as competitive as on the PGA Tour, let alone in a major championship.

The Official World Golf Ranking reflects both Clark’s and DeChambeau’s year-to-date results, with the former in eighth and the latter in 34th.

However, there is also no comparison between Clark’s and DeChambeau’s overall careers—both are 32 years old.

Bryson DeChambeau’s major championship record

Although they have two US Open victories each, DeChambeau’s consistency in majors has reached a different level entirely.

The LIV golfer had as many top-10 finishes last season (three) as Clark has in all 20 of his major appearances.

Indeed, DeChambeau has proven he can contend at all four majors, with at least two top-10 finishes at each.

Wyndham Clark’s major championship record

Now, the reason that the debate over which player is better is so interesting is that it incorporates both recent form and career success.

Having said that, Clark has not done enough to overtake DeChambeau and become a genuine top-10 golfer on the planet (ignoring the OWGR).

Clark’s greatest attribute may be that when he is in contention on Sundays, he knows how to get over the line and win the tournament.

Many players, such as Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Aberg, have repeatedly struggled to produce their best golf when it matters most.

Clark’s 67 percent conversion rate when finishing in the top 10 at majors is a testament to his clutch performances under the most pressure.

However, the ‘Blow Pig’ is nowhere near consistent enough to be considered one of the world’s best players.

OG Anunoby just averaged 21.2 points per game for the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, but nobody considers him a superstar.

DeChambeau, a nine-time PGA Tour winner, has been too consistently great throughout his career to be penalised so much for three months of bad golf.

Of course, missing the cut at The Masters, the PGA Championship, and the US Open is a huge disappointment, and the spotlight will be on him at The Open.

But it was only last year that he finished in the top 10 at three of the four majors for the second consecutive season.

Those results convinced Golf Digest to rank DeChambeau the fifth-most likely winner of the 2026 Masters, while Clark did not even make the top 50.

Therefore, to call Clark a better golfer than DeChambeau based on one US Open victory and a few missed cuts seems over the top, to say the least.

Is Sam Darnold a better quarterback than Joe Burrow, or Alexander Zverev a better tennis player than Jannik Sinner? Obviously not.

As the saying goes, form is temporary, and class is permanent. Let’s give DeChambeau at least another 12 months before making any hasty judgments.