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Wyndham Clark overcomes a bit of blood, gets within two of Si Woo Kim

  
Published May 23, 2026 05:57 PM
Clark gets bloody nose on No. 5, sinks birdie putt moments later
May 23, 2026 03:01 PM
In the middle of three consecutive birdies at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Wyndham Clark needed some medical assistance from his caddie. Clark is closing in on leader Si Woo Kim thanks to a strong start to his third round.

Si Woo Kim’s chase for 58 captured the attention of everyone at TPC Craig Ranch Friday.

When he went into the clubhouse with a five-shot lead after 36 holes, most probably thought they were witnessing a runaway train.

That proved to be short-sighted on Moving Day as Kim lost and then regained his lead from Wyndham Clark, who applied considerable pressure with a front nine that included a stretch of three consecutive birdies and an eagle on the par-5 ninth.

Making his inward half more interesting was the bloody nose Clark got on the fifth hole — where he made birdie.

“I don’t really know. I had like a cut on my nose, and I went like this,” Clark described after his round. “Next thing you know I was bleeding. It wasn’t quite a bloody nose, but it lasted a couple holes.”

Clark continued his birdie run by getting up and down for a ‘4' at the par-5 12th. That gave him the outright lead at 19 under. Kim quickly tied him and Scheffler joined them at the top with his fourth birdie in five holes at the par-4 13th.

Clark and Scheffler both finished at minus-19, both shooting 65s. Kim, however, birdied Nos. 14 and 15 on his way to a 68 and a two-shot lead entering the finale.

Kim is seeking his first win on Tour since the 2023 Sony Open while Clark’s last victory was at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which was weather-shortened. While Kim has six top-10 finishes this year, Clark’s last came in the 2025 Open Championship (T-4).