PGA Tour star Wyndham Clark has defended himself in opposition to allegations of dishonest on the current Arnold Palmer Invitational. Saying he had "no ill intents" however recognised it did not "look great".

So far, Clark has been a star performer this season on the PGA Tour, claiming victory on the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and securing runners-up finishes on the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship. But his showcase efficiency on the Arnold Palmer left a bitter style as accusations of dishonest throughout his third spherical got here to gentle.

The controversy sparked when TV footage confirmed him putting his iron on the bottom in a method that appeared to maneuver the ball and grass while taking part in from the thick Bay Hill tough. The U. S Open champion was rapidly accused of deliberately enhancing his lie, nonetheless he has since fought again in opposition to these accusations.

He spoke to Fox News Digital saying, "It is unfortunate, because I had no ill intent to try to cheat or improve my lie,". Adding, "I didn't even know anything had happened until I got into the scoring tent, and that's when they showed me the video." 

Upon re-watching the play, Clark acknowledged "You see the video, and you're like, 'Oh man, that doesn't look great'. It's unfortunate that it looks poorly, but I really had no ill intents." 

Despite the way it appeared, he stood by his actions stating that per rule 8.1b (4), he was allowed to, floor the membership flippantly proper in entrance of or proper behind the ball.

"In my defence, you're allowed to put your club down and see your lie," he added. "It is what it is, and hopefully in a few weeks it passes by. But I've never tried to cheat in the game of golf, and hopefully people don't think of me that way. I just think the camera was zoomed in and made it look worse than it really was."

Clark shared his ideas instantly after the incident, saying on the time: "I actually had no idea that that even happened. They told me in the scoring tent. Showed me the video. I wasn't trying to do anything like cheating or anything like that or improve my lie. I just simply put my club down.

"And, you recognize, they zoom in and it makes it look worse. We all talked about it. Scottie and the principles officers did not assume it moved. So thankfully, that did not occur. So yeah, I used to be unaware of that till I acquired in."

Clark's troubles proceed as he has been defeated twice by Scottie Scheffler. Clark confronted one other blow when he missed a birdie putt on the ultimate gap of the Players Championship.

This meant he could not drive a playoff with Scheffler, resulting in back-to-back wins for the world No. 1. Alongside this, Clark can also be lagging behind Scheffler within the FedEx Cup standings. In the race that spans throughout the season, these two are presently the front-runners.