US Open co-leader Wyndham Clark calls late third-round tee times 'a little ridiculous'

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U.S. Open co-leader Wyndham Clark will be teeing it up with the man who's tied with him atop the leaderboard at 10-under, Rickie Fowler, with the chance to win his first golf major Sunday at Los Angeles Country Club (LACC).

He’s likely happy that he won’t be going out too late either.

Clark couldn’t contain his frustration with how late he teed off at LACC during the third round on Saturday as the sun was clearly setting as he was finishing his round, which obviously makes it hard to see the ball and everything else around the course.

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Wyndham Clark plays his shot during the third round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at the Los Angeles Country Club on June 17, 2023. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Clark’s round began at 3:40 p.m. PT after the first round of the day went out at 9:33 a.m. PT. 

"It’s a little ridiculous that we teed off that late," Clark said via the New York Post. "I would say right around hole 15 or 16, it started getting to where you couldn’t see that well. I mean, I don’t personally understand why we teed off. We played twilight golf."

While both Clark and Fowler are the co-leaders entering the final round, the former does believe the lack of sunlight led to worse scores down the stretch.

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"The last two holes I 100% think my bogey on 17 was because I couldn’t see, and I think Rickie’s bogey on 18 was because he couldn’t see."

Fowler had a chance to enter Sunday as the solo leader, having just a five-foot putt to end his round. However, he uncharacteristically