2026 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark doesn’t hold a grudge, and it turns out that’s good news for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Clark, 32, was asked about a viral social media post he made in 2016 during a Wednesday, June 24 appearance on the “Pardon My Take” podcast.
“I hate Baker Mayfield,” the post read.
The hosts asked him what inspired the comment, and Clark hesitated before accusing the then-University of Oklahoma quarterback of sleeping with his girlfriend.
“I’m trying to decide if I should tell the story,” he said. “Alright, screw it. I don’t care. … My girlfriend at the time cheated on me with Baker Mayfield.”
Clark was a student at the University of Oregon at the time, but had just transferred from Oklahoma State. Now dating model Emily Tanner, Clark said he no longer holds anything against Mayfield.
“I’m actually a Baker fan now; I think he’s a homie,” Clark said. “But you know, that’s where it came from.”
He added, “I hope actually this is a bro moment for us to be like, ‘Oh, bro, my bad, I didn’t know. She never told me.’ And I’ll be like, ‘Ah, it’s all good. We’re homies, let’s play golf.’ That’s where I hope this comes from.”
Mayfield, for his part, began dating Emily Wilkinson in 2017 and the couple married in 2019. They welcomed their first child, daughter Kova Jade, in 2024.
Clark and Tanner, 31, went public with their relationship in April at the Masters. He revealed to Us Weekly after his U.S. Open victory that they met through a mutual friend after being a fan of hers “for quite a long time.”
“I was with a buddy of mine, and one of his friends was there, and he was like, ‘Hey, man, I got this girl that is a good friend of mine and she’s recently single and she’s accomplished,’” Clark told Us on Tuesday, June 23. “He said all of these nice things. I go, ‘Oh, cool, can I see a picture of her?’ He shows me Emily, and I go, ‘No way, I’ve had a crush on her forever.’”
He added that Tanner has helped him become a better golfer.
“She’s a huge part of my success,” Clark said. “We joke and call her my at-home caddie because she helps me with everything off the course. She just makes me so happy. We have so much fun together. When I’m away from golf, I’m able to decompress and not think about it because we truly just enjoy each other’s time. She’s amazing. She makes everything stress-free for me. She’s my biggest supporter, and she’s always out there watching me.”
