Wyndham Clark 2016 tweet about cheating with Mayfield

Professional golfer Wyndham Clark revealed on Wednesday that a nearly decade-old social media post expressing hatred for NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield stemmed from a personal betrayal. During an appearance on the "Pardon My Take" podcast, Clark said the post from December 2016 was made after a girlfriend at the time cheated on him with Mayfield.

Clark, who won his second U.S. Open championship last weekend, said he initially debated whether to share the story but decided to come clean. He explained that his perspective has changed and he no longer holds any animosity toward the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback. Clark said he is now a fan of Mayfield and hopes the two athletes can connect over golf.

The 2016 post had long been a subject of speculation, with many assuming it was related to the intense college football rivalry between the University of Oklahoma, where Mayfield was the star quarterback, and Oklahoma State University, where Clark was a golfer before transferring to the University of Oregon. Clark's revelation confirmed the motive was personal, not athletic.

Clark described hoping for a "bro moment" where he and Mayfield could acknowledge the past incident and move...