Wyndham Clark hasn't gone back and watched the replay of his first PGA Tour victory at the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship. Nor has he watched his triumph at the 2023 U.S. Open.

But he has watched his course-record 60 from last year's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which gave him victory No. 3 in his PGA Tour career.

"I think that's a great highlight real where you get into the zone and everyone talks about that and that's something that I hope I get into each week," Clark said. "I remember those feelings. I started off that day pretty ho-hum, made a nice eagle on two and birdie on four. Then I make that long eagle putt on 6 and you're like OK, this is kind of — seems like it's going my way.

"Then I make the putt on eight and nine and 10 and 11 and 12, all these holes and you're like holy smokes. It's amazing how I can watch that and I start reliving those feelings. Talk about sports psychology and mental stuff, you want to try to relive those feelings as much as possible and live in that space so that it sometimes become a reality when you play."

Clark is back on the Monterey Peninsula this week as defending champion at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but it's not his first time back on property since his historic win. He had the chance to return for the first time a couple months ago for his father's 70th birthday. Along with his brother and dad's friends, the group played Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, which will be the second course used during the first two rounds, and Cypress Point, host of this year's Walker Cup.

"It was really special for my brother and I," Clark said. "My dad had open heart surgery six months prior to that, so this was kind of like his first time to really play golf. We didn't know if he would be able to do it, but he was really adamant about it and so it was really special for us."

Clark has played in two events this season, placing T-15 at The Sentry before missing the cut at the American Express. He hasn't won since his triumph on the Monterey Peninsula a year ago, but as defending champion, there are plenty of good memories to look back on heading into the week.

When they visited for his father's 70th birthday, Clark said everyone reminisced while looking at his plaque, and others who were on property kept coming up to Clark to ask for photos and autographs.

The moment is one of his favorites in his career.

"Outside of probably Augusta and St. Andrews, there's — honestly, I would even put this place ahead of that," Clark said. "This is kind of one of the most iconic places, kind of the home of golf in the U.S. in my opinion. It's my favorite place in the world. So for me, it's, yeah, maybe number two behind my U.S. Open."

Clark notes the course is firmer this year, saying if the weather is as forecasted, conditions should be tougher for scoring.

He welcomes that, seeing as he doesn't want his record going away anytime soon.

"I just hope it lasts," Clark said. "I hope it's not a 12-month course record. If it is broken, I hope it's me, not someone else."

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Why Pebble Beach has a special place in Wyndham Clark's heart