Former Bassmaster AOY takes medical hardship exemption

[WB Staff]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Bassmaster Angler of the Year Clark Wendlandt has taken a medical hardship exemption and will forgo the remainder of the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series season after suffering retinal hemorrhaging in his left eye on Friday morning.

The Austin, Texas, native made the drive to South Dakota a few days early, along with his wife Patti, to do a little sightseeing prior to the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe.

“I woke up Friday morning, and I couldn’t see anything but red,” said Wendlandt. “Everything was red. If I looked at the sky it looked red. If I looked at anything white it was red and anything yellow it would be orange.”

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[milehi]

Been dealing with the same issue since memorial day, woke up & all I could see out of my left eye was black. Finally did surgery about a month or so in, better but like looking through a sandblasted window underwater. Going to be ok I guess, long haul. Pulling for the guy, seems to be a nice person