What happens when your dreams come true? More work.

Colorado’s Wyndham Clark is in the middle of a fantastic season on the PGA Tour.

He won his first tournament in May with a four-stroke victory at the Wells Fargo Championship. Then he stunned the golf world by wining the U.S. Open - a career-changing event for any pro. The wins give him years of exemptions on the Tour, made him a strong candidate of the Ryder Cup team in Italy this September, nearly locked in his entry in the Tour’s lucrative year-end FedEx Cup Playoffs, and each earned him more than $3.5 million.

So, what happens when your dreams come true? It turns out, you have to get out of bed the next morning and keep going.

At least that’s the lesson Clark says he learned the hard way.

What the public saw of his first win was succinct. His joy and pride of victory was clear to all on the final green. He gave some deeply personal interviews in which he opened up about finally overcoming his own doubts that he would ever win. His game during that final four-shot victory looked crisp.

Then, two weeks later at the PGA Championship, he missed the cut. The world watched Brooks Koepka take the glory this time. It missed seeing Clark head out of town early – a little wiser, and no less dedicated to winning again.

Simply put, Clark does not recommend that anyone win their first-ever professional tournament two weeks before a major.

“There’s nothing other than it was just bad timing,” he said.

“It’s just tough after you win,” he said a few weeks later while waiting to board a plane to Columbus Ohio for Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament.

“You win your first tournament and, you know, I celebrated a good amount when I was home with friends and didn’t get the best prep in and I just still was mentally not quite there (when the PGA Championship rolled up.) Which is understandable. I mean, I just won a huge tournament and it’s just unfortunate that a major was right after winning.”

Clark has been very open about his mental journey – his doubts, despite possessing a breathtaking set of skills, plagued him. They caused him to become frustrated when tournaments turned onto the final lap.

As Clark’s professional journey moves forward he is showing the world what persistence looks like. A win is a win. It’s awesome. But the work continues.

Clark battled late into Sunday on a crowded leader board at The Memorial. He finished at 1-under in a tie for 12th place, six shots behind winner Viktor Hovland.

Then came the U.S. Open. Clark simply played the steadiest golf of the entire field. His putting put him up early, and he lead the tournament the final three days. His final round he scrambled - his chipping is amazing - and avoided any big numbers. Other greats of the game - Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler - failed to keep pace.

Now, his job includes: how to you re-set your goals? He has a lot more to come, he says. The wins cracked open for him the final door of professional golf: The Masters.

“Getting into the Masters … that’s a dream come true,” he said. “That’s the only tournament I haven’t played in professional golf. So, just playing that, it’s amazing.”

JIM BEBBINGTON