Tom Kim apologizes for damaging locker following playoff loss in South Korea

Tom Kim apologized Monday after it was revealed that he broken his clubhouse locker following a playoff loss Sunday on the Genesis Championship.

Kim lipped out a putt on the ultimate gap of regulation to win after which made bogey on the primary additional gap to lose to Ben An within the co-sanctioned occasion in South Korea.

Afterward, a reader despatched a photograph to the Yonhap Information Company that confirmed injury to Kim’s locker within the clubhouse, with Kim later telling Korean newspaper Sports activities Donga that the injury was his fault. It was reported by South Korean retailers that the KPGA was set to make Kim pay for the expense, and that the circuit was additionally exploring disciplinary motion.

However Kim took to Instagram on Monday to disclaim the “false reporting” in these tales, saying that he can “guarantee you with absolute reality that I had no intent of damaging any a part of the locker not a single bit.” Kim added that they needed to take away the door of the locker for “security causes.”

Kim additionally confirmed that he’d pay for any damages and pushed again on the studies that the tour was contemplating disciplinary motion, saying that he was instructed the “matter was thought-about closed.”

The locker-room incident comes lower than three months after Kim was compelled to apologize for damaging a inexperienced in the course of the FedExCup playoffs. He was additionally concerned in two separate spats on the Presidents Cup, together with when he accused his fellow rivals of cursing at him throughout a match.

A 3-time Tour winner, Kim is the primary participant since Tiger Woods to win twice earlier than the age of 21.