Tom Kim blasts 'false' claim he deliberately damaged locker room in DP World Tour rage

Tom Kim mislaid retired connected winning the Genesis Championship successful his location state of South Korea connected Sunday and appeared to instrumentality retired his frustrations successful the locker country post-round

Tom Kim has opened up connected claims that he damaged the locker room aft losing retired successful a playoff astatine the Genesis Championship connected Sunday, claiming nary of his actions were deliberate.

Kim went head-to-head with chap Korean, Byeong-hun An connected location ungraded implicit the weekend, but fell agonisingly abbreviated aft the brace needed an other spread to settee the lawsuit astatine Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea. Having mislaid retired to An, who bettered Kim's bogey with a birdie - the 22-year-old was intelligibly near frustrated.

A time later, it emerged that Kim fto retired his choler successful the locker country of the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, arsenic a representation of his locker doorway appeared damaged, with it near hanging disconnected its hinges.

Having seen the representation marque its mode onto societal media, Kim took it connected upon himself to uncover his mentation of events, hitting retired astatine 'false reporting'. "After the loss, I was frustrated, yes absolutely... but I tin guarantee you with implicit information that I had nary intent of damaging immoderate portion of the locker - not a azygous bit," helium wrote.

"I addressed it with the DP World Tour and the KPGA close aft the incidental saying that the doorway came off. We had to afloat propulsion it disconnected owed to information reasons, I besides fto them cognize that I was consenting to wage each expenses for the damage." An archetypal study from Korean outlet, Yonhap News Agency suggested Kim could look disciplinary enactment from the KPGA contempt offering an apology.

Kim, however, claimed helium has consulted some tours, with nary further enactment acceptable to beryllium taken against him. "There has besides been speculation astir disciplinary action. I spoke to the circuit instantly aft the incident. After my apology and connection to wage damages, the substance was considered closed."

Going on, Kim apologised for his actions, thanking his fans for their support. "I americium grateful to everyone that has reached retired with messages of support," the youngster added. "But to them, and everyone other I whitethorn person fto down, I apologise with each my heart. Love, Tom."

The past 2 months person been somewhat of a whirlwind for the 22-year-old, who was besides involved successful contention astatine the Presidents Cup. Representing the International Team, Kim clashed with a fig of members of Team USA successful the fiery contention - incluidng world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

He was progressive successful a heated lucifer with Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele connected the Saturday of the event, and slammed the behaviour of his rival squad successful the aftermath. "It got a small feisty retired there," Kim said of his lucifer erstwhile partnering his namesake Si Woo Kim.

"I could perceive immoderate [US] players cursing astatine us. That portion wasn't really, I don't deliberation determination was bully sportsmanship there. But it's each portion of the fun. I recognize it. So the US eam decidedly motivated america to spell retired there." The United States went connected to triumph the lawsuit a time aboriginal 18.5-11.5.