Tom Kim learns punishment after PGA Tour star's outburst left locker room damaged

Tom Kim missed retired astatine the Genesis Championship successful a playoff past month, successful the aftermath the PGA Tour caused damaged to the locker country astatine Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea

Tom Kim has received a informing from the KPGA aft the South Korean caused harm to the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea locker country following the Genesis Championship past month.

Kim missed retired connected winning connected location ungraded successful agonising fashion, losing successful a playoff to chap countryman An Byeong-hun aft the brace were tied astatine the apical connected 17-under-par aft 72 holes. In the aftermath of the lawsuit an representation of a damaged locker surfaced connected societal media.

It was claimed that the harm was caused by the PGA Tour star pursuing an outburst astatine the Jack Nicklaus Club connected the backmost of his playoff decision to his Presidents Cup teammate.

Almost 2 weeks on, a KPGA committee held a gathering connected Wednesday to find the result of Kim's actions, arsenic the 22-year-old avoided a terrible punishment, with conscionable a informing according to Korea JoonAng Daily. Kim has besides offered to wage for the harm caused.

Following the incidental and the harm making its mode onto societal media, an apologetic Kim released a statement to his followers, and successful doing truthful slammed 'false reporting' of the damange being intentional. "After the loss, I was frustrated, yes absolutely..." helium wrote. connected societal media.

"But I tin guarantee you with implicit information that I had nary intent of damaging immoderate portion of the locker - not a azygous bit. "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."

For each the latest connected news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, spell to The Mirror US.

At the clip Kim did assertion that nary disciplinary enactment would beryllium taken against him aft offering an apology to the KPGA and DP World Tour. "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. I americium grateful to everyone that has reached retired with messages of support. But to them, and everyone other I whitethorn person fto down, I apologise with each my heart. Love, Tom."

Kim has been progressive successful plentifulness of contention successful caller months. Aside from his DP World Tour outburst, the youngster besides clashed with a fig of members of Team USA in the caller Presidents Cup, including Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. Speaking to the media astatine Royal Montreal Club, Kim deed retired astatine his rivals' sportsmanship during time 3 of the event.