September 29, 2024; Île Bizard, Quebec, CAN; Tom Kim of the International Team hits his putt on the green of the first hole in a singles match during the final round of the Presidents Cup golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagen Images Tom Kim is apologizing for the second time in less than a month.
Kim, 22, apologized on Monday for damaging his clubhouse locker after his playoff loss to Byeong Hun An at the DP World Tour’s Genesis Championship in South Korea on Sunday.
Last month at the Presidents Cup in Montreal, Kim apologized to U.S. captains Jim Furyk and Xander Schauffele after Kim told reporters that an unnamed member of the U.S. team was “cussing at us” during their foursomes match in which he was facing Schauffele. Was joined by partner Si Woo Kim against. And Patrick Cantlay.
Saying he wanted information about the incident to come directly to him, Kim shared on Instagram that he had already addressed the issue with the KPGA and DP World Tour, apologizing to both and offering to compensate for the losses. of. Kim said that after these actions, “the case was considered closed.”
Kim lost in a playoff on Sunday, where on the par-5 18th he hit his third shot into the grandstand and bogeyed it. After this made another birdie to win.
“I was disappointed after the loss, yes, of course,” Kim said in a statement on Instagram. “(B)But I can assure you with all sincerity that I had no intention of damaging any part of the locker, not a single piece.”
He ended his statement by acknowledging those who have come forward to support him, concluding, “To them and anyone else I may have disappointed, I apologize wholeheartedly.”
–Field Level Media