Wyndham Clark mentioned on Sunday he “feels” horrible and hopes he’ll be capable of play at Oakmont Nation Membership once more after he was banned from the course for inflicting harm within the locker room throughout final month’s US Open.
The American, who gained the 2023 US Open, broken his locker after lacking the lower on the main championship.
A letter from Oakmont president John Lynch earlier this week, obtained by US media, to membership members mentioned Clark “will not be permitted on OCC property”.
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Clark, who additionally sparked controversy after smashing his driver throughout this yr’s PGA Championship, apologised after returning to kind by ending tied-fourth on the British Open.
“Clearly I really feel horrible with what occurred,” he instructed reporters at Royal Portrush.
“I’m doing something I can to attempt to treatment the scenario.
“I’m simply attempting to get previous it. I need the most effective for Oakmont, the USGA and myself. Like I mentioned, I’m very sorry for what I did and really feel horrible, and hopefully in a couple of months we’re previous this, and it’s one thing of the previous.”
Oakmont mentioned for Clark’s ban to be lifted he must fulfil “a lot of particular circumstances”.
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These necessities embrace a full reimbursement for damages, a “significant contribution” to a charity of the board’s selection and completion of counselling and/or anger administration classes.
The US Open will subsequent be performed at Oakmont in 2033, when Clark will nonetheless have an exemption resulting from his title win two years in the past.
“I did one thing terrible, and I’m actually sorry for it,” added the 31-year-old. “Hopefully they’ve it of their coronary heart to forgive me, and possibly sooner or later I’ll be capable of play there.”
Throughout the PGA Championship at Quail Hole, Clark threw his driver right into a wall behind the tee field after an errant shot, ending his spherical with out it.
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“I’m not going to justify what I did in these two issues,” he mentioned.
“However sure, it is vitally demanding. It’s a person sport. Everyone seems to be at all times watching you and it’s at all times on you.
“Yeah, typically it will get the most effective of you. All of us have had moments that we’re not happy with, and people two I’m undoubtedly not happy with. So it’s troublesome.”
Clark adopted second and third-round scores of 66 with a superb closing 65 on the British Open to put up solely his second top-10 end of the yr.