Wyndham Clark feels 'terrible' for US Open incident after Oakmont ban
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The American, who won the 2023 US Open, damaged his locker after missing the cut at the major championship.
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A letter from Oakmont president John Lynch earlier this week, obtained by US media, to club members said Clark 'will no longer be permitted on OCC property'.
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Clark, who also sparked controversy after smashing his driver during this year's PGA Championship, apologised after returning to form by finishing tied-fourth at the British Open.
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'Obviously I feel terrible with what happened,' he told reporters at Royal Portrush.
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'I'm doing anything I can to try to remedy the situation.
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'I'm just trying to get past it. I want the best for Oakmont, the USGA and myself. Like I said, I'm very sorry for what I did and feel terrible, and hopefully in a few months we're past this, and it's something of the past.'
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Oakmont said for Clark's ban to be lifted he would have to fulfil 'a number of specific conditions'.
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Those requirements include a full repayment for damages, a 'meaningful contribution' to a charity of the board's choice and completion of counselling and/or anger management sessions.
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The US Open will next be played at Oakmont in 2033, when Clark will still have an exemption due to his title win two years ago.
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'I did something awful, and I'm really sorry for it,' added the 31-year-old.
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'Hopefully they have it in their heart to forgive me, and maybe in the future I'll be able to play there.'
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During the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, Clark threw his driver into a wall behind the tee box after an errant shot, finishing his round without it.
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'I'm not going to justify what I did in those two things,' he said.
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'But yes, it is very demanding. It's an individual sport. Everyone is always watching you and it's always on you.
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'Yeah, sometimes it gets the best of you. All of us have had moments that we're not proud of, and those two I'm definitely not proud of. So it is difficult.'
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