PGA Tour star Tom Kim may face disciplinary action from the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association after he broke a locker room door out of frustration following his playoff loss at the DP World Tour’s Genesis Championship on Sunday, according to the JoongAng Daily in South Korea.
On the first playoff hole against fellow South Korean Byeong Hun An at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, Kim faced an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th with the chance to push the event to a second playoff hole. The ball lipped out at the last second and An won.
For An, the victory marked his first professional win in nine years. The 33-year-old had a solid season on the PGA Tour in 2023-24 with four top-10 finishes as well as top-20 finishes in two of the four major championships.
Kim, on the other hand, didn’t take the loss well. After the agonizing loss, according to the Korean news outlet Yonhap, he took out his frustrations on the locker room door.
🚨😬🇰🇷 #PHOTO — After losing the Genesis Championship in a playoff yesterday, frustrations boiled over for Tim Kim, breaking a locker room door. Kim apologized to the KPGA and has offered to pay for the damage but disciplinary action is also being considered, per @YonhapNews pic.twitter.com/nJvQVQLgX4
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) October 28, 2024
In response to the news coming out about Kim’s locker room behavior, he took to his Instagram account to post a statement.
Kim specified in the post that he spoke to the tour immediately after the incident and has offered to pay damages. It’s unclear if Kim’s potential resitution would be in place of any disciplinary action.