The USA Golf Affiliation has refused to touch upon stories that Wyndham Clark has been banned by Oakmont Nation Membership after a century-old locker he was utilizing was broken throughout this yr’s US Open.
The American, 31, gained the US Open at Los Angeles Nation Membership in 2023 however missed the reduce at this yr’s occasion.
Pictures then emerged of harm reportedly brought on by Clark on the course in Pittsburgh.
Golf Digest says it has obtained a letter despatched by Oakmont to its members by which it wrote: “Following a number of discussions with the USGA and the OCC board, a choice has been made that Mr Clark will not be permitted on OCC property.
“Reinstatement can be contingent upon Mr Clark fulfilling a variety of particular circumstances, together with full compensation for damages, a significant contribution to a charity of the board’s selecting, and the profitable completion of counselling and/or anger administration classes.”
The USGA instructed BBC Sport it’s not commenting on the matter.
Ultimately week’s Scottish Open, Clark, ranked twenty eighth on the planet, stated: “I made a mistake in a second of rage with, you already know, a nasty yr and all the things coming collectively.
“And it was greater than something an excellent wake-up name for me to say, ‘Hey, you already know what, let’s get again on monitor and issues aren’t that unhealthy’.”
The 2023 US Ryder Cup participant had apologised the week after the incident in June, saying: “I am very sorry for what occurred.
“However I might additionally like to maneuver on, not just for myself however for Oakmont, for the USGA and form of deal with the remainder of this yr and issues that come up.”
The US Open will subsequent be staged at Oakmont in 2033, at which level Clark would nonetheless have an exemption in to the sphere by way of his 2023 victory.
Clark can be in motion on the Open Championship at Royal Portrush this week, teeing off at 10:20 BST on Thursday alongside Tom Hoge and Corey Connors.
