Kim Joo-hyung apologized for his remarks criticizing U.S. players at the Presidents Cup, a men’s golf competition. ESPN reported on the 1st (Korea time) that Kim Joo-hyung apologized. Kim Joo-hyung said in a press conference after the third day of the Presidents Cup on the 29th of last month, “I heard some players swearing at us. There was no sportsmanship.”
However, Xander Shopley of the U.S. team, who was cited as a party to the remarks, countered that there was no such abuse. Shopley played against Kim and Kim along with Patrick Cantlay, explaining, “We respected the opponent. We even calmed them down to be quiet when the fans talked.”
After the game, Kim visited American team leaders Jim Furyk and Shopley and apologized. “I went to them and said, ‘That’s not what I meant. I apologized. What I heard while off the green was just my feeling,” Kim said. “It happened outside the rope, so I should have explained it better.”
Shopley acknowledged that Kim Joo-hyung visited him and General Manager Fury to talk, but responded somewhat coldly, saying, “Ask him what he said.”
Meanwhile, Ahn also posted a social media post criticizing U.S. national team player Wyndham Clark, and apologized for the incident. When Ahn posted a post that seemed to mock Kim Si-woo’s “good night” ceremony in the scene where Clark celebrated his team’s victory, he wrote, “There is a player in the U.S. team who does nothing and just makes noise all day long.” As comments continued, Ahn deleted the post and apologized, saying, “I’m sorry. I will become a better person.”
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