Sources: Oakmont bars Clark for locker damage

Oakmont Country Club has banned golfer Wyndham Clark from its spot aft helium damaged his locker pursuing a missed chopped astatine past month's U.S. Open, sources confirmed to ESPN connected Wednesday.

In a missive sent to members this week, Oakmont Country Club president John Lynch said the nine reached its determination aft aggregate discussions with the United States Golf Association and the club's board.

According to Lynch's letter, the prohibition could beryllium lifted if Clark pays for damages, makes a "meaningful contribution" to a foundation selected by the Oakmont Country Club board, and undergoes counseling and/or choler absorption therapy.

Oakmont Country Club, which is located astir 15 miles extracurricular Pittsburgh, is scheduled to big the U.S. Open again successful 2033.

"Several of you person inquired astir the concern involving Wyndham Clark and the steps being taken successful effect to his caller behavior," Lynch wrote successful the letter. "Following aggregate discussions with the USGA and the OCC Board, a determination has been made that Mr. Clark volition nary longer beryllium permitted connected OCC property.

"This determination volition stay successful effect unless formally reconsidered and approved by the Board."

The contents of Lynch's missive were first reported by Golf Digest connected Wednesday. ESPN confirmed the missive was sent to Oakmont Country Club members.

Clark, the 2023 U.S. Open victor astatine Los Angeles Country Club, made a bogey connected the last spread of the 2nd circular to miss the chopped astatine this year's U.S. Open by 1 stroke. He apologized for his behaviour the pursuing week astatine the Travelers Championship.

"I've had a batch of highs and lows successful my career, particularly this twelvemonth immoderate lows," Clark told reporters astatine the Travelers Championship. "I made a mistake that I profoundly regret. I'm precise atrocious for what happened. But I'd besides similar to determination on, not lone for myself but for Oakmont, for the USGA, and benignant of absorption connected the remainder of the twelvemonth and things that travel up."

At the PGA Championship successful May, Clark threw his operator and damaged a motion adjacent the tee container that featured 1 of his astir salient sponsors.

"As professionals, we are expected to stay nonrecreational adjacent erstwhile frustrated and I unluckily fto my emotions get the champion of me," Clark said successful a connection aft the PGA Championship. "My actions were uncalled for and wholly inappropriate, making it wide that I person things I request to enactment on.

"I committedness to amended the mode I grip my frustrations connected the people going forward, and anticipation you each tin forgive maine successful owed time."

Clark has slipped to 28th successful the Official World Golf Ranking heading into this week's Open Championship successful Portrush, Northern Ireland. He has 1 top-10 decorativeness successful 19 starts connected circuit this season.