Wyndham Clark feels ‘terrible’ about Oakmont locker damage and says he will make good

PORTRUSH Northern Ireland Wyndham Clark commented Sunday he feels terrible about damaging a locker at century-old Oakmont during the U S Open and that he wants to make good with the Pittsburgh-area country club and longtime U S Open site Club president John Lynch sent Oakmont members a letter last week saying Clark would not be allowed back on the property until he paid for repairs and got counseling for his anger Media were not allowed in the locker room but a photo was leaked I feel terrible with what happened I m doing anything I can to try to remedy the situation Clark mentioned after he shot in the final round and tied for fourth in the British Open We re trying to keep it private between Oakmont myself and the USGA I m hoping we can get past this and move on and hope there s no ill will towards me and Oakmont It s been a rough year for Clark the Denver native who was on the verge of missing a second straight cut in a major when he opened with a at Royal Portrush He rallied with rounds of - - for his best finish in a major since he won the U S Open He also threw a club at the PGA Championship after a poor tee shot that damaged a sign and nearly hit a volunteer I ve been pretty open about my mental shift and change to get better and I did that in and Clark noted And then having a tough year and all the expectations and just frustration all coming together and I did two stupid things But one thing that it did do is wake me up and get me back into the person I know I am and the person I want to be he announced I hope those things don t reflect because I don t think they reflect on who I am and going forward that stuff is not going to happen again The U S Open returns to Oakmont in the final year of Clark s exemption for winning Questioned if he expected to be there Clark noted I don t know That s up to them I would hope so It s a fantastic class and place I did something awful and I m really sorry for it Hopefully they have it in their heart to forgive me and maybe in the future I ll be able to play there Lynch explained in the letter which was obtained by Golf Digest that reinstatement would depend on Clark paying for damage making a meaningful contribution to a charity of the Oakmont board s choice and completing an anger management module Obviously it s a no-brainer to pay for the damages That was a given Clark commented Then obviously all the apologies and I want to give back to the locality because I hurt a great place in Pittsburgh so I demanded to do anything I can to show them that what happened there was not a reflection of who I am and won t happen again Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams