Kim Joo-hyung defaced locker room door, failed to attend KPGA punishment committee

Kim Joo-hyung defaced locker room door, failed to attend KPGA punishment committee

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Kim Joo-hyung, who broke the locker room door after losing the DP World Tour and Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour's Genesis Championship in overtime, will not appear before the KPGA's penalty committee on Saturday.

Kim informed the KPGA through his Korean agent on Friday that he would not be able to attend the penalty committee.

Instead, Kim said he would submit a written statement of his case.

Kim was accused of ripping off the locker room door after losing to Ahn Byung-hoon in a playoff at the Genesis Championship at Jack Nicklaus Korea Golf Club in Incheon on March 27.

After initially explaining in a media interview that he had opened the door a little too forcefully and it fell off, Kim later revealed on social media that he hadn't meant to, 파워볼사이트 and later appeared on a golf channel broadcast explaining that the door hinges were loose and he had removed it for safety.

The KPGA believed that Kim needed to be called to account and referred him to the Disciplinary Committee and delivered a summons to his agent.

The committee is scheduled to meet on June 6 at 2 p.m. to deliberate on the basis of the statement submitted by Kim Joo-hyung.

A decision on the disposition of Kim Joo-hyung may be made immediately after the committee concludes its deliberations, or it may be postponed if further deliberations are required.