"'Golf Trouble Maker' Dark Past: 'Couldn't Control My Mind~'"

Danny Lee's '6-putt' Incident at US Open Sparks Controversy, Daly Known as 'Original Troublemaker', Allenby, Garcia, and Kim Bi-o Also in Hot Water

Danny Lee exploded in anger and even apologized after taking six putts from 1.2 meters on the 18th hole on the final day of the US Open.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] "You can tell a person's character from just one round."

Golf is a "battle with nature." It doesn't go as you wish, and it easily reveals your instincts. There is even a saying, "You choose business partners through golf." Even professional players whose job is golf sometimes act unexpectedly when they make mistakes. On the 3rd round of the 120th US Open (total prize money $12.5 million), a PGA Tour major held on the 21st, an incident occurred. Danny Lee (New Zealand) lost his composure and turned into the "Hulk."

The careless putting on the 18th hole (par 4) was the root of the problem. He made six putts from a distance of 1.2 meters, and after a bogey putt, he especially tapped the ball repeatedly, causing himself to collapse. After holing out with a quintuple bogey, he angrily slammed his golf bag with his putter and withdrew, citing a "wrist injury." Danny Lee was heavily criticized for "unprofessional behavior." He reflected, saying, "It was wrong to leave the course like that," and promised to "show better sportsmanship."

John Daly is the original "field bad boy," having experienced multiple divorces, gambling, and alcohol addiction.

The original "troublemaker" is John Daly (USA). He quickly rose to world stardom by winning two majors?the 1991 PGA Championship and the 1995 Open?but when he fell into a slump, he threw clubs into lakes or quit rounds and went home when things didn't go well. He also shot towards galleries and threw cameras. He has multiple divorces, alcohol addiction, and squandered $55 million (64 billion KRW) on gambling over 15 years since 1992.

In 2014, he caused controversy by publicly showing a drive shot with a young female model holding a tee in her mouth. Robert Allenby (Australia) was jailed after causing a disturbance at a casino and posted a bruised face photo on social media claiming falsely that he was kidnapped and assaulted. Sergio Garcia (Spain) also joined the "bad boy" ranks after damaging the green in five places with his putter on the third day of the European Tour Saudi International last February.

Recently, Patrick Reed (USA)'s "conscience problem" became a hot topic. In the 3rd round of the Hero World Challenge last December, before a shot near the green on the 11th hole (par 5) in the waste area, he rubbed sand twice with his club head. He explained it was not "improving the lie," but was criticized as a "pitiful excuse." This was accompanied by his past at the University of Georgia in Athens in 2008, where he was expelled from the golf team for so-called "cheating," theft, and drinking.

Last year, Kim Bio, who caused a controversy with a finger gesture insult, is seen apologizing at the Maekyung Open last month, his comeback match.

On the Korean Tour, Kim Bi-o (30) caused a "middle finger scandal." In the final 4th round of the Daegu Gyeongbuk Open on the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Korean Tour last September, when a topping shot occurred due to the sound of a cellphone camera shutter during his tee shot on the 16th hole (par 4), he raised his middle finger toward the gallery. After a series of ups and downs, he received a one-year suspension but was specially pardoned in July and returned to the field last month at the Maeil Business Newspaper Open.