Yoo In-a Bowed Her Head and Said, "I'm Sorry"

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Yoo In-na (19), who appeared before the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Disciplinary Committee on the 20th due to the Ogu play incident, bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry."

On that morning, Yoo In-na showed up at the KLPGA Secretariat in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and paused briefly in the building's first-floor lobby, bowing her head and saying, "I am sorry to come to you because of this matter. I sincerely apologize," before entering the meeting room. While she usually attracted attention with flashy outfits during competitions, that day she wore a black suit.

Yoo In-na, who attended the disciplinary committee from 8 a.m., reappeared about 2 hours and 20 minutes later. Saying she "answered the questions sincerely," she only said, "I am sorry to show this side of me," and left the building without responding to reporters' questions.

In front of the building that day, fans appealing for leniency for Yoo In-na were also seen during the disciplinary committee meeting. The fans shouted loud cheers to support her as she entered.

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Yoo In-na, who debuted on the KLPGA stage this year, rapidly rose as the next-generation star of Korean women's golf by winning the Ever Collagen Queens Crown held in July. However, she became the center of controversy after it was revealed late that she violated golf rules during the DB Group Korea Women's Open held the previous month. During the first round of the tournament, her tee shot on the 15th hole landed in the right rough, and she found and played the ball from the rough. The problem was that it was revealed she continued playing knowing that the ball was not her own.

Eventually, Yoo In-na reported this fact to the Korea Golf Association a month after the tournament and on July 25 issued an apology and announced she would temporarily suspend participation in tournaments until the end of the year.

The Korea Golf Association held a Sports Fairness Committee in August and imposed a three-year suspension from association-organized tournaments on Yoo In-na. However, since this penalty applies only to the Korea Women's Open organized by the Korea Golf Association, attention is focused on the level of disciplinary action by the KLPGA, where the penalty has practical effect.

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