Brady Schnell is sorry.
One day after Schnell tweeted he disapproved of Vijay Singh participating in the Korn Ferry Challenge by calling Singh “a true piece of trash” and a “turd” if he accepted money from the event, the 35-year-old Korn Ferry Tour golfer apologized.
“Yesterday I said some disrespectful things towards (Singh) and for that I am truly sorry!” Schnell wrote. “A different approach should have been taken in order to get my point across. I will learn from this and be better! I’m looking forward to getting back to work and playing some golf.”
In the string of tweets Thursday, Schnell said he was more than happy to tell Singh, 57, how he felt face-to-face about the former Masters champion taking a spot — and potentially money — from one of the lower-level circuit’s players. Schnell later deleted all tweets.
Singh did not publicly respond to Schnell.
David Duval was one of a few pros to speak in defense of Singh. When Duval asked for his reaction to Singh playing in the Korn Ferry Tour event, Duval said, “Why not? He gets to be at home and play a competitive event. What’s wrong with that?”
Duval compared the situation with Singh competing in a lower-level event to the use of a sponsor exemption.
“You don’t take a spot away from someone who doesn’t have one,” Duval said to Golfweek. “You either have a spot or you don’t. I’ve never agreed with the argument you’re taking away a spot. You’re either exempt or you’re not and if you’re not exempt you’re in the same boat as everyone else.”
Korn Ferry Challenge at TPC Sawgrass is expected to resume the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour season June 11-14 at Dye’s Valley Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
