NBC Announcer Ripped for Comment About Wyndham Clark Destroying Lockers at Oakmont

Wyndham Clark fired a 6-under 65 in the final round of the British Open on Sunday to finish in a tie for fourth, which was impressive considering his brutal first round on Thursday that forced him to fight back just to make the cut.
While his performance over the weekend was top-notch, his actions at last month's U.S. Open remained in the news as it was recently reported that he has been banned from Oakmont Country Club after he destroyed some of their historic lockers after missing the cut.
During Sunday's final round at Royal Portrush, NBC's Kevin Kisner talked about the ban and seemed to put part of the blame on the USGA and Oakmont for allowing the photos of the destroyed lockers to be made public.
“I’m not sure anybody in the situation handled it properly," Kisner said. "Wyndham probably could have nipped that bud with an earlier or justifiable statement. But locker rooms are supposed to be sacred. I’m not sure how that picture got out. The USGA can help with that. And I think if everyone just sat at the table face-to-face that situation could go away pretty quickly."
Here’s Kevin Kisner suggesting that the USGA bears some responsibility for … letting the Wyndham Oakmont locker photos get out? pic.twitter.com/bgQCnOLR5n
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterNS) July 20, 2025
That line about locker rooms being a sacred place is rich, considering what Clark did to the sacred locker room at Oakmont.
Golf fans ripped Kisner over it:
Ah yes. Holding a PGA player accountable for a temper tantrum he had, which led to destroying property on one of the most prestigious grounds in golf. Kisner is way off on this. https://t.co/KBkNo13heR
— David Bohorquez (@DaveBohorquez) July 20, 2025
Kisner is wrong. Locker rooms aren’t sacred, they’re a place to change your shoes. This isn’t new, either. Someone busted a locker at Conway Farms at a BMW and we had pictures soon after. (This, though, is the first memorable thing Kisner has said.) https://t.co/zJFFW8UzN8
— Illinois Golfer (@IllinoisGolfer) July 20, 2025
Yeah. No idea what Kisner was talking about here https://t.co/6DjhqrPGnv
— Cameron Jourdan (@Cam_Jourdan) July 20, 2025
Mind-numbing commentary from Kisner. 🤪#TheOpen https://t.co/ZfdOp17Cgs
— Polar Ginger (@PolarGinger) July 20, 2025
I heard this live, it's a pretty wild take.
— Dave Scull (@BiggestBiscuit) July 20, 2025
Sure, locker rooms are sacred. Agreed.
You are a guest. Conduct yourself like an adult. https://t.co/TqdVMDIDxu
If Kisner’s going to pull this bs, pull him from the broadcast. His contributions are de minimus anyways. https://t.co/eKmNNuzv5n
— Michael J. Zalewski (@mjzalewski) July 20, 2025
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