Golf star Justin Thomas said on Wednesday he would take part in a training program during the tournament earlier this month amid the aftermath of a homophobic failure.
Thomas, who lost Ralph Lauren as a sponsor, said he hoped to become a ‘better person’.
“It’s not a word I use,” Thomas insisted. ‘And like I said, it’s going to be part of this process and training program, whatever I have to do, not just to prove myself, but also to prove my sponsors and to the people who do not know who I am. , to prove it’s indeed not the person I am. ‘
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Thomas said he was “upset” about the clothing brand’s decision to abandon him.
“But at the end of the day, they have the right. They had to make the decision. I spoke to them along with all my sponsors. Although I apologized, it was then; it is an opportunity for me to “I feel like it was something we could do together and go through the process. They felt they had to move on. That’s exactly what I do,” he told The Guardian.
Justin Thomas dropped by Ralph Lauren after muffling homophobic slur during the tournament
“Like my other partners and other sponsorships, it’s an opportunity for them to help me just as I hope to help them. But like I said, they had to do what they had to do. They’s a big, big global brand and I have to respect their decision.As I said, I was not disappointed because I put them in a terrible position.I was just more upset.I had a good relationship with a lot of people there and “We would have had the opportunity to do that together. I fully respect their decision and have moved on.”
Thomas did get support from his fellow PGA Tour contestant Rory McIlroy on Tuesday.
“I mean, I think he’s responded really, really well,” McIlroy told Golf.com. “I think he realized he had made a big mistake when it was brought to him in Hawaii last week, and he completely let it go. He said he got confused; he’s going to try to be better. And Justin is true to his word. He will be it. ‘
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Thomas said a homophobic failure during the third round of the Sentry Championship in Hawaii. He is heard mumbling the f-word slur on the fourth hole after missing a chance at level and settling for a thug.
He apologized after the round was over.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.