Allenby, Kim: Let's Move On

Time for damage control.

On Wednesday Anthony Kim and Robert Allenby released statements through the PGA Tour. So did tour vice president Rick George.

The need to calm a ruckus resulted from comments attributed to Allenby following Sunday's lopsided American victory at the Presidents Cup in San Francisco.

After Allenby was beaten in the singles matches 5 and 3 by Kim, the Australian claimed his American opponent was sighted at 4AM, returning to his hotel at 4AM, in an inebriated condition only hours before the two were to play.

Allenby ranted about how galling it was to lose to a party boy who, basically, he judged, had no respect for the game or event.

Without John Daly around, this was about as wild and wooly as golf is able to get, but by Wednesday morning everybody seemed to want the issue to just go away.

"While I feel like the comments published were taken out of context, I did call Anthony to apologize for anything that I said or inferred that could possibly portray Anthony as anything less than a professional of the highest caliber," Allenby's statement read. "He was a key member of the U.S. team last week and a formidable opponent on Sunday when we faced each other in singles competition. I am glad we had the chance to speak and clear the air."

Kim's statement was released at the same time.

""Robert and I have spoken about the comments he made after the final day of competition, and I've accepted his apology," Kim said. "We are both moving on, and I don't have anything more to say about the issue. I had a great experience at my first Presidents Cup and look forward to competing in many more international team competitions for my country."

Interesting to note: Neither golfer denied the initial report.

That's the report that George referred to as "unfortunate."

"Robert Allenby and Anthony Kim were both part of a fantastic week at The Presidents Cup in San Francisco, representing the U.S. and International Teams, respectively, with utmost professionalism, competitive spirit and good sportsmanship," the PGA Tour vice president said. "Concerning the reports published after the fact with unfortunate comments attributed to Robert regarding Anthony, we understand that both players have since spoken and have put the incident behind them. We wish them both the best as they play out the remainder of their 2009 schedules."