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Hank Haney was suspended from his PGA Tour radio channel on SiriusXM after the PGA Tour and SiriusXM said his comments about the LPGA and his players were "insensitive" and "do not represent the views of the PGA Tour or SiriusXM. "
Haney opened his radio show on Wednesday morning announcing that he would "predict a Korean" to win the American Women's Open, which co-host, "Great Predictor" Steve Johnson, laughed and said "C ' is a pretty safe bet. "
Haney added, "I can not name six players on the LPGA Tour. Maybe I could. Well . . . I would go with "Lee" if I did not have to choose a name. I would have several. "
Social media was bombarded after comments, as many LPGA players chose Twitter to voice their dissatisfaction. A few hours after his comments, Haney himself asked Twitter to apologize for what he even described as "insensitive".
A day later, the PGA Tour and SiriusXM issued a joint statement in which it was written: "Mr. Haney's comments on women's professional golf were unresponsive and did not represent the views of the PGA Tour or SiriusXM.
"At the PGA Tour instruction, Mr. Haney was suspended from the SiriusXM PGA Tour radio channel. SiriusXM is currently reviewing its status on SiriusXM. "
In response to this statement, Haney added: "I accept my suspension and I apologize again."
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