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Na breaks silence on negative rumors: 'I need to protect [my family] and my name'

Less than one week after sending an emotional message back home to South Korea, Kevin Na is breaking the silence he’s kept through years of personal anguish.

Speaking with Golf Channel on the 18th green at TPC Summerlin after his playoff win at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open last Sunday night, a teary-eyed Na delivered this message in Korean:

Emotinal Na: 'I'm a fighter'; shares Korean message

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"To my Korean fans, for always supporting and believing in me despite all these false rumors, I want to say thank you.