Tom Kim could earn an exemption from Korean military service with a win at the Asian Games this week, and there’s a sad example of why that motivates him.
Tom Kim potentially has a bigger life circumstance to tend to than a celebration for winning the Presidents Cup, and so he apparently won’t be at Medinah Country Club if his International teams holds its lead and prevails on Sunday.
While the Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in golf, Im and Kim are playing for something far bigger this week at the Asian Games: military exemptions.