With 144 holes of golf remaining before the playoffs commence, here’s a look at some key players and what these next two weeks – and beyond – could mean to their ambitions and playing status.
Golfers of all stripes can identify with Tom Kim and the execution—or lack thereof—of his opening tee shot Saturday in the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Everyone gets a little shaky and doesn’t put their best swing on the ball.
Two of South Korea’s biggest stars went toe-to-toe in their homeland on Sunday. It ended in heartbreak for one and euphoria for the other at the DP World Tour’s Genesis Championship in Incheon.
Two weeks after a rather chippy Presidents Cup, Paul Tesori has come to Tom Kim’s defence regarding allegations that the American players cursed at the 22-year-old Korean during the Presidents Cup. But the veteran caddie also wishes his player had handled the situation differently in the aftermath.
Kim made it a point to seek out Furyk and Schauffele to explain exactly what he meant by his comments, and he revealed what he said to them in the International team’s post-Presidents Cup press conference.
On Monday night, Kim finally responded to backlash, posting an apology of sorts to his Instagram, calling his actions “clearly wrong” and claiming that he didn’t realise the severity of the damage he had done to the green in the moment.
Despite being fully exempt for this year’s Genesis Scottish Open – after a T-6 finish last year and a third-place finish in 2022 – Kim still needed some last-minute help to make the field at the Renaissance Club thanks to an honest, but near-costly, mistake.
Scheffler treats Kim like his little brother, and often gives him a hard time – as siblings do. He genuinely believes Kim will be successful on tour for a long time.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler extended his dominance on the PGA Tour by winning the Travelers Championship for his sixth title of the season, becoming the first golfer to record six wins on the PGA Tour before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962. The FedExCup points leader defeated close friend Tom Kim of Korea with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. This is his blog from TPC River Highlands.
Australian Golf Digest
