At 20 years old, Tom Kim is younger than eight of the 10 players ranked atop the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Having already won twice on the PGA Tour, Kim is on to the next thing — his Masters debut. “He wants to be the GOAT.” ✍️ BFQuinn
Tom Kim says this so comfortably, in a way that only the young can, those lost in the good life, whose age hasn’t worn away at that cloak of invincibility. Kim is 20. On Monday he played a practice round at Augusta National with Rory McIlroy, who turned pro in 2007, when Kim was 5; and Tiger Woods, who was an eight-time major winner by the time Kim was born in 2002; and Fred Couples, who was born in 1959, a breezy 43 years earlier.Kim walked alongside those luminaries on the way from No.
Why the big to-do? For those catching up, Kim began 2022 only holding status on the Asian Tour. He then landed a spot in the Scottish Open, finished third, then made the cut at the Open Championship at St. Andrews. Some began wondering, who the hell is this? Then Kim accepted special temporary status on the, finished seventh in Detroit, and then, in a thunderclap, won the Wyndham Championship by five shots. This was only seven months ago.
Trevor Immelman, the International Team captain, summed things up: “Tom Kim is absolutely poised as the next global superstar. He has an uncanny ability to have amazing self-confidence but still be humble. He’s like a shining light. He makes you want to root for him.”Kim backed it up by winning at Shriners in October. He became the first player since Woods to win twice on the PGA Tour before turning 21. He’s posted four top-10 finishes since and is the No.
It was that recently that Joohyung Kim, born in 2002 in Seoul, South Korea, was essentially supporting his family. Parents Changik Lee and Kwanjoo Kim went all-in on Joohyung’s golfing dream early. Changik was a mini-tour pro turned teaching professional and taught his son the game. The family moved often, eventually landing in Australia, where Joohyung learned English and grew into a world-class junior player. As a kid, Joohyung loved Thomas the Tank Engine.
In the early days of his pro career, it was Tom Kim and his father, who doubled as his caddie, traveling from tournament to tournament, from country to country. The 16-year-old was essentially responsible for the family finances.
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