English novice star Kris Kim will put GCSE revision on maintain for an examination of a special sort and a PGA Tour debut at The CJ Cup Bryon Nelson.
The 16-year-old produced a surprising unbeaten efficiency on his Junior Ryder Cup debut final September as a part of a memorable 2023, claiming three wins and a half in Staff Europe’s record-breaking victory over Staff USA in Rome.
Kim additionally loved victories within the Boys’ Beginner Championship, European Boys’ Particular person Championship and the McGregor Trophy final 12 months, with Kim now getting the chance to check his sport in opposition to the celebrities of the PGA Tour.
Kim has been handed a sponsor’s exemption by the CJ Group – who additionally sponsor him individually – to tee it up at TPC Craig Ranch from Might 2-5, dwell on Sky Sports activities, the place Jason Day returns as defending champion and Will Zalatoris is among the many different notable names in motion.
“I am so excited to tee it up in Texas,” Kim stated. “It is what you’re employed in the direction of on a regular basis and it is an incredible alternative.
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“I can not wait to play in entrance of massive crowds once more. I’ve by no means hit the ball so far as I did on the Ryder Cup. The adrenalin rush makes golf a lot enjoyable. That stated, having performed that course, and some extra tour programs, I respect the duty forward and look ahead to the problem.”
On the potential distraction the match might have on his GCSE preparation, Surrey-based Kim added: “I’m making an attempt to revise, I promise, but it surely’s fairly powerful! My schedule is kind of busy proper now.”
Among the many highlights of Kim’s profession so far was his 5&4 win within the Junior Ryder Cup singles over American rising star Miles Russell, who completed T20th finally week’s Korn Ferry Tour’s Suncoast Traditional in Florida and have become the youngest participant to attain a top-25 end at that degree in over 40 years.
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Andrea Revuelta holed the profitable putt for Staff Europe’s Junior Ryder Cup workforce at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership as they gained the trophy to finish a run of six consecutive losses!
Kim’s look in America follows within the footsteps of his mom Ji-Hyun Suh, who was one of many Korean pioneers who competed on the LPGA Tour within the Nineties and impressed the wave of South Korean success in each the lads’s and girls’s video games.
“I am going to positively ask my mum for recommendation,” Kim stated. “It’ll be a really completely different atmosphere and you do not know how you’ll reply to it. She’ll assist me cope with it.
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“She’s my coach and we discuss all the things from coping with nerves, taking one shot at a time, leaving dangerous pictures behind and retaining it easy proper by means of to course technique.
“My first purpose is to make the lower after which see what occurs. On the finish of the day, I am considered one of 144 rivals and we have all obtained an opportunity. No matter occurs, it is going to be tremendous useful for my future as a result of I am going to acquire a lot expertise.
“I do know I am nonetheless younger and just about each week I study a lesson, however this week goes to be loads greater!”
Watch the PGA Tour all through the season dwell on Sky Sports activities! Early protection of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson begins on Thursday from 12.45pm on Sky Sports activities Golf, forward of full protection from 9pm.
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