England's Kris Kim, 16, is looking forward to an 'amazing opportunity' when he makes his PGA Tour debut in Texas this week.
Kris Kim went unbeaten in four matches as he helped Europe beat the US at last year's junior Ryder Cup in RomeWithin a fortnight of English amateur Lottie Woad making the cut on her major debut, an even younger British golfer is now preparing to make a first appearance on the PGA Tour.
Kim, last year’s winner of the Boys’ Amateur title as well as the European Individual Championship and McGregor Trophy, is regarded as the outstanding teenage prospect in English men’s golf. “She’ll help me deal with it. She’s my coach and we talk about everything from dealing with nerves, taking one shot at a time, leaving bad shots behind and keeping it simple, right through to course strategy.
Kim picked up the game as a junior at Cuddington Golf Club in Surrey, where he would be seen practising relentlessly after school and during holidays. Kim emerged under the captaincy of DP World Tour star Stephen Gallacher at the junior Ryder Cup last September. He won three and a half points out of four; beating 15-year-old Miles Russell 5&4 in the singles at Marco Simone near Rome.
“The adrenalin rush makes golf so much fun. That said, having played the course, and a few more tour courses, I appreciate the task ahead and look forward to the challenge.”
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