Michael Kim was in huge danger more than a month ago, considering that he failed to make it through three consecutive tournaments. In addition, the 31-year-old fell in the FedEx Cup standings, which put him in grave danger of next year's PGA Tour membership.
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His swing coach, Sean Foley, stepped in when needed. The man who worked with the greatest golf star, Tiger Woods, appeared and decided to spend an extra day working with Kim on many aspects, but focusing mainly on ball position. Kim admitted that he struggled off the tee of the opening round of the Black Desert tournament. The popular golfer revealed that they had made changes, and felt they were on the right track.
After that, you could feel that Kim had improved a lot. The Shriners Children's Open was a chance for him to show his best. After such a performance, he advanced to 112th. Not long after, Kim was also impressive at the World Wide Technologies Championship in Mexico, after being tied for 30th. The last performance in the series, T12 at Bermuda, helped him improve even more, and the North Korean is now 110th in the standings.
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The most important thing for him is that he secured a place on the strongest Tour in the world. Kim took the pressure off himself. After the round in Georgia, the 31-year-old is tied for sixth place. Kim is happy with the performance but admits that he was also lucky at some moments. Kim has the right to be delighted with getting in shape, and it is clear that Tiger Woods' former coach played an important role in everything.
Michael Kim explained that he's setting higher standards for himself this week than before. After often missing out on qualifying in tournaments a few years ago, he focused only on basic goals like crossing the cut line. However, with the support of his coach Sean Foley, he's now looking to raise his ambitions and focus on winning the tournament. His goal is to be in the fight for victory by Sunday, which, according to him, would bring him great satisfaction and maybe even victory.
Feeling that he could really compete with the best in the sport, Kim decided to change his mindset. Previous tournaments have shown that anything is possible when you believe in yourself and train hard.
Michael Kim on golfers and their wife's effect
It'll be interesting to follow his progress in the coming months, but also in the next year, and see what this great golfer can really do in the next period. Kim is known as a golfer who often shares his opinion via social media, so a few weeks ago he addressed an interesting topic; How golfers choose which tournament they will participate in. The popular Michael, through X, pointed out that women play an important role when some of the golfers choose which tournaments to play.
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This golfer's wish for the next year is to return to the top 100 and achieve success on the PGA Tour. Having achieved his goal, and saving his PGA Tour card for the year 2025, Kim doesn't want to find himself in the same situation again. Given that he felt that he could compete with the best and that he caught the moment, Kim wants to continue at the same pace in the sequel. The 31-year-old has no doubt that the next year will be significantly more successful for him.
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We look forward to 2025, wanting to see what it holds for us, golf fans.
