After becoming a sensation on the PGA Tour at age sixteen, Kris Kim will now debut at the British Masters.
At the CJ Cup Byron Nelson earlier this month, Kim—the son of former LPGA golfer Ji-Hyun Suh—became the youngest player on the PGA Tour to make the cut in nine years.
On a sponsor’s invitation, the teenager put off studying for his GCSEs to compete in Texas. Kim can now look forward to competing in the British Masters, hosted by Nick Faldo, at The Belfry from August 29 to September 1.
The youngster declared: “I am so excited to play at The Belfry later this year… The British Masters is an event I have grown up watching and to have the chance to play is a dream come true.”
Celebrating the best of British Golf
For Kim, the British Masters is not merely a competition. He admitted: “The event celebrates the best of British golf and having Sir Nick Faldo as the host is really cool. Hopefully I’ll get the opportunity to spend some time with him and learn from his experience.”
The athlete also expressed that he had learned more than enough from the PGA Tour, making him prepared for what’s to come.
“I feel like I learned so much from playing on the PGA Tour earlier this month and spending some time around the DP World Tour players will be priceless for my future, so I’m really looking forward to it,” he added.
In 2023, Kim won the McGregor Trophy, the European Individual Championship, and the Boys’ Amateur title. He also finished undefeated in the Junior Ryder Cup in Italy, leading Europe to a victory over the United States.
A British golfer is currently getting ready to play on the PGA Tour for the first time. Kris Kim, a 16-year-old from Surrey who was instrumental in Europe’s win at the Junior Ryder Cup a year ago, will face some of the world’s top players in Texas in his competition debut.
Kim is considered the best teenager prospect in English men’s golf. He won the McGregor Trophy, the European Individual Championship, and the Boys’ Amateur last year.
“I’m so excited to tee it up in Texas… It’s what you work towards all the time and it’s an amazing opportunity,” the young athlete admitted.
Who is Kris Kim?
The teenager is Ji-Hyun Suh’s son, a former LPGA player from South Korea. He admitted that he will ask his mom for advice as he enters this prestigious competition. “I’ll definitely ask my mum for advice… It is going to be a very different environment and you don’t know how you will respond to it,” he shared.
“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… Whatever happens it’s going to be super helpful for my future because I’ll gain so much experience. I know I’m still young and pretty much every week I learn a lesson, but this week is going to be a lot bigger,” Kim added.
Under terms that are less restrictive for amateur athletes and with the support of the CJ Group, he has already inked a number of sponsorship agreements on his side.
Kim declared his excitement by stating: “I can’t wait to play in front of big crowds again…I’ve never hit the ball as far as I did at the Ryder Cup.”
When world number one Scottie Scheffler was arrested at the US PGA Championship, Louisville police will looked into whether the correct protocols were followed.
An arraignment date of June 3rd has been postponed for the athlete, who was arrested on May 17th, after attempting to drive into Valhalla Golf Club within heavy traffic.
Scheffler faces charges of reckless driving, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief, and disobeying an officer’s traffic signals. All of these were denied by the athlete.
It has since come to light that, despite regular operating procedures, arresting officer Bryan Gillis neglected to turn on his body camera before stopping, handcuffing, and arresting Scheffler.
Internal investigations and Scheffler
“The internal investigation is still ongoing… Any policy violations that are revealed through the course of the investigation will be appropriately addressed according to protocol. The department intends to provide an additional update on the investigation on Thursday, 23 May,” Louisville’s chief of police Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel stated.
Due to an accident near the course on Friday, where a pedestrian was killed after being struck by a shuttle bus, play at the event was delayed by 80 minutes. Scheffler, who was not in the collision, allegedly made an effort to escape the area before being apprehended by the police.
In time for his second round at the US PGA Championship, he was released. The world number one called the event a “big misunderstanding”.
However, the investigation continues as the officer reported regarding the incident that he was dragged to the ground and sustained “pain, swelling, and abrasions” to his left wrist and knee.
In preparation for defending his US PGA Championship title, American Brooks Koepka won the LIV Singapore event. Koepka finished on 15 under, two strokes ahead of Australia’s Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith, after scoring a final-round 68 at three under par.
Koepka said. “It’s all starting to come around. I’ve put in a lot of work and I like the way things are trending… I just need to go back next week and make sure everything continues, do the right stuff and go from there.”
To become the first golfer to win four titles in the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League, Koepka led by three shots into the final round. He finished with four birdies and one bogey.
Koepka’s consistency
After the successes of his plays, he admitted, “I just played very consistently and happy with the way I played all week… I made a couple of clutch putts today and the ball-striking was solid. I didn’t really think I made too many mistakes. And that’s a great feeling when it kind of feels easy.”
Tyrrell Hatton of England shot 66 to finish at 11 under, while Jon Rahm of Spain was two strokes behind with a 67 to finish at nine under. Adrian Otaegui of Spain also prevailed in the China Open on the DP World Tour due to an outstanding 65-stroke final round.
Additionally, Otaegui recorded seven birdies to set a clubhouse target of eighteen under par. He began the final round five strokes behind leader Sebastian Soderberg.
It proved to be sufficient for victory as Soderberg, who went to the 18th level alongside Otaegui only to hit a double bogey, finished on 16 under, while Guido Migliozzi finished second on 17 under. Paul Waring of England also shot a final-round 69 to tie for 16 under.
Golf as we know is a very technique-based sports event that is popular in the western part of Europe. Golf British Masters is one such event that will begin on 5th May 2022. It began in the year 1946 as the Dunlop Masters and was conducted each year up until 2008. It, later on, resumed its routine in the year 2015. There are going to be 72 participants in this tournament.
As we know that Golf British Master is scheduled from the 5th of May, it will conclude on the 8th of May 2022 with the format of the game being played in Stoke Play. The matches are going to be conducted at The Belfry which is situated in Wishaw, Warwickshire. Here we have the details of this upcoming gold tournament so have a quick look at the GOLF British Masters Prize Money Breakdown, Everything you need to know.
GOLF British Masters 2022 Everything you need to know
Since the tournament is going to begin from Thursday, 5th May, the fans who love watching golf as a sport can book tickets for the matches that will be held at The Belfry, Brabazon Course. The prices of the tickets for a single day or badges will cost you for about $1700 on Thursday, 5th May 2022. Meanwhile, the price will spike to $1975 on Sunday, 9th May 2022 for the final round.
The tournament apart from the title and the prize money will also provide the winner with the points which are essential for them as a golfer. There is in total 3500 DP World Tour Ranking points which is going to be distributed to the top golfers. Adding to this the winner will be entitled with 24 Official World Golf Ranking points and 585 Race to Dubai points.
GOLF British Masters 2022 Prize Money Breakdown
As we know that the winner will be entitled with other perks of the tournament, the prize money has also been revealed by the officials. There is a total of £1,850,000 in the purse that will be distributed to the winner and the top player along with the Top 4 player’s Caddies.
The winner of the tournament will bag a sum of £308,333 as confirmed prize money, and the caddie will receive 10% of this share which is £30,833. Meanwhile, the player that comes 2nd will receive £205,555 as prime money and the caddie will earn £16,444. The players that rank at the 3rd and 4th position of the competition will earn a £115,810 and £92,500 respectively.
Have a look at the table below for the Prize money breakdown of the Top 65 Participants.
American golfer Matt McCarty won his first PGA Tour title at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Utah, guaranteeing him a spot at the Masters and PGA Championship the following year.
With his three-shot victory over Stephan Jaeger of Germany, the 26-year-old left-hander athlete earned a two-year exemption. This was also McCarty’s first season on the tour.
After achieving a four-under-par 67 shot to finish on 23 under, the athlete declared: “It’s been an unbelievable last few months… It was a lot of fun (and a) pretty surreal moment.”
In a social media post, McCarty declared: “First trophy on TOUR 🏆”
The athlete secured his tour spot this year after winning three times on the development Korn Ferry Tour.
Highlights of the match
McCarty had a two-stroke lead over Jaeger, Joe Highsmith, Kevin Steelman, and Harris English as the match entered the final round. The final had been reduced to one with five holes remaining.
An eagle two on the par-four secured victory for McCarty, as he made two more birdies and a bogey before celebrating his success with his caddie and family.
