Following the third day of the Presidents Cup, Tom Kim lashed out at Team USA, accusing them of poor sportsmanship. He alleged that he heard some of the players from the visiting team cursing at him.
On Saturday, September 28, Tom Kim played in both the fourball and foursomes sessions. While he and Si Woo Kim won the morning fourball 4&3, the duo suffered a 1-up defeat in the foursomes.
During the post-round interview, Tom Kim expressed his disappointment with the behavior of the U.S. players, accusing them of poor sportsmanship.
“I think the start of the round was definitely a little harder, but as it got towards the end, it got a little feisty out there,” he said. “I could hear some players cursing at us. That part wasn’t really — I don’t think there was good sportsmanship there.
“But it’s all part of the fun. I understand it. So the US Team definitely motivated us to go out there,” he added.
Kim added that he was neither frustrated nor angry with the enthusiasm of the US team as he also loved expressing himself on the golf course. However, he felt there was no need for negative remarks.
“I just don’t think there’s a need to look at someone and curse at them. I just don’t think there’s a need for it. I understand it. I don’t get hurt about it. My feelings don’t hurt at all. I hope there’s no negative comments,” he added.
When will Tom Kim tee off at the Presidents Cup, Day 4?
Tom Kim will compete against Sam Burns in the singles session on Sunday, September 29. The singles session will start at 12:02 am ET and Xander Schauffele and Jason Day will be the first duo to tee off. Kim and Burns will tee off at 12:14 pm ET.
Here’s a look at the schedule of the Sunday singles (all times ET):
12:02 pm: Xander Schauffele vs. Jason Day
12:14 pm: Sam Burns vs. Tom Kim
12:26 pm: Scottie Scheffler vs. Hideki Matsuyama
12:38 pm: Russell Henley vs. Sungjae Im
12:50 pm: Patrick Cantlay vs. Taylor Pendrith
1:02 pm: Keegan Bradley vs. Si Woo Kim
1:19 pm: Tony Finau vs. Corey Conners
1:31 pm: Wyndham Clark vs. Min Woo Lee
1:43 pm: Sahith Theegala vs. Ben An
1:55 pm: Collin Morikawa vs. Adam Scott
2:07 pm: Brian Harman vs. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:19 pm: Max Homa vs. Mackenzie Hughes
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Edited by Shobhit Kukreti
