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 competed in fourball and foursomes events only. He and Si Woo Kim triumphed the morning fourball 4&3, but lost a 1-up in the foursomes.With that, Tom Kim disparaged the behavior of the U.S. players by accusing them of bad sporting conduct.
“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?
In the singles session of the competition, Tom Kim will face Sam Burns on Sunday, September 29th. The singles session will start at 12:It’ll start at 02 am ET and Xander Schauffele and Jason Day will be the first ones to go. Kim and Burns will tee off at 12:14 pm ET.