Sixteen-year-old English novice Kris Kim shot his third successive under-par spherical at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on the PGA Tour – and got here near a hole-in-one.
Kim, who has paused his GCSE revision to compete in Texas on a sponsor’s invite, shot a one-under 70 on Saturday after a three-under 68 on the opening day and four-under 67 in his second spherical.
{The teenager} – the youngest participant to make the minimize on the PGA Tour since 16-year-old Kyle Suppa on the 2015 Sony Open in Hawaii – practically aced the par-three fourth however his shot skipped simply previous the cup as his mother and father watched on with delight.
Kim was as excessive as 10 below for the occasion after going out in 33 in spherical three, selecting up 4 birdies on his entrance 9 after an opening-hole bogey, however he then suffered two blemishes coming house and can head into Sunday’s ultimate spherical on eight below.
Requested what he has discovered from his week at TPC Craig Ranch to this point, Kim mentioned: “How good my short game is, how I can rely on it sometimes, especially days like today where I sucked hitting irons. I made up for it with wedges.”
Kim will fly again to Surrey on Sunday evening forward of an English examination subsequent Thursday.
His success on his PGA Tour debut comes after an unbeaten efficiency on his Junior Ryder Cup bow final September as his 3.5 factors from 4 matches helped Europe finish a run of six straight defeats and safe a document 11-point victory over USA in Rome.
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