McKINNEY, Texas – Newbie Kris Kim’s purpose this week on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson was to make the reduce and for 30 holes he executed that plan completely. That every one modified on No. 13 Friday.
The 16-year-old’s drive on the par-4 13th gap discovered a bunker and he was pressured to put up, resulting in a bogey that dropped him to six underneath for the week and on the reduce line.
“We checked out [the leaderboard] on 15, the par 3. Yeah, I knew I used to be enjoying nicely sufficient [to make the cut],” Kim stated.
With a formidable calm, Kim performed his final 5 holes in 1 underneath with a birdie at No. 18 to advance to the weekend and turn into the youngest participant to make the reduce on the PGA Tour since Kyle Suppa on the 2015 Sony Open.
Kim is an achieved newbie from England who’s enjoying this week’s occasion at TPC Craig Ranch on a sponsor exemption with a easy purpose: “Simply make the reduce, to be sincere. I knew one thing round this quantity [7 under] could be ok, however to shoot it, I’m fairly blissful,” he stated.
In 2010, Dallas native Jordan Spieth made the reduce at this occasion when he was about two months older than Kim.