Tom Kim hits his tee shot Saturday on the 7th hole at TPC River Highlands.
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In early May, he played Byron Nelson. Tied for 52. Good.
A week later, he played Wells Fargo. 47 were arrested. The better.
A week later, he played the PGA Championship. Arrested 26. It’s better too.
A week later, he played the Charles Schwab Challenge. Arrested for 24. It’s still better.
A week later, he played the Canadian Open. Tied for fourth. It’s really good.
A week later, he played the Memorial. Tied for 43. It was almost expected to backfire.
Then last week, he played the US Open. Arrested 26. And the progression continued.
It doesn’t stop. This week, at the Traveler Championship, things have come to a head for Tom Kim. On Thursday, he shot a one-under 62. Friday, aged 65. On Saturday, another 65-year-old. All told, he held the lead in Sunday’s final round at TPC River Highlands – and he believes his schedule is the reason.
Kim thought he was close. So he chose to ride it. Eight weeks straight.
“For me, I felt like my game was there, but it wasn’t visible in the tournaments,” Kim said Thursday. “I sat down and said, you know, it’s almost the end of the season, and I really want to — I feel like I’m playing well, [but] I can’t, for some reason, I can’t show off in golf tournaments. I think the reason I’m playing more than I usually do is because if you keep entering tournaments, you keep getting better, better, better, and that’s what happens.
“That’s right, I’m glad to see it actually come out.”
On Sunday, starting at 11:15 a.m., he plays in the final group with Akshay Bhatia and Scottie Scheffler, both one shot back. The penalty team will be Xander Schauffele, Sungjae Im and Collin Morikawa, and will go out at 11:04 am.
The spread for Sunday’s final round has been adjusted due to the storms. It will begin at noon on the Golf Channel, and CBS will pick it up from 2 p.m
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Sunday’s 2024 Travelers Championship Times: Round 4 (ET)
It is No. 1
6:50 am – Adam Schenk, Peter Malnati,
7 am – Nick Dunlap, Justin Rose
7:10 am – Harris English, Taylor Moore, Max Homa
7:20 am — Eric Cole, Russell Henley, Jordan Spieth
7:31 am – Chris Kirk, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
7:42 am – Lucas Glover, Davis Riley
7:53 am – Adam Scott, Emiliano Grillo, Chris Gotterup
8:09 am — Keegan Bradley, Sepp Straka, Andrew Putnam
8:20 am – Mackenzie Hughes, JT Poston, Thomas Detry
8:31 am – Cam. Davis, Webb Simpson, Nick Taylor
8:42 am – Kurt Kitayama, Jason Day, Lee Hodges
8:53 am — Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris, Sam Burns
9:04 am — Jake Knapp, Seamus Power, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:20 am – Corey Conners, Sahith Theegala, Denny McCarthy
9:31 am – Michael Thorbjornsen, Rickie Fowler, Stephan Jaeger
9:42 am – Adam Hadwin, Viktor Hovland, Austin Eckroat
9:53 am – Si Woo Kim, Brendon Todd, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:04 am — Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Rodgers, Brian Harman
10:15 am – Robert MacIntyre, Taylor Pendrith
10:31 am — Ludwig Åberg, Adam Svensson, Tom Hoge
10:42 am – Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, Matthieu Pavon
10:53 am – Tony Finau, Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas
11:04 am – Xander Schauffele, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa
11:15 am – Tom Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Scottie Scheffler
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