Michael Kim joins Golf Today ahead of the Puerto Rico Open to discuss the “good memories” from playing in this event and building his brand as he progresses through the PGA Tour. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #MichaelKim
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Michael Kim carrying ‘good memories’ to 2024 Puerto Rico Open | Golf Today | Golf Channel
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LAST FEW DAYS. ON TO PUERTO RICO. WHICH IS WHERE WE FIND THE MAN NOW. MICHAEL, WELCOME INTO THE SHOW. YOU PLAYED WELL HERE A YEAR AGO. FINISHING FIFTH. HOW MANY OF THE POSITIVE MEMORIES ARE PRESENT AS YOU ARE PREPPING FOR THIS WEEK?
>> YEAH, LOTS OF GOOD MEMORIES HERE. NOT ONLY MY FINISH HERE LAST YEAR, BUT TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TOUR AND HERE, THIS IS WHERE I STARTED GAINING A LOT OF CONFIDENCE.
FELT LIKE I WAS — STARTING TO GET MY GAME BACK. AND LOTS OF GOOD MEMORIES HERE. >> MICHAEL. SUCH AN INTERESTING CAREER AND YOU WON IN 2018 AND THEN YOU HAD A COUPLE OF DOWN YEARS. WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THAT
EXPERIENCE THAT YOU THINK IS BENEFITING YOU NOW IN 2024? >> THAT GOLF HAS A TON OF UPS AND DOWNS. JUST WHEN YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE STARTING TO PLAY WELL, DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU ARE GOING TO STILL PLAY WELL.
YOU JUST GOT TO — TAKE THE PUNCHES AND SOME OF THE WINS ALONG THE WAY. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK IS ANOTHER WEEK AND YOU KNOW, MY PERFORMANCE LAST WEEK WHICH WAS NOT GREAT, DOESN’T MEAN HAS ANY DIRECT EFFECT ON THIS WEEK.
SO HOPING FOR A MUCH BETTER WEEK. >> WE END UP BETTING — ON THE SHOW YESTERDAY ANOTHER CAL GUY WHO’S VERY OPEN O ON TWITTER WILL SPEAK HIS MIND. AT WHAT POINT FOR YOU AND WE HAVE SEEN WHAT MAX, YOUR PAST
TEAMMATE AT CAL DOES ON TWITTER, AT WHAT POINT DID YOU START FEELING THAT YOU SAID OKAY. I WANT TO SHARE WHAT LIFE IS LIKE ON TOUR AND WHAT MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH EVERYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> I THINK, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS
AGO I PLAYED WITH MAX AT SAFEWAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AND I HAVE SEEN HOW MUCH OF A FOLLOWING HE HAD GROWN SINCE COLLEGE. AND YOU KNOW, THAT WAS — A LOT OF FROM HIS GOOD PLAY BUT ALSO FROM TWITTER OR X. AND I THINK
I WAS BORED ONE DAY SITTING AT HOME AND FIGURED OUT I MIGHT TRY TO GROW THE BRAND OR GET MYSELF OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE AND SO FAR I THINK — PEOPLE HAVE LIKED IT. AND WELL, WE’LL CONTINUE TO POST HERE ALONG THE WAY.
>> MICHAEL. ALONG THE SAME LINES, HOW DO YOU BALANCE THE POSITIVES OF BEING MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT TO YOUR FANS WITH THE POTENTIAL DRAWBACK OF KIND OF BEING MORE VULNERABLE AND WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL PSYCHE? >> YEAH.
IT’S DEFINITELY A BALANCE. THAT’S REALLY I GUESS — A FEW MORE TWEETS OR MESSAGES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW I THREW THEM AND SOME DRAFT KINGS POOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO — TAKE THE PUNCHES AND, YOU KNOW,
AS MUCH AS I GET THOSE NEGATIVE MESSAGES, I GET WAY MORE POSITIVE MESSAGES FROM THE GUYS THAT HAVE LIKED MY TWITTER, JUST TODAY IN THE PRO AM I ENDED UP PLAYING WITH A FOLLOWER OF MINE. AND SAID IT WAS — A BIG FAN
AND JUST TO KIND OF SEE THAT OUTREACH DAY IN DAY OUT HAS BEEN REALLY COOL. >> MICHAEL. YOU WERE PART OF THAT STACKED 2013 TEAM AT CAL THAT FELL SHORT OF WINNING THE NATIONAL TITLE BUT YOU HAD MAX OMAHA AND
BRANDON HAGE TO NAME SOME OF THE GUYS THAT WERE ON THE ROSTER. WE HAD A CONVERSATION LAST YEAR DURING THE WEDNESDAY PRO AM AT PUERTO RICO ABOUT THAT TEAM AND IF YOU COULD TELL THEN WHICH GUYS WOULD HAVE SUCCESS ON THE PGA TOUR.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD HAVE FORECASTED OR IS LIFE TO DIFFERENT ON TOUR THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT OTHER JUMP. >> I DEFINITELY THINK THERE’S A HIGHER PERCENTAGE BUT YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. EVERY YEAR THERE’S THE CAN’T
MISS KID THAT YOU KNOW, ENDS UP NOT HAVING THE SUCCESS THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE. THEN ALSO CASES LIKE — SANDER HALF LEE IS OBVIOUSLY HAVING AN AMAZING PROFESSIONAL CAREER. YOU KNOW, WE — 19, 20-YEAR- OLDS THINK WE WERE GOING TO BE AWESOME.
ON THE PGA TOUR. THINKING WE’RE GOING TO BE LIKE TIGER WOODS AS SOON AS WE GOT OUT. AND WE CERTAINLY HAD CONFIDENCE. BUT YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T PERFECTLY WORK OUT THAT WAY. BUT IT’S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE MY
— MY TEAMMATES MAX AND BRANDON STILL PLUGGING ALONG. >> MICHAEL KIM, ALWAYS GOOD SPENDING SOME TIME
