PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

May 17, 2023

Tom Kim

Oak Hill Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Let's talk about the PGA Championship. What kind of major and what kind of golf course? This is a big golf course.

TOM KIM: It's my third one. It's kind of cool to have it because this is the most major championship I've played so far, but it's really cool. I think the layout is really nice. It's a tough track, but it rewards good golf. So looking forward to it.

Q. You, of course, have the attitude. This is a tough golf course. When it gets tough like that, it's something you enjoy a bit more of?

TOM KIM: Yeah. I mean, well, obviously if it gets -- it's hard for everyone. But like I said, I think it rewards good golf shots, and I think that's the big thing. You can't fluke it around here.

You really need to control your ball really well. You have to hit a lot of fairways; you have to hit a lot of greens. At the same time you just have to be really mentally tough.

It's a major championship. I feel like this course definitely shows you why it's a major championship.

Q. It looks like not only mentally tough, but also physically tough. It's kind of a tournament for younger people in a way, no? It's going to be long days.

TOM KIM: It is going to be long days. Like I said, it's a major championship. It's always going to be long, right, because of how tough the courses are. But, yeah, skill set-wise, you have to be there, but mentally and physically it's just as important.

Q. The last thing is do you embrace -- you are newcomer in a way. You are doing really well. Do you embrace the fact that maybe they don't see you coming, that you could be an underdog and then --

TOM KIM: Like I said, it's my third PGA Championship, but these guys have had 10 or 15 under their belt.

Yeah, I like to think of it that way a little bit, but at the same time I don't because I feel like if I had the game good enough to compete out here and that's why I'm here. Just if I can give myself at a good game plan, it's not going to be easy. I just have to try my best and hope for the best.