PGA Tour Prodigy Tom Kim Reveals His Dream Come True Tale of Meeting His Hero Tiger Woods

Many greats in every sport inspire the younger generations. They serve as their idols, and they dream of playing beside them. In golf, arguably, no one has inspired more youngsters than the legendary Tiger Woods. The 15-time major championship winner has inspired more than a few generations of golfers, and he has had a similar impact on the career of another future star.

Tom Kim, a die-hard Tiger fan, recently had the opportunity to meet his idol on the course. And it was a magical moment for the 20-year-old to say the least.

Kim spoke to Tiger Woods for the first time

The Hero World Challenge isn’t Tom’s first encounter with Woods. The young golfer even took a picture with the golf legend at the 2020 US Open. However, at a recent PGA Tour event hosted by Tiger Woods, the 20-year-old managed to get more than just a photo. He had a “really cool” interaction with Woods.

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“We didn’t talk about anything serious, it was just a lot of small talk,” said Kim, excited that he had interacted with his childhood hero. He went on to tell Tiger that the players had missed him on the course. Tom stated, “I told him we really would have loved it if he played this week and we’re really going to miss him.”

Woods also opened up to the South Korean star. Tom said, “He was like, he was really trying to prepare hard for it and unfortunately he couldn’t make it.” Tom further went on to describe the entire experience of meeting the legend as a dream come true moment. He said, “It was really cool, I have to kind of pinch myself a little bit.”

Tom Kim at the Hero World Challenge

Kim started his year ranked outside the top 100 and now ranks 15th on the charts. The youngster has had an incredible season, winning two PGA Tour events during the year and earning himself an invitation to the exclusive 20-man field of the Hero World Challenge.

Tom ended the first round in a four way tie for first place. However, by the end of day 2, he had dropped to sixth place. Despite his position on the leaderboard, Tom is only 2 strokes away from Viktor Hovland, who is currently first.

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With two more rounds to go at the unofficial PGA Tour event, can the youngster grab himself another win before the year ends? Let us know what you think in the comments below.