PGA Championship: South Korea’s Tom Kim sinks into the mud while searching for his ball
“Do you think he has the waterproof pants?” South Korea’s Tom Kim is drenched in mud after sinking into a swampy stream on the sixth hole of the PGA Championship
- Kim was seen sinking into the mud on the sixth hole after a foul shot
- It emerged from the swampy area before returning to rinse off in the stream
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Tom Kim had an uneven opening round at the PGA Championship on Thursday in western New York, but there was a silver lining for the South Korean pro: a free mud bath.
Kim saw herself emerging from a grubby creek after a foul shot on Oak Hill’s sixth hole. He appeared to have removed his socks and shoes before rolling up his trouser legs and wading into the swampy area. The exact moment he fell into the stream was not captured by cameras, but his attempts to escape from a muddy grave were, much to the delight of the Sky Sports announcers.
“Oh my god,” someone said as Kim emerged with mud on his legs and arms. ‘That’s absolutely fantastic.
“He took off the shoes and socks to hit his shot, and then he took a step, and the mud grabbed his leg and he just went full forward and had to kneel in it.”
With three holes to play, Kim decided his best course of action was to return to the stream to rinse off.
South Korea’s Tom Kim was seen pulling himself out of a grubby creek on Oak Hill’s sixth hole
Tom Kim finished +3 on Thursday after his mud bath on the sixth hole
“That’s great,” joked another announcer. “You might as well sit there.”
Sky Sports’ Nick Dougherty said the incident ‘made my day’.
Afterwards, Kim’s caddy Joe Skovron provided the golfer with new socks and a long-sleeved jersey.
“Do you think he has the waterproof pants?” asked an announcer.
Kim would take a drop on the hole before finishing with a bogey on sixth.
He is now tied for 63rd at +3 and will be in play on Friday.
Kim’s caddy Joe Skovron played a key role in clearing the South Korean golfer
“As soon as I went in, it was kind of like a sketch,” Kim told reporters. “But I thought, ‘This is a big championship.'” I fight for every shot I have. And then it got dark. Once my foot was in it, I thought, “There’s no turning back.”
As for his bath, Kim thought his afternoon “couldn’t get any worse,” so he decided to go for it.
“I was wet enough so I thought I might as well get in the water and rinse off.
“It could have been much better, that’s for sure,” added Kim.