Tom Kim has been the focus on the PGA Championship. Whereas the web has been capable of take pleasure in his viral second, as soon as Kim discovered, his response might have been higher than the entire incident. Watching him scroll and scroll on his cellphone whereas his face turned purple was priceless. He knew then that an embarrassing second didn’t simply occur between him and his caddy however that the entire world knew.

Kim dealt with it gracefully, however his response to going viral is among the greatest issues caught on digital camera throughout Thursday’s protection of the PGA Championship.

In his post-round interview on ESPN’s Michael Eaves, he was an excellent sport, breaking down precisely what occurred. Kim thought his ball crossed the water, and it was within the mud. If he might discover it, Kim was going to try to get it out with out dropping too many strokes.

“As quickly as I went in, It was form of sketch,” Kim mentioned. “It’s a significant championship — I’m combating for each single stroke I’ve. Then it obtained darkish — as soon as my foot obtained in, I used to be like, there isn’t any trying again. I went full in, and it obtained my shirt and every thing. There was one level the place I simply sunk in — I couldn’t get myself out.”

He needed to crawl out of the mud, however that wasn’t the place the incident ended — it solely obtained higher. The mud was as much as his waist. Then Kim disappeared on the opposite facet of the hill, and from the digital camera angle, it appeared like he fell once more, nevertheless it was him cleansing up his legs. He took a shower, which after all, he did — that is really what made it so a lot better.

Eaves mentioned he didn’t odor as unhealthy as he anticipated Kim to, which added to the entire spectacle when Kim mentioned, “You wanna odor my hand?”

Kim dealt with the scenario higher than most 20-year-olds would, which exhibits what sort of individual he’s. He is aware of the severity of what it means to play in a significant championship, so Kim was going to do no matter he needed to do, even when it meant sinking into the mud and going viral.