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Unfortunately for the South Korean, a viral
video clip of him crawling through the mud will make it
difficult to forget.
When Kim's tee shot on the sixth hole crossed a creek and landed
in a hazard, he took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his
pants and waded into the weeds to find his ball before falling
over and getting caked in mud.
Unable to locate his ball, he managed to crawl out before
washing himself off in the creek.
Sky Sports commentators laughed heartily at his expense and when
he was told he had gone viral, Kim sank to his knees and hid his
face with his cap but he laughed it off.
"It's a major championship and I'm fighting for every single
stroke. It could be the difference of me having a chance to win
on Sunday or making the cut," Kim told ESPN.
"I was told it was in the mud and if I'm able to hit a shot, I'm
doing everything I can to do it. So I definitely tried, but it
was very unfortunate. I couldn't even find the ball.
"Once my foot went in, there was no looking back. As soon as my
foot went in, it was kind of sketchy. I had to crawl, use every
part of my body to get out."
The 20-year-old said he called to his caddie for help but Joe
Skovron was worried that he too would get stuck.
Despite the "embarrassing" ordeal, Kim said he had no regrets.
"I wouldn't change it for the world because I don't regret
anything I did," he added.
"I think I would have regretted it more not trying to go in
there. Every single shot matters so much to me."
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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