Michael Kim was one of many top players at the DP World India Championship last week.
Kim has enjoyed an excellent 2025 season and clearly does not want to stop playing while he is in good form.
He played at the Baycurrent Classic in Japan the week before traveling to play in India for the first time.
Kim finished in the top 10 in New Delhi after a five-under-par final round improved his overall score to 16 under.
He was still beaten by his playing partner on the final day, who bravely hit their driver multiple times on the narrow course.
Rory McIlroy did not use his driver once in India, making it a particularly bold decision that impressed Kim.
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Michael Kim was so impressed by Thriston Lawrence in India
Kim often shares his thoughts on the tournaments he plays in on social media after the final round.
This time, he explained how surprised he was to see Thriston Lawrence hit six or seven drivers in one round at the India Championship.
“Narrowest course I’ve ever played,” Kim tweeted. “But I don’t think it played crazy narrow since I was hitting my 7-wood a majority of the time.
“Did not hit the driver once, hit it on the range a few times just for the heck of it.
“Shoutout to Thriston Lawrence, who I played with on Sunday, and that man hit driver maybe 6 or 7 times. A few holes I understood, a couple I was [shocked]. He played a great final round.”
Kim thoroughly enjoyed the unique challenge of the Delhi Golf Club, but does not wish to see many similar courses in Tour events.
“It’s not a course for every week on tour since most of the field didn’t hit a driver once, but I thought it was a cool challenge for one week,” he added.
Michael Kim knows why he played better in India than in Japan
Kim won the Open de France in September, so he would have arrived at the Baycurrent Classic full of confidence.
However, he barely made the cut in Japan and ultimately finished in a tie for 56th place after a three-under-par final round.
Kim was almost back to his best in India, which he has attributed to playing two weeks in a row.
“My game felt better as the week went on. I made some good adjustments on Thursday and Friday as I kinda worked my way through the week,” Kim explained. “First tee shot was a bit nervy, haha.
“I just do much better 2nd and 3rd week in a row. I figure out the adjustments that are needed and can make good swings from there.
“It’s a matter of how quickly I can figure out those adjustments. Sometimes it takes 9 holes, sometimes it’s 2.5 weeks.”
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