Michael Kim partnered up with Rose Zhang at the Grant Thornton Invitational last week.
Kim and Zhang finished in a tie for fifth at the Grant Thornton Invitational which saw the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour come together.
The 32-year-old enjoyed a really successful season on the PGA Tour in 2025, ending up in 31st place on the FedEx Cup points list.
He also won the FedEx Open de France on the DP World Tour back in September.
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Kim now has around a month off from competitive action, and he will undoubtedly be ready to work as hard as he possibly can this winter, as he looks to reach another level in 2026.
It’s fair to say that Kim is one of the most active social media users on the PGA Tour, and he regularly offers really insightful information regarding what goes on behind closed doors on the Tour.
After the Grant Thornton Invitational finished on Sunday, Kim offered some really intriguing insights into the LPGA Tour players’ strengths and weaknesses.
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Kim played some great golf at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, last week.
However, the one-time PGA Tour winner blew very hot and cold, and played some really poor shots as well.
His partner, Rose Zhang, drove the ball beautifully throughout the three rounds in Naples.
However, Kim noticed one slight weakness in the games of Zhang and her fellow LPGA Tour players.
“Thoughts from Grant Thornton,“ Kim said.
“Partnered with Rose Zhang this week and had an awesome time. She hardly misses a shot and a super cool person to be a teammate with. She hasn’t played much this year but that didn’t show and she played some great golf. Would be stoked to play with her next year.
“It was my first time watching this many LPGA golfers and it was cool seeing what their games were like. More drawers trying to get as much distance as possible as some of them don’t hit it that far. They’re super consistent and almost never miss any fairway. They struggle at times with height on their mid to long irons and a bit hesitant going higher on their short game shots it seemed like. Although Jessica and Nelly hit it a little different. They have speed and the ball comes off a bit different.
“Lottie Woad, not afraid to practice.
“My game was super hot and cold especially my driver was REALLY hot and cold … with more cold haha. Luckily on the alternate shot, I was able to get it in play but really struggled with it Sunday. My iron game was really good so we were able to piece it together with Rose hitting every single fairway haha.
“First time ever someone has done the teammate double win haha. Congrats to Andrew and Lauren.
“Truly off-season now and I will be trying some different stuff. Full month off!“
The reason why many LPGA Tour players struggle to get much height when hitting their mid-long irons is because they have nowhere near as much swing speed as the men do.
More speed equates to higher spin and without that, it’s very hard to hit golf shots with any kind of high trajectory.
There are exceptions to the rule of course, with the likes of Nelly Korda, Polly Mack and Auston Kim all capable of clocking 160 mph plus ball speeds with their drivers.
The two parts of the game where the women really excel is driving accuracy and from 100 yards and in.
In fact, many of the players on the LPGA Tour are better than their male counterparts from that sort of range.
The playing styles of men and women are completely different and Kim highlighted exactly that with his detailed verdict of the Grant Thornton Invitational.
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