Tom Kim news
The gist
Tom Kim is leaving the Presidents Cup early Sunday for the Asian Games in Japan.
A gold or team medal there would excuse his mandatory military service.
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2026Tom Kim said at Medinah that playing on U.S. soil would be "a little bit different than the last one" and that he expected to "hear a lot of boos."
- Sep 26, 2026The Associated Press reported Saturday night that two people involved with the International team confirmed Kim is scheduled to leave Chicago for Japan late Sunday afternoon because he is entered in the Asian Games starting Wednesday.
- Sep 27, 2026Kim is set to leave the Presidents Cup before it ends, teeing off at 11:14 a.m. local time in the second of 12 singles matches against U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, with the International team leading 10½-7½.