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Then he quickly added this aside, which is probably the truest reflection of his inner fire and confidence: "You know, being No. 1 is a goal of mine, and I'm going to work my hardest to get there."
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He might be carrying this humility thing to the extreme, really. Kim even uttered the dreaded, "I'm taking it one shot at a time." Ouch. Nothing wrong with displaying some color along the way, kid.
There's seemingly not much left to absorb as a player, outside of a few course-management issues, perhaps. Boo Weekley, who played with Kim and edged him at Hilton Head, played with the University of Oklahoma product again in the first two rounds this week.
"He's a good kid and he's got all the potential of being a superstar, I mean, seriously," Weekley said. "He loves the game and I love the respect he gives other people as we're out there playing."
There is one area where Kim might need more maturation -- apparently, he's a little gullible. As he and Weekley walked onto the eighth tee, they noticed a soft-shell turtle sitting in the grass. As Kim tapped it lightly with his club, Weekley warned him to stay away.
As Kim continued to poke at the turtle, Weekley grabbed it, thrust it at him and yelled abruptly, startling Kim, who clearly flinched.
"He got me pretty good," the city boy said. "I don't know much about wildlife."
He's doubtlessly attracting all sorts of creatures on the agent front, perhaps including a few more reptiles, since parting ways with Hambric Sports Management. Given the demands heaped upon players after winning, it's amazing Kim has been getting any sleep since he doesn't have anybody to run interference for him.
"Right now," he said, "I'm just trying to concentrate on the golf."
Simple as that sounds, the higher you climb on the pecking order, the tougher it is to accomplish.
