“I ain’t ever making Sam burns mad at me lol” – PGA Tour pro Michael S. Kim jokes about being intimidated by rival’s impressive grip test score
PGA Tour golfer Michael S. Kim hilariously claimed he won't mess with Sam Burns after the latter showed impressive grip strength during the 2024 BMW Championship. The PGA Tour recently uploaded a video of players competing at the BMW Championship taking a grip strength test.
Interestingly, Sam Burns' grip measured around 145, one of the best among them all. The Tour shared the video on its X (formerly Twitter) account, captioning it:
"Grip it and rip it 💪 TOUR players put their grip strength to the test @BMWChamps."
Michael S. Kim quickly jumped into the comments section, jokingly saying he wouldn’t want to upset Burns. He wrote:
"I ain’t ever making Sam burns mad at me lol"
Several PGA Tour players, including Sam Burns, participated in the grip strength challenge. Collin Morikawa’s grip strength was recorded at 124.8, while J.J. Spaun measured around 110. Jason Day also took the test, recording a grip strength of 134, and Austin Eckroat recorded 145.2.
This week, PGA Tour players are competing at the BMW Championship. Sam Burns is also playing in the ongoing BMW Championship. He shot rounds of 73 and 68, placing him in a tie for 15th after two rounds.
Burns began his outing in the playoff event on Thursday, August 22, recording four birdies, a bogey, and two double bogeys. He had a rough start to the tournament, finishing the opening round with a 1-over par 73.
However, despite the tough start, Burns bounced back on Friday with a solid round of 4-under 68, which included five birdies, one eagle, one bogey, and a double bogey. This performance helped him jump 18 spots on the leaderboard, placing him in a tie for 15th.
Adam Scott leads the 2024 BMW Championship after two rounds with a score of 13-under. Keegan Bradley is in second place, and Ludvig Åberg is in third.
The tournament has completed two rounds, with the third scheduled for Saturday, August 24. It will conclude with the final round on Sunday, August 25.
Is Michael S Kim playing at the 2024 BMW Championship?
Michael S. Kim finished in 115th place in the 2024 FedEx Cup standings after the conclusion of the Wyndham Championship and did not qualify for the playoffs. Only the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings qualified for the first leg of the playoffs, the St. Jude Championship, and from there, only the top 30 earned spots in the 2024 BMW Championship. As a result, Michael S. Kim is not competing in this week's tournament.
In 2024, the American golfer participated in 23 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 13 of them and missing the cut in 10. His last appearance was at the Wyndham Championship, where he withdrew after playing three rounds with scores of 68, 68, and 76.
Having turned professional in 2013, Michael S. Kim has registered one win on the PGA Tour. He secured his victory at the 2018 John Deere Classic by a commanding margin of eight strokes over Bronson Burgoon, Joel Dahmen, Francesco Molinari, and Sam Ryder.