Tom Kim almost loses his place at the 2024 Scottish Open due to his team's grave error

Tom Kim has made it to the field of the 2024 Scottish Open, but not before going through a big setback. The Travelers Championship winner almost missed the tournament this weekend after a mix-up from his team.

Kim recently finished runner-up at the Travelers Championship after an intense playoff against Scottie Scheffler. The Scottish Open will mark his ninth consecutive tournament in a row. However, his team missed the deadline to apply for the field, which meant his chances of playing this weekend were in jeopardy.

Speaking about the incident, Tom Kim detailed via Golf.com:

“Yeah, obviously there was a mix-up on my team’s end. I just with deadlines and stuff with two tours, it sometimes gets confusing. I only found out about it earlier the day before when I got a call from the team saying, ‘Hey, we messed up on our end. We are not trying to do anything weird but we messed up.'”

Due to this mix-up, Tom Kim had to rely on a last minute sponsor's exemption to make the field. He went on to further clarify that it was simply a mistake made by his team, with no motive behind the late entry.

“Obviously I love coming out here. I would never do anything remotely weird to just flirt with the tournaments. It was a complete mistake on the people who help me,” he said.

Tom Kim's continuous playing streak began at the CJ Cup in May, and he has not stopped since.

Tom Kim's 2024 PGA Tour season so far ft. his Travelers Championship win

Tom Kim has played 20 tournaments this year on the PGA Tour, with his best finish coming as a P2 at the Travelers Championship. Following is Kim's record so far on the PGA Tour:

1.7.2024 - The Sentry - T45 - $68,000.00
1.21.2024 - The American Express - CUT - $0.00
2.4.2024 - AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - T31 - $106,625.00
2.11.2024 - WM Phoenix Open - T17 - $125,400.00
2.18.2024 - The Genesis Invitational - T24 - $164,857.15
3.3.2024 - Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches - T62 - $19,800.00
3.10.2024 - Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - T52 - $49,000.00
3.17.2024 - THE PLAYERS Championship - W/D - $0.00
4.7.2024 - Valero Texas Open - CUT - $0.00
4.14.2024 - Masters Tournament - T30 - $124,200.00
4.21.2024 - RBC Heritage - T18 - $220,100.00
5.5.2024 - THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson - T52 - $22,406.43
5.12.2024 - Wells Fargo Championship - T47 - $53,420.00
5.19.2024 - PGA Championship - T26 - $113,962.22
5.26.2024 - Charles Schwab Challenge - T24 - $70,866.25
6.2.2024 - RBC Canadian Open - T4 - $423,000.00
6.9.2024 - the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday - T43 - $72,000.00
6.16.2024 - U.S. Open - T26 - $153,281.00
6.23.2024 - Travelers Championship - P2 - $2,160,000.00
6.30.2024 - Rocket Mortgage Classic - CUT - $0.00

After the Scottish Open, he will also tee it up at the Open Championship followed by the 2024 Olympics.