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An chip-in eagle at the last for 16-year-old Kris Kim! A 3-under round in his PGA TOUR debut 👏

🏆 What a stellar year for Kris Kim who picks up Performance of the Year sponsored by @Performance54! As well as the Fairhaven Trophy and the McGregor Trophy (English Boys’ U16), Kris won the coveted @RandA Boys’ Amateur Championship and enjoyed team success with England and Team Europe! 👏 #EG100 #RespectInGolf #TogetherInGolf

🏆 SportsAid's One-to-Watch Award shortlist: Kris Kim 🏆 Worcester Park's Kris Kim practically grew up on the golf course and is now one of Britain's best up-and-coming prospects. The 16-year-old has an impressive pedigree in the sport, with his mother Ji-Hyun Suh playing on the LPGA Tour as one of the leading female golf pioneers during the 1990s. From spending his childhood on the fairways to clinching his maiden Junior Ryder Cup victory in 2023, Kris is now proving the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The golfer’s memorable season has resulted in being shortlisted in the top 10 for SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award. The annual Award, launched in 2006, recognises Britain’s brightest young sporting prospects and has previously been won by Olympic champions Tom Daley and Alex Yee and Paralympic gold medallist Hollie Arnold. The top 10 athletes have been selected from around 1,000 rising stars, supported by SportsAid, across more than 60 different sports in 2023. "I'm really proud to be nominated for such a big award," said Kris. "It just shows that my hard work has been paying off. I started golf when I was around four or five and then actually properly played when I was eight. I remember going to some European Tour events with my mum and having a bunch of PGA pros as your 'aunties' isn't too bad, I guess." Kris clinched his first win of 2023 by six shots at the Fairhaven Trophy and the Cuddington Golf Club member went from strength to strength. At the European Boys Team Championships, he clinched individual victory in a new course record of 65 and helped his team to a bronze medal. The Junior Ryder Cup then took place at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, with Team Europe roaring to a record 11-point margin of victory over the United States. Kris was a pivotal part of the side who won 20.5 to 9.5 in Italy, extending their lead on the final day by defeating Miles Russell 5&4. You can read the full interview with Kris here ▶️ sportsaid.org.uk/athletes/at… #SportsAidO2W #SupportTheNext #SportsAid #Olympics #Paralympics #sport #athletes #mentoring #wellbeing #nextgeneration #nextgen #future #talent #charity #fundraising #golf