Tom Kim Brings a 3-5-1 Presidents Cup Record to Medinah

Tom Kim tees off at this week's Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club carrying a 3-5-1 career record in the event and, for some in the U.S. gallery, a reputation shaped by comments he made and walked back two years ago in Montreal.

What happened at the 2024 Presidents Cup?

On Sept. 28, 2024, Kim and Si Woo Kim lost a foursomes match 1 down to Schauffele and Cantlay at Royal Montreal. Afterward, Kim told reporters he had heard American players cursing at his side during the match, without naming anyone. He said Schauffele, Cantlay and their caddies were not involved, and other reporting at the time placed the moment on the 11th hole among unnamed members of the U.S. contingent. Schauffele said the same day that he and Cantlay had treated the Kims with respect and that he had no knowledge of any cursing.

The following morning, before Sunday singles, Kim sought out U.S. captain Jim Furyk and Schauffele to address the comments directly. The U.S. went on to win that Presidents Cup 18.5-11.5.

What is Tom Kim's Presidents Cup record?

Kim's best week came as a 20-year-old rookie in 2022 at Quail Hollow, where he and K.H. Lee beat Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns 2&1 in foursomes, then he and Si Woo Kim beat Cantlay and Schauffele in four-ball, Kim closing it out with an approach to 10 feet on the 18th for the winning birdie. He lost his other three matches that week. In 2024 at Royal Montreal, Kim went 1-2-1 while Schauffele and Cantlay combined to go 4-1-0.

How has Kim's form changed heading into 2026?

Kim qualified for this year's team on points rather than a captain's pick. He had gone nearly three years without a PGA Tour win before closing with a 64 to win the Genesis Scottish Open at 20 under par on July 12, two clear of Min Woo Lee, roughly 1,010 days after his previous victory. He also finished third at the U.S. Open earlier in the summer.

Could Kim face Schauffele and Cantlay again?

Snedeker used two of his six captain's picks on Schauffele and Cantlay, alongside Chris Gotterup, Justin Thomas, Jacob Bridgeman and Jackson Koivun, meaning the pair Kim has split with over two Presidents Cups are both in the field again. Thursday's session is five four-ball matches, Friday is five foursomes, Saturday splits four and four, and Sunday closes with 12 singles matches. Thirty points are on the table, and 15.5 wins the Cup.

Kim and the pair he's split with, Schauffele and Cantlay, are 1-1 across two Presidents Cups — and could meet again this week.

Kim, speaking Tuesday at Medinah, said he expects a different reception on U.S. soil: "we're going to hear a lot of boos." The Internationals have not won the Presidents Cup since before Kim was a teenager, and this week he arrives as one of their form players rather than the center of a two-year-old storyline.