Kim Joo-hyung and Lim Sung-jae were embroiled in a ‘manners controversy’ after they teamed up in a four-ball match on the first day of the Presidents Cup at the Royal Montreal Country Club in Canada on Sunday (June 27).
The international duo were trailing by two shots heading into the seventh hole against world No. 1 Scottie Shaffler and Russell Henry of the United States.
The eighth hole (par-4) was the death knell.
Kim drained a 7-meter birdie putt.
Kim and Lim celebrated their birdie with a wild birdie ceremony, running around the green and screaming.
Their opponents, Henry and Schaeffler, were setting up for a birdie putt and didn’t even turn off the lights in the hole to celebrate.
This was controversial, but the next shot was even more so.
After Henry’s birdie putt missed, Schaeffler set up to putt from a little closer range, but Kim Joo-hyung and Lim Sung-jae had already moved to the tee box on the ninth hole.
The green of the eighth hole and the tee box of the ninth hole are about 80 meters apart.
Schaeffler missed his birdie putt and lost the eighth hole.
It is bad manners to move to the next hole without waiting for your opponent to finish his putt around the green.
On social media, fans criticized Kim and Lim for their rudeness.
Former Ryder Cup European team captain Paul McGinley (IRE), who was commentating on the Sky Sports broadcast in the UK, said: “It’s not good form. It’s not just about fun and competition, no matter how fierce the competition,” he said.
Kim Joo-hyung (KOR), who has vowed to energize his team, led the way with big moves and shouts throughout the match.
He and Schaeffler, who are known for their close relationship, also had a nervous battle.
On the seventh hole (par-4), Kim roared after sinking an 8.5-meter birdie putt, and Schaeffler yelled at him, “Hey, what did you say!” after he made an 8-meter birdie putt. 온라인카지노사이트