• Gearing Up for Augusta: Lion Kim Interview

    From 2010-11 Michigan Men’s Golf yearbook – U-M Media Relations I recently caught up with Michigan senior golfer Lion Kim and he sounds like he’s ready. In about eight weeks Kim will tee it up at Augusta National against the world’s best golfers.  Back in July the 21 year-old took down the field at the U.S. Amateur Public Links and took home both a magnificent silver trophy and perhaps more significantly, a slot in the 2011 Masters field. What are his goals for tournament?  Did an owl bring him his official invitation to The Masters (like I hoped)?  Will he represent Michigan in any way during the week?  These answers and much more below. _______________________________________________________________________ I understand you’ve had the chance to play Augusta National for practice? Kim: Yes I have. I’ve made a couple trips down there to get some practice rounds in. Are you invited to practice if you are in the field? How did you arrange that? Kim: Once you earn the invite for the following year’s Masters you can just call in. When I called and introduced myself they quickly knew who I was and I asked if I could do a couple practice rounds. The rule is you can do as many practice rounds as possible, you just have to call a week before and…