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Kimberly Kim’s biggest concern after advancing to Saturday’s 36-hole U.S. Girls’ Junior championship had nothing to do with her swing or putting. She really needed a caddie and was trying to find cell-phone numbers for any of the competitors who had not departed Trump National Golf Club for their homes or another competition.
On Friday, Kim used fellow competitor Annie Park of Levittown, N.Y. Park was unsure she would work the afternoon semifinals, but was persuaded to stick around. However, she was not available on Saturday.
“Can you get me some numbers?” Kim asked USGA media representatives following her phone press conference.
Apparently the problem was solved late Friday as information surfaced that she had found a caddie.
At the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, Kim used fellow Hawaiian Cyd Okino during the match-play portion. Okino had missed the cut.
Kim is shooting for some major history on Saturday. Although six players have previously won the U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur titles, none has ever done it by winning the Women’s Amateur crown first. Kim took that title in 2006 at Pumpkin Ridge, becoming at age 14 the youngest winner of that event.
Notables who own the double included Hall-of-Fame JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Kelli Kuehne and Pat Hurst. Carner is the only player to have added the U.S. Women’s Open to both of those titles.
It could be quite a remarkable achievement for the 17-year-old Hawaiian.
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