A clinical five-under opening round at The Renaissance Club sees the young Korean star seizing a share of the lead in North Berwick.
The transition from the manicured resort tracks of the American circuit to the wind-whipped fescue of East Lothian is rarely a subtle affair.
Kim’s five-under-par performance placed him in a dead heat at the top of the leaderboard alongside Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger.
Wiesberger, a veteran of these shores with a trophy cabinet that reflects a deep affinity for links-style golf, matched Kim’s 65 stroke-for-stroke.
A clinical five-under opening round at The Renaissance Club sees the young Korean star seizing a share of the lead in North Berwick.