Michael Kim’s run of form is showing no signs of slowing down.
The former Cal standout followed up his near-record 59 last week with another clean round Friday, shooting a 3-under 67 in the second round of the Rocket Classic in Detroit. At 8 under overall, the 33-year-old is tied for sixth and sits two shots behind the lead.
Kim opened with a 65 on Thursday at the par-70 Detroit Golf Club, then backed it up with three birdies in his first five holes Friday. He finished the day 3 under, extending a streak that now stands at six straight sub-par rounds over the past two weeks. That’s his longest stretch since he put together nine consecutive under-par rounds across three tournaments in February and March of 2025.
The surge has also helped steady Kim’s Official World Golf Ranking at No. 55 after a rocky stretch. He started the year at No. 35, but had missed three cuts in a row, including The Open at Royal Birkdale in England two weeks ago.
Then came last week’s breakout at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn. Kim opened with a 69 on the par-71 TPC Twin Cities course, then shot a 12-under 59 that came within one stroke of matching the lowest round ever in the PGA event.
That put him in position to chase just the second win of his pro career, which began in 2013 after he was the national collegiate player of the year at Cal. But the weekend cooled him off just enough.
Kim posted rounds of 70 and 69, both under par, and finished at 17 under, eight shots behind winner Jackson Koivun. Koivun’s 25-under total topped world No.
1 Scottie Scheffler by three strokes.
Back in Detroit, Kim is still firmly in the mix. Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay and Patrick Fishburn share the lead at 10 under.
Young fired a 61 on Friday, including birdies on seven of his first eight holes. “I was thinking 55,” he said.
Matt Wallace and Rickie Fowler are tied for fourth at 9 under, while Kim is among an eight-way tie for sixth.
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