THE 154TH OPEN

July 17, 2026

Si Woo Kim

Mixed Zone

Q. Another good round again. Another good day on the links --

SI WOO KIM: Yeah, it was a solid back nine, and then I started a little -- slightly hard, and then I started like 2-over, front nine, and was kind of like -- I was thinking about the cut line a lot, and then once I birdied No. 10, it gets everything better. Then 11, hit a great shot and a great putt. After that, everything feels comfortable, and just only think about make some more birdies coming in. It worked.

Then putting has been really good, so it was comfortable.

Q. Everybody is talking about the wind, the firmness, but the putting is a big factor here, and you kind of managed to do well. How do you assess your putting for these conditions?

SI WOO KIM: It's sometimes hard to putt with the wind because sometimes right-to-left putt -- like right-to-left putt I have to play left to right because wind is off the left. It's so hard to judge with the wind. But all we've got to do is just trust it and hit the green and a little bit of trust the wind. So yeah, it was just trusting things.

Q. It's a natural position for you to be under the radar, but you are in the mix and people don't see you coming. What do you expect from the next two days?

SI WOO KIM: Yeah, I played great the last two days and just made the cut. Next two days are going to be way easier than the first two days, I think. Just play my game and then try to get not a big number. That's the goal.