OPEN DE FRANCE

September 25, 2026

Michael Kim

Le Golf National

Quick Quotes

Q. Michael, a 68 today, following a really strong performance yesterday. How do you assess today's round?

MICHAEL KIM: Yeah, it wasn't perfect golf like yesterday, but I felt like I made a good fight out of it. And overall I'm happy with where I'm at.

Q. There are some days that I suppose are a little bit more of a grind. How do you keep the positive vibes up there out there?

MICHAEL KIM: Yeah, I didn't get off to the best start. Swing didn't feel as good as yesterday. But I'm really happy. I feel like I figured some things out during the middle of the round today. And just a little unfortunate bogey coming in. But I think I have a good chance to win this tournament for the weekend.

Q. You were out in the afternoon today as opposed to yesterday. We had a little bit of delay with tee time. Did that change your preparations at all, or were you still able to go out there give it your best shot?

MICHAEL KIM: Yeah, I didn't realise it got pushed back. I didn't have the notifications on for the European Tour. So I didn't know until after I had lunch. So I got here about 40 minutes early.

But it was still fine, just went for another bowl of pasta. And, yeah, preparation was still good today.

Q. How do you reset and then go again for the weekend, given you're in a very good spot, sitting third at the moment? What's the focus for the next couple of days?

MICHAEL KIM: Yeah, just get some rest tonight, get some good food.

We still have two days to go, and Matt's playing great, obviously. So lots of golf ahead.