Kim better watch his money cause IMG will probably give it to a guy like Stanford.

For years we have thought golf was a game that rewarded maturity as much as ability. . . Well, for a variety of reasons, very young players are now able to compete with the "mature" players. . . So, we have young people - teenagers in some cases - eligible for interviews and quotes that are available around the world . . .

No surprise that some of these quotes are typical of teenagers who are faced with questions they are not qualified to answer. Kind of a shame for us oldtimers who thought golf was different from basketball or tennis - knowledge would trump youth - but we seem to have been wrong.

Just when i was starting to like the guy, he has to prove he's nothing more than a rich, young punk.

Theory Number One: Kim has learned that his funny, aw-shucks thing generally works, and that within the Nike Universe, he can be a sort of Jerry Lewis to Tiger's Dean Martin.

Theory Number Two: Kim went to Oklahoma.

Personally, I prefer Number One. In part because that's what I really think and in part because I know that all Big 12 rivalry-things end badly, and I don't want to get invovled.

Kim is not a teenager. He's 23 and he ought to be moderately versed in what goes on outside the ropes. And we don't think the demise of newspapers will have any ill effects on the world.

I'll gladly take the other side: That reporter asked a really stupid question, which left Kim with little chance to reply in a positive light.

If Kim had had said feels for the people in the local enonomies where the tour stops, he'd get criticized for being myopic and not caring about the whole country, or world, etc. Even worse, if Kim had made comments that seemed genuine, thoughtful and caring, someone out there would call him a hypocrite for wearing a belt buckle that cost $5 grand.

I don't watch the game for the players' analysis of world events, or to hear opinions on anything other than golf. I don't care at all what Phil Mickelson thinks of the TARP or TALF program (though I'm sure he'd give an answer if someone dared to ask him), any more than I would care to hear Tim Geithner's views on the changes at Augusta.

He's a golfer, not an economist, philosopher or advisor. Remember, golfers don't get for arrested for carrying concealed weapons, accidently shoot themselves, have fist-fights with competitors, or use banned subsatnces to play better. Their compensation is directly proportional to their performance, which can be wildly volatile week to week.

We seem to hold our players to a different standard, and maybe that is appropriate given the gentlemanly nature of the game.

Golfers might better off if they just played, and left the press conferences and current events analysis for the attention grabbers in baseball, basketball and football.

oh for crying out loud! leave ak alone!

the guy is a 23 year-old professional athlete in the united states of america in 2009! that means he knows little or nothing beyond the technical details of his job, and how to spend money (preferably other people's money). also, he's 23! i don't know many 23 year olds in any endeavor who could give a cogent answer to that question. and, besides maybe joe ogilvie, i don't know many older tour pros who could do better (i suspect pernice might have a pungent quote from ann coulter or rush limbaugh to contribute, but the net value would be about the same).

kim's job is to win golf tournaments and have people like him. he is never going to be called upon to give advice to geithner, obama or anyone else in the serious world. why we expect these guys to be a combination of old tom morris, gandhi and einstein is beyond me.

I'm now thinking that I like the last couple of comments better than my own initial comment. Can I have a Mulligan on this one?

Yes, yes indeed -- we don't need to know AK's economic theories, just like we don't need to know Obama's NCAA bracket picks.

Reporters don't need to ask those questions, and good journalism judgment dictates that they probably shouldn't. Of course, athletes and other celebtrities don't much help the situation when they co-brand themselves with everything from campaigns on international relations to banking to the causes of autism.

Unlimited mulligans offered on Geoff's site; we're all family here.

Why do you people think AK should be versed in anything other than golf? His job is to play golf. It's not to offer solutions for the ecomonic situation America is now facing. He's good at his job. Enough said. Why some people think athletes and celebrities should have any understanding of anything other than their craft is beyond me.

I think all reporters shold ask smarter questions. Not questions like" What was passing through your mind when you made that terrific shot?" Does a player have to make up an answer when he makes an exceptional shot. Was there a lot going through his mind when he was making the swing?Oh my God, I am tired of these cookie cutter questions!

Geoff,
Was this article posted before or after Anthony Kim withdrew from the "Arnie"?

He's only managed to play one tournament this year that didn't provide no-cut, guaranteed official money.

Utterly pathetic, Finchem's comments presumably unprintable?

It is obvious the man can golf is ball; but his uber focused mind is something to behold.