The 1X-PGA Tour Winner was supposed to be teeing it up at the inaugural $4 million DP World India Championship. Instead, he’s stuck in Japan, dealing with unexpected visa issues just days before the event. While stars like Rory McIlroy , Viktor Hovland , and Tommy Fleetwood light up Delhi Golf Club, Michael Kim ’s absence stands out. The brand-new tournament — the richest DP World Tour event ever held in India — was set to feature him in the field, but travel troubles have sidelined his debut on the Back 9 swing of the Race to Dubai.

Michael Kim took to X to share his woes a few hours ago. “I committed to play the DP World India champ, but I’ve had some visa issues and am still in Japan… Luckily, I think it’s going to work out, and headed to India now. No practice at all, have to go

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