PGA Pro Michael Kim spent a whopping $92,698 on flights & hotels in 2024 as he details season expenses

Michael Kim turned professional in 2013 and joined the PGA Tour three years later. For the 2024 season, the Texas native took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) platform to disclose his travel expenses.

Having made 30 starts on the PGA Tour this year, Kim racked up a whopping $92,698.11 in flights and hotels. He stated that he spent "zero dollars" on flying privately and also said that he spent most of the season flying in economy class.

Kim was surprised by his expenditure and claimed that he couldn't imagine the costs top PGA Tour players had incurred. To look on the brighter side of things, he was grateful for racking up points on his credit card.

He said (via X @Mike_kim714):

"This is my spending on flights and hotels for 30 tournaments in 2024. Zero dollars spent on private flights, and rarely business class. Can’t imagine some of the top guys’ costs… At least I’m racking up some CC points!"

Kim also attached a graph of his travel expenses for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. While his spend this year was mind-blowing, he also spent around $100,000 last year.

Michael Kim's 2024 PGA Tour results explored

Michael Kim made 30 appearances on the PGA Tour this year. With 17 cuts made, he recorded 10 top-25 finishes and two top-ten finishes. Despite withdrawing from the 2024 Wyndham Championship, the 31-year-old ranked 104th on the FedEx Fall rankings with 568 points and 117th on the FedEx Cup rankings with 325 points.

He ended the season with $1,484,233 in on-course earnings and ranked 106th on the Official Money list. The 2018 John Deere Classic winner was second in the field in approaches from 200 to 225 yards with an average of 34 feet and three inches from the pin in 91 shots.

Here's a look into his finishes this season on the PGA Tour:

Sony Open in Hawaii - T42
American Express - T6
Farmers Insurance Open - T37
WM Phoenix Open - CUT
Mexico Open - CUT
Cognizant Classic - CUT
Puerto Rico Open - T23
Players Championship - CUT
Valspar Championship - T33
Texas Children's Houston Open - T64
Valero Texas Open - CUT
Corales Puntacana Championship - T14
Zurich Classic of New Orleans - T11
CJ Cup Byron Nelson - CUT
Myrtle Beach Classic - T20
Charles Schwab Challenge - CUT
RBC Canadian Open - T14
Rocket Mortgage Classic - T52
John Deere Classic - CUT
ISCO Championship - CUT
Barracuda Championship - T24
3M Open - CUT
Wyndham Championship - W/D
Procore Championship - CUT
Sanderson Farms Championship - CUT
Black Desert Championship - CUT
Shriners Children's Open - T5
World Wide Technology Championship - T30
Butterfield Bermuda Championship - T12
RSM Classic - T11

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