You know what’s rarer than a hole-in-one? An American winning the French Open. It’s been 53 years since Barry Jaeckel pulled it off back in 1972. That’s longer than most of us have been alive. Michael Kim just ended that drought, and honestly, nobody saw it coming.

Kim’s social media tells the celebration story perfectly. Victory photos came first. Then came the real talk. “I get I got the W in France but what am I going to do with 3+++ bottles of champagne? 😂” he posted six hours after his triumph. The answer revealed itself quickly. “This hangover is going to be brutal for my flight home to Dallas. I can already feel it,” Kim tweeted at 3:14 AM on September 22nd. The celebration had run its course. Reality was setting in fast.

The 32-year-old earned every drop of that champagne

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