Anthony Kim didn’t touch a club for seven years during his publicised absence from golf. He didn’t touch social media, either. In fact, he wasn’t on it until recently. He had no idea that online, his whereabouts had morphed from curiosity to bigfoot levels.
At his first official US press conference in more than 12 years, Kim peeled back a few more layers as the picture of his lengthy absence continues to crystallise.
It took six rounds back from a 12-year competitive hiatus, but Anthony Kim finally showed some glimpses of what made him a popular, young American star early in his career.
Ancer held on when he hit an approach to four feet on the first playoff hole to capture his first LIV Golf victory, making him the 14th different player to win in the league’s three-year existence.
With his first outing in the United States a month away at the LIV Miami event, Kim will make a start in next week’s Asian Tour’s International Series Macau in hopes of gaining more competitive play.
Citing multiple sources, Golf Channel reported on Saturday that 38-year-old Kim, who hasn’t played pro golf since 2012, will start in next week’s LIV Golf’s event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Because Kim – more specifically, the legend of Anthony Kim – is the closest thing professional golf’s had to a folk hero, his possible emergence has many a golf fan on social media salivating at the prospect.
When it comes to one of golf’s favourite folk heroes, Anthony Kim, fans tend to jump on any news they can get. More than a decade since Kim last competed, in 2012, there have only been a handful of tangible updates from Kim since, only adding to the lore.
In its latest legal filing, LIV Golf is asking the PGA Tour for any communication tour officials have had with golfers, media companies, sponsors and other entities regarding the Saudi-backed circuit. And one of the names that has found its way into this mess has generated headlines.
Australian Golf Digest
