A couple short years ago, Anthony Kim made his long awaited return to golf. After an 11 year hiatus, he returned professionally to the LIV Tour. A move that didn’t sit well with everyone, but a move that made the most sense for him.
We wrote an article the week he returned, and I was quite intrigued. So much so that I woke up at 3am to watch his round of golf and cover it. Understandably his return was abysmal, but it was quite the story to see him return. Any time you have anyone that was a huge figure disappear, then return again, it’s going to draw attention, and it drew mine.
Kim lost his card on LIV after the 2025 season, and it very easily could have been the end of the comeback. Having made his bonus and earnings along the way, he very well could have just called it quits and disappeared again. But that’s not what happened.
Kim went on to the LIV qualifying tournament and finished 3rd, say what you will, but he beat a lot of talented players to earn his spot for 2026.
In his very first event, with the subtraction of Patrick Reed, World Golf rankings on the line, Kim went out as a new member of the 4Aces and shot 3 stellar rounds to put him in the final round with Rahm and DeChambeau.
In the final round, he put together an incredible round of 63, which included 9 birdies, 0 bogeys and a whole bunch of fist pumps on the back 9. It was the first time since Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters that I really found myself on the edge of my seat rooting for someone to pull through.
It doesn’t matter what you think of LIV Golf. All of that aside, this was an incredible comeback story and even more, a story about a personal comeback.
Clearly, Kim had demons during his hiatus. Ones that he has alluded to, left for speculation and yet to fully talk about, but he did it with willpower, the help of family, and the motivation of a daughter. It was really good to see. From 1st start, to now, he has come a long way. And from his hiatus to now, he came even further
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