PGA Tour<\/a> in 2012 after battling a string of injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n
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He later told of how his life spiralled downwards, with the golfer becoming addicted to drugs and falling victim to scam artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kim finished his first LIV Golf season the drop zone but was given a reprieve as the league didn’t enforce relegation.<\/p>\n
That rule changed last season and when he finished in the drop zone for the second time there was speculation he would retire again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet vowed to continue and outlined his desire to play the 2026 season on the Asian Tour’s International Series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now he does not need to after securing an immediate return to LIV Golf as one of three players to earn wildcard status at their Promotions event.<\/p>\n
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Kim fired rounds of 69, 66 and 69 at Black Diamond Ranch in Florida to finish on a total score of six-under par.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He rode his luck in the final round, carding three birdies alongside four birdies. A dropped shot at the 18th did not matter.<\/p>\n
Canada’s Richard T. Lee and Sweden’s Bjorn Hellgren will join Kim in the LIV Golf League this season, which kicks off on 4 February.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe’s Kieran Vincent, who played in Jon Rahm’s LIV side last season, was one of four players that finished fourth on three-under.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Former European Ryder Cup member Chris Wood made it through to the final round but came up four strokes short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Anthony Kim reacts to returning to LIV Golf<\/p>\n
Kim was once one of the PGA Tour’s hottest prospects.<\/p>\n
In 2008, he became the first American under the age of 25 since Tiger Woods to win two PGA Tour events in the same year.<\/p>\n
Kim was also the youngest member of the United States’ victorious 2008 Ryder Cup side, taking two-and-a-half points from four matches at the age of 23 during Europe’s defeat at Valhalla.<\/p>\n
That week also included a memorable victory over Sergio Garcia in the Sunday singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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In the years that followed, the former world number six had multiple injuries, leading to a spinal fusion, shoulder surgeries and a hand operation.<\/p>\n
After securing his return with LIV Golf, Kim said he’s not out to prove anyone wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I’m here to prove myself right,” he said. “I’ve worked so hard.<\/p>\n
“And this little girl here [daughter Bella] is one of the reasons why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Obviously my wife has been so supportive and I’ve had so much support behind me the last two years.”<\/p>\n
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Kim also made the bold prediction that he will win golf tournaments soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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