Kim, who stopped playing in 2014 amid alcohol and drug addiction, triumphed by three shots in a final-round duel with Rahm at the Grange.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old Kim, who has been sober for three years, fired a flawless nine-under 63 on Sunday to finish 23 under and overtake Rahm (20 under).<\/p>\n
Anthony Kim reacts after taking the lead on the final day of the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament.\u00a0Brenton Edwards \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Rahm’s forecast fight for the title with Bryson DeChambeau<\/a> fizzled with the American drawcard flailing four bogeys in his first six holes.<\/p>\n Rahm and DeChambeau were 19 under co-leaders overnight but it was left to Kim, who started Sunday five shots adrift, to challenge.<\/p>\n Rahm could only shoot one under as Kim’s redemption round featured a tournament-winning stretch of five birdies in six holes from the 12th.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks The Californian — who holds the record for most birdies in a round at the US Masters (11); is a three-time US PGA Tour winner; and a Ryder Cup champion before his hiatus — fired nine birdies all up to collect the $US4 million ($A5.7 million) winner’s cheque.<\/p>\n Kim, after a decade out, returned to golf in 2024 as a reserve on the LIV circuit, but lost his card at the end of last season.<\/p>\n He scraped back as a reserve via an international play-off and, this week, joined a LIV team for the first time — Dustin Johnson<\/a>‘s 4Aces.<\/p>\n Kim admitted he was feeling blessed just to be alive, let alone contending in golf tournaments.<\/p>\n “It has been overwhelming,” the father-of-one said.<\/p>\n “But I’m never not going to fight for my family.<\/p>\n “God gave me a talent. I was able to produce some good golf today, I knew it was coming.<\/p>\n “Nobody else has to believe in me but me. And for anybody that’s struggling, you can get through anything.”<\/p>\n Kim produced his Sunday best to eclipse Rahm as other challengers came, then went.<\/p>\n “I knew this was going to happen but for it actually happen is pretty insane,” he said.<\/p>\n “I just want to thank all the people that have supported me … who, when I was not playing well and I was struggling on the verge of never coming back to LIV, always supported me.<\/p>\n “Thank you to everyone that’s been in my corner. I’m going to keep doing it.”<\/p>\n DeChambeau finished 17 under, alongside Englishman Tyrell Hatton and American Peter Uihlein<\/a>.<\/p>\n Australia’s Lucas Herbert<\/a> (16 under) and was, briefly, one shot adrift when Rahm was leader.<\/p>\n But Herbert’s bid to become the first Australian to win an individual LIV title in Adelaide then crashed with three consecutive bogeys.<\/p>\n Fellow local Marc Leishman<\/a> carded a fine seven-under 65 to finish 15 under, tied with compatriot Cameron Smith<\/a>, who shot 70.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/r1351900_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center.jpeg\")
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