{"id":426821,"date":"2026-02-15T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/426821\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T09:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:55:08","slug":"anthony-kim-completes-amazing-golf-comeback-story-with-emotional-liv-adelaide-win-for-first-title-in-16-years-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/426821\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Kim completes amazing golf comeback story with emotional LIV Adelaide win for first title in 16 years | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Kim won LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday for his first victory in nearly 16 years, capping a remarkable career comeback with a closing 9-under 63 for a three-shot margin.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old American stepped away from competitive golf for 12 years amid drug and alcohol struggles, and needed to play a qualifying tournament last month just to get another season on the LIV Tour.<\/p>\n

“For it to actually happen is pretty insane,” Kim said. “I just want to thank all the people that have supported me.”<\/p>\n

Playing in shorts in front of a large crowd on a sunny day at The Grange Golf Club, Kim made four straight birdies on holes 12-15, holing putts of 17, 11, 14 and 17 feet.<\/p>\n

He ran in a 15-footer on the par-4 17th to take the three-stroke lead to the last and enjoyed the support of the large crowds as he strolled up the 18th fairway.<\/p>\n

He missed a 20-foot birdie attempt to fall a stroke short of the course record, tapping in for par to complete his first victory since the 2010 Houston Open on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

\"Kim<\/p>\n

Image:
\n An emotional Kim hugs his wife on the 18th green (Photo by Jon Ferrey\/LIV Golf via AP)<\/p>\n

Kim finished at 23 under with Jon Rahm, tied for the third-round lead with Bryson DeChambeau, second after a 71.<\/p>\n

“I was able to, to produce some good golf today and I knew it was coming,” said Kim, a three-time PGA Tour winner whose best previous LIV finish was a tie for 25th.<\/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 reached as high as No 6 in the world in 2008 – the year he played on a winning US Ryder Cup team. He played six times on the Asian Tour last year and made four cuts, ending with a tie for fifth in the Saudi International.<\/p>\n

\"Kim's<\/p>\n

Image:
\n Kim’s embraces his daughter Bella (Photo by Jon Ferrey\/LIV Golf via AP)<\/p>\n

DeChambeau had a 74 to tie for third with Tyrell Hatton (67) and Peter Uihlein (68) at 17 under.<\/p>\n

The all-Australian Ripper team of Cam Smith, Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman and Elvis Smylie – the Riyadh winner last week in his tour debut – won for the second straight week and also the second time at Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Rahm’s Legion XIII squad was second, and Kim led the 4Aces to a third-place finish.<\/p>\n

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