{"id":429590,"date":"2026-02-17T01:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/429590\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:43:16","slug":"anthony-kim-wins-liv-golf-event-in-adelaide-after-12-year-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/429590\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Kim wins LIV Golf event in Adelaide after 12-year absence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Kim completed one of golf\u2019s most unlikely comebacks on Sunday by winning on the LIV Tour, capping a return from a 12-year absence caused by injury and a deeply personal battle with drug and alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old American walked away from the sport in 2012 at the peak of his powers after having achilles tendon surgery. He has since spoken of the \u201cvery dark moments\u201d during his hiatus, describing periods when he was targeted by \u201cscam artists\u201d and \u201csnakes\u201d.<\/p>\n

When he returned to professional golf in 2024 as an LIV wildcard, Kim revealed that he had battled addiction and had even contemplated suicide. He recently joined Dustin Johnson\u2019s team full-time, replacing Patrick Reed.<\/p>\n

\"Anthony<\/p>\n

Kim celebrates with his wife and daughter, who he says made him believe his comeback was possible<\/p>\n

MARK BRAKE\/GETTY<\/p>\n

Kim saw off Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau after overturning a five-shot overnight deficit with a bogey-free 63 at the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, sealing the $4million (about \u00a32.9million) prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t know what to say right now,\u201d Kim said. \u201cIt\u2019s been overwhelming. I\u2019m never not going to fight for my family. God gave me a talent and I was able to produce some good golf today. I knew it was coming. Nobody else has to believe in me but me. For anybody who\u2019s struggling, you can get through anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before disappearing from the sport, Kim was regarded as one of the game\u2019s brightest talents. In 2008 he became the first American under 25 since Tiger Woods to win a PGA Tour event. At 23, he was the youngest member of the United States Ryder Cup team that triumphed at Valhalla, claiming 2\u00bd points.<\/p>\n

\"Team<\/p>\n

At 23, Kim was one of Team USA\u2019s standout performers in their Ryder Cup win at Valhalla in 2008<\/p>\n

MARK COWAN\/ALAMY<\/p>\n

Starting the final round at 14 under par and five shots back, Kim appeared outside the frame despite sitting third. But as Rahm and DeChambeau faltered, he surged clear with nine birdies to secure his first professional victory since the 2010 Shell Houston Open on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

Rahm shot 71 to finish three strokes back, while DeChambeau\u2019s 74 left him tied for third alongside England\u2019s Tyrrell Hatton and Peter Uihlein, of the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always believed that this day would come,\u201d Kim said. \u201cWith the support of my wife, my daughter and my mum, I knew anything was possible, but for it to actually happen is incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my twenties I wasn\u2019t able to enjoy the moment, but having my daughter and my wife here has made it the best situation I could possibly ask for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to thank all the people who supported me when I was struggling and on the verge of never coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Kim completed one of golf\u2019s most unlikely comebacks on Sunday by winning on the LIV Tour, capping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-429590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}