Anthony Kim completes remarkable comeback story with victory at LIV Golf Adelaide
After a decade away from the sport and battles with drugs and alcohol, Anthony Kim outduels Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau in Australia
An “overwhelmed” Anthony Kim outplayed two-time major winners Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to capture his maiden LIV Golf title on Sunday and first on any tour since 2010, to complete an amazing redemption story.
The 40-year-old American, who battled drug and alcohol issues in the 10 years he was away from the game, fired a nine-under-par 63, surging home with five birdies on the back nine to claim victory in Adelaide by three shots.
He began the day five behind former world No 1 Rahm and fellow overnight leader DeChambeau, but reeled them in at The Grange Golf Club with a faultless round.
In front of bumper crowds and a carnival atmosphere, he finished at 23 under, three clear of 2023 Masters champion Rahm, who never really got going, mixing two birdies with a bogey in his 71.
American DeChambeau, who won the US Open in 2020, the year before Rahm, and again in 2024, suffered a horror round with four bogeys in six holes on the front nine to slide down the leaderboard. He finished tied for third, six off the pace, with Tyrrell Hatton and Peter Uihlein.
Victory capped an incredible comeback by Kim – a Ryder Cup champion, three-time PGA Tour winner and former world No 6 who retired from golf in 2012.