Of all the deals Greg Norman’s LIV Golf has made over the past two years to upend the men’s professional game, none has as much intrigue as Kim’s return to the sport this week in Saudi Arabia.A former world. No. 6 has not only been off the scene for a while, he hasn’t played a top-level tournament since 2012. During that time he’s been sidelined with injury, had Achilles tendon surgery…and just hasn’t returned.The organizers of the tournaments tried to build momentum for their events to lure Kim back into the spotlight. There were murmurs, observations here and there about his imminent return.But he never got around to it and reportedly didn’t want to risk a $15 million insurance payout for a career-ending injury..
But with Norman’s Saudi dollars in hand, money is no obstacle.That’s not to say Kim isn’t blessed with talent: He was the first American under 25 to win twice on the PGA Tour in a season since Woods. achieved it in 2008 and then finished third at the 2010 masters..
Stories of his wild extravaganzas were also legendary.Australian Robert Allenby once accused Kim of partying until 4am. before a singles match at the 2009 Presidents Cup. Allenby said his friends saw Kim “come in sideways.” Kim broke Allenby 5-and-3 and is unattached to a team for the rest of the season, putting him alongside Australian Cameron Smith, Masters hero Jon Rahm and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka.”Eleven years away is . a long time,” Kim said. “It’s been a long time and I’m very grateful for all the ups and downs and lessons I’ve learned in the early stages of my career.”I want to compete with the best players in the world and it’
s my job to prove myself myself that I can win again. The next step in that journey begins now and I’m excited to give everything I have to the LIV Golf League this season.”I feel like I’ve been blessed with some talent and some hard work. work. can go a long way. So I expect good results.”Norman described Kim as one of the “most attractive players in the world”.”LIV Golf was launched to create new opportunities for players and fans to make the sport more exciting. When I think of Anthony Kim, I can’t imagine a more perfect fit for what we’re trying to do,” Norman said in a statement..
Leave a Reply