A former Sooner, back from the (almost) dead
Anthony Kim may have authored golf's greatest comeback last Sunday in Australia
He’s been through the grinder. You can even see it on his face, the right side of his nose holding up the left side of it, barely.
Indeed, Sunday, in suburban Adelaide, South Australia, Anthony Kim looked like a man who did not belong at The Grange Golf Club or even Lincoln Park West.
Too much mileage.
Too much hard living.
Too much of too much.
What Kim did, though, was play like only he belonged, like we remember him when he was the next big thing on the PGA Tour, winning twice in 2008, leading the U.S. over Europe at the 2008 Ryder Cup at Valhalla, memorably dominating Sergio Garcia 5 and 4 on Sunday.
So in the zone that day, Kim began walking to the 15th tee to continue the match only to be reminded he’d already won it before walking back to shake Garcia’s hand.
In fact, he played so well during Sunday’s final round at LIV Adelaide, not only did Kim remind us of his mastery way back when, he made John Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, four major championships between them, appear to have no better chance than Garcia that day in Kentucky.
