Tiger Woods’ former coach Hank Haney has sent his well-wishes to Anthony Kim, with the former PGA Tour star at a potential crossroads following his return to professional golf.
After 12 years away, Kim made a shock return to competing earlier this year, signing with LIV Golf as one of the league’s wildcards alongside Hudson Swafford. Unsurprisingly, there was some clear rust on Kim’s game, as he struggled to come close to the form that made him one of golf’s hottest prospects 15 years ago.
Kim played in 10 events on the breakaway league in 2024, with his best finish coming at LIV Greenbrier in August, where the 39-year-old ended the week in 36th, the only occasion he was able to finish inside the top 40 of an event.
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Since the end of the LIV circuit in September, Kim’s future has become uncertain, with it unknown as to whether the former PGA Tour star will return to the Saudi-funded series for 2025. With the Californian not attached to a team, he will be required to be picked up by one of the 13 franchises or offered another wildcard spot.
Keen to keep his game sharp for whatever may come, Kim uploaded a number of swing videos to his X account earlier this week, both on the driving range and on the putting green. The clips were then reposted by well-recognized coach, Haney, who had some kind words for the LIV star.
“This is a great golf swing, keep it up @AnthonyKim_Golf,” Haney tweeted. Kim will return to competition later this month, with the former PGA Tour competitor entered to compete at the Asian Tour’s International Series event in Qatar, with a number of LIV stars in the field.
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Kim will compete alongside the likes of Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed, and Charl Schwartzel, with LIV hopefuls, John Catlin and Ben Campbell also in the field, who are gunning to earn the top spot in the Order of Merit rankings, which is rewarded with promotion to the breakaway league.
Kim has played once before on the Asian Tour earlier this year, where he missed the cut at the Macao Open in March. From the outset, the 39-year-old has been honest when it comes to the motivations behind his return, with his priority seemingly providing for his family rather than becoming a winner again.
“I know that whether I make a 15 or whether I make a three, my daughter is still going to want to eat strawberry ice cream and I’m going to do that with her,” he said in Miami earlier this year. “That’s most fun part of my day. Golf, you know, through these experiences with my family, every experience I get to have, I appreciate that more, and it makes golf a lot more simple.”
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