PGA Tour execs are supposedly swapping tales about Anthony Kim as he endures a rocky begin with LIV Golf. Open champion Brian Harman has revealed that Kim, who vanished from {the golfing} world for over a decade, remains to be a sizzling matter amongst gamers.

Kim burst onto the scene within the late 2000s, clinching three PGA Tour victories inside two years. However, after a sequence of withdrawals in 2012, the Ryder Cup hero stepped again from the highlight, resulting in his prolonged absence. In a shocking twist, Kim returned to skilled golf this February, becoming a member of the controversial LIV Golf league and securing one of many two wildcard spots for the 2024 season, alongside Hudson Swafford.

Harman, who shared the Walker Cup stage with Kim, expressed his intrigue at Kim's comeback. Speaking at Royal Troon forward of his Open title defence, Harman stated: "I'm always interested when someone kind of picks up the pieces and comes back," including, "It's nice to see him playing golf again. He sure was tough to beat when he was playing good. Hope he finds a little bit of that form."

The reigning Champion Golfer of The Year additionally talked about: "I heard that his personal life is going really well from all reports. I haven't talked to Anthony personally in probably 12 years or so. But yeah, I've been rooting for him from the sidelines. We always exchange Anthony Kim stories, and he's an easy guy to pull for. Hope he keeps it up and hope he gets a little bit of his form back."

Despite a difficult comeback, Anthony Kim has but to rediscover the spark that marked the start of his profession. In his 4 appearances within the Saudi-backed sequence, 38-year-old Kim has constantly discovered himself on the backside of the pack, ending final on three events, together with the current Adelaide occasion. His greatest consequence since his return was a Fiftieth-place end out of 54 gamers on the Hong Kong occasion in March.

At the Hong Kong Golf Club, Kim appeared destined for an additional last-place end, however he rallied within the last spherical, showcasing flashes of his outdated brilliance. The three-time Tour champion shot a powerful five-under-par 65 in his final spherical, ending the week three-over-par, edging out former Ryder Cup colleague Phil Mickelson by three strokes.

Reflecting on his journey throughout an interview with LIV final month, Kim opened up about his struggles away from golf and the way he now relishes being again within the recreation along with his household's help. He shared a touching sentiment: "I know that whether I make a 15 or whether I make a 3, my daughter is still going to want to eat strawberry ice cream and I'm going to do that with her.

"That's most enjoyable a part of my day. Golf, you recognize, via these experiences with my household, each expertise I get to have, I recognize that extra, and it makes golf much more easy." Kim is about to make his comeback within the aggressive enviornment later this week when the LIV circuit heads again to Singapore for its second occasion.