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‘That’s what everybody wants me to do’ – Is Anthony Kim about to make a sensational return to pro golf?

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Despite having not played in over a decade, the golf world has an obsession with former PGA Tour star, Anthony Kim.

Kim shined at the 2008 Ryder Cup, earning 2.5 points in the event which was tied for the second-best performance on the U.S. side. “AK” played with Phil Mickelson in fourball and was the first man out in Sunday singles matches where he defeated Sergio Garcia 5&4. At the time of the Ryder Cup, Kim was the number 10 ranked player in the world as a Tour rookie. He went on to win three times on Tour from 2008-2010.

After a New York Times piece on the fascinating story of Anthony Kim, he’s found himself back in the headlines.

According to Kim’s former caddie Eric Larson, the now 37-year-old hasn’t ruled out a return to the game. Larson had a recent phone call with Kim and asked if he’d be open to a deal with LIV Golf.

Larson told the New York Times, “He goes, ‘I don’t know. I really don’t know.’” Larson said. “I said, ‘Come on, man, get the old clubs out. Go out there and have some fun.’ And he starts laughing at me. He goes, ‘That’s what everybody wants me to do!’”

Also in the piece was a quote from AK’s longtime swing coach Adam Schriber who said Kim still has “the same swing you remember”, after playing with him twice over the past two years.

The article has caused social media to explode with Anthony Kim rumors once again.

The account “Pro Golf Stuff” tweeted that Kim was rumored to join LIV on a 4 year $110 million deal. However, the account is a “parody account” and there are no legitimate sources who’ve shared the information. But, as we’d expect from the internet, that didn’t stop people from running with the story.

A return to golf by Anthony Kim would set the golf world ablaze. While there’s still a very slim chance of it happening, there’s no denying that outside of Tiger Woods, no one moves the needle more than Anthony Kim.

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  26. Scott

    Feb 23, 2023 at 10:20 pm

    To say that “the golf world has an obsession with former PGA Tour star,” would be a huge overstatement. The only time he ever crosses golfers minds is when a golf journalist laments on whether he’ll ever come back or not.

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  30. derek gzaskow

    Feb 21, 2023 at 10:45 am

    is his 10 insurance policy over?

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  39. Mike

    Feb 6, 2023 at 7:56 am

    “A return to golf by Anthony Kim would set the golf world ablaze. While there’s still a very slim chance of it happening, there’s no denying that outside of Tiger Woods, no one moves the needle more than Anthony Kim.”

    Can I have some of what your are smoking / drinking ?

    Wait … was this written on April 1st ?

    ?????????

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  43. Jolter

    Jan 30, 2023 at 11:48 am

    If he has the desire to play, then why not.

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  46. Bjorn

    Jan 29, 2023 at 9:22 am

    AK isn’t that good relative to other pros.

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  47. Prisoner

    Jan 28, 2023 at 8:14 pm

    That would be a great story for the game right now.

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  48. H

    Jan 28, 2023 at 12:04 pm

    What’s he gonna do with his tats?

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  49. Mower

    Jan 27, 2023 at 4:20 pm

    Everyone loves a come back story.

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‘You’re a f*****g traffic cone!’ – Brooks Koepka heckles Aaron Ekblad at Florida Panthers game

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Brooks Koepka is preparing to play in this week’s LIV event in Orlando. While in Florida, the four-time major champion attended a Florida Panthers game.

At the game, Koepka was seen taunting Aaron Ekblad, who was the first overall pick in the draft in 2014, with a traffic cone.

Brooks can be seen in the video yelling, “Ekblad you suck” as well as calling him a “traffic cone” with the prop in hand.

So far this season, Koepka has finished 31st at LIV Mayakoba and 29th at LIV Tucson. He’ll be teeing it up at The Masters next week in search of his 5th major championship.

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‘Never mind the Masters’ – Gary Player explains why he ranks the Masters dead last of all the majors

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In an interview with Sportsmail, Gary Player spoke about which major championship he believes is the best among them. The 87-year-old won nine major championships, including the Masters three times and The Open Championship three times.

“But never mind the Masters, the Open is by far the greatest tournament on the planet.”

Interestingly, Player ranked the Masters fourth of the four majors.

“I rate the Open at one, the US Open two, PGA three and Augusta four,’ he adds. Four marvelous tournaments.”

When asked why he ranked the Masters after the other three, Player said it was because the others have been around longer.

“It’s the youngest of the majors. The others are steeped in tradition and history, and they still have to catch up. Nothing comes to the top without time.”

Speaking of The Masters, Player also spoke about Rory McIlroy’s quest for the career grand slam, of which he’s still one green jacket short. Player believes McIlroy will win and needs to do so sooner rather than later to cement his spot amongst the greatest players of all time.

‘He’s got the best swing in the world by a mile,’ Player says. ‘He’s won four majors but none since 2014. I think he will win the Masters because the course is made for him. I think if he does that, he’ll go down as one of the greats, but that’s something he has to do.

“I’ve always said my judgment of superstars is they have to win six majors. People these days say anyone who wins is a superstar. No. It’s not easily done, but I believe Rory can.”

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Golf legend says this was the biggest mistake of Tiger’s career

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At one stage in his career, it looked as if Tiger Woods becoming the record major holder was a formality, but for whatever factors that never materialised.

In an interview with Sportsmail, Gary Player spoke about Tiger Woods and his quest to break Jack Nicklaus’s major championship record, and has his own view on why Tiger never surpassed Jack’s record.

Player, who won nine major championships himself, said that he believes Ben Hogan was the “greatest” golfer he’d ever seen, but Tiger Woods was the most talented.

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‘Tiger Woods was the most talented golfer the planet has ever seen but he made a few bad decisions, which we all do.”

“Having lessons when he won the US Open by 15 shots was inconceivable — if he never went for a lesson, he would have won 20 majors minimum and he would have beat Nicklaus’s record.”

Player is referencing the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which Woods won by 15 shots. Just two years later, Tiger completely renovated his golf swing, which in retrospect looks as if it may have been a mistake.

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