LIV Golf Houston: Anthony Kim returns to the scene of the last victory

14 years and 2 months ago, 24-year-old Anthony Kim won his third PGA Tour title a week before heading to Augusta as one of the favorites for the 2010 Masters.

Kim triumphed at the Shell Houston Open with a playoff victory over Vaughn Taylor to move up to 14th in the world rankings and have an increasing chance of becoming one of the best players of his generation.

It was his third victory in three years and he would finish 3rd at the Masters behind Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood to record his best Major result.

Yet just two years later, he played his final PGA Tour event and was not seen again until 12 years later, when he emerged from the golfing wilderness and joined the LIV Golf League.

Kim, who has been open about the difficulties he faced during his absence, has competed in five LIV golf events so far this year, with a best finish of 50th in Hong Kong where he shot the best round of his return – a five-under-par 65 – during the final round.

He followed that up with two rounds in Adelaide before retiring and then placing 52nd in Singapore the following week. Kim has had a month off to work on her game before what will be a return to happy hunting ground this week.

Houston is hosting its first LIV Golf program event at the Golf Club of Houston, which hosted the PGA Tour’s Houston Open from 2003-2019.

Kim tamed it in 2010 with rounds of 66, 69, 69 and 70 for a total of 12 under par, and with 14 competitive rounds under his belt this year, he will certainly be hoping for his best result in LIV Golf to date. day.

Ian Poulter celebrates making a putt

Ian Poulter’s last victory also took place at the Golf Club of Houston in 2018.

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The Golf Club of Houston is also the scene of Ian Poulter’s latest victory, which came at the 2018 Houston Open thanks to a playoff victory over Beau Hossler, which propelled him into the Masters field for the week next.

Fellow Englishman and LIV golfer Paul Casey won here in 2009, while Phil Mickelson triumphed in 2011 and Matt Jones, who plays for Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC team, was the winner in 2014.

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