Anthony Ha-Jin Kim (born June 19, 1985) is an American professional golfer with three

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wins, who played in one

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competition, and one

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competition. He has not played in a PGA Tour event since an injury in 2012. He is believed to have had an insurance policy that would pay him $10-20 million in the case of a career-ending injury.

Amateur career

Korean American Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian Americans ...

, Kim was born in

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, California, and resides in

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, Texas. He attended La Quinta High School in

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. After high school, he attended the

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for three years; this is where he met his caddie, Brodie Flanders. He was part of the winning USA team in the

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Professional career

2006–2010

Kim turned professional in 2006 and after receiving a sponsor's exemption he finished in a tie for second on his

debut at the 2006

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. He earned his PGA Tour card through the qualifying school for the 2007 season. He made a strong start and broke into the top 100 in the

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in May 2007 with four top 10 finishes during his rookie season on the PGA Tour. In the 2007 U.S. Open, he shot a final round 67 earning him a tie for 20th place (he started the day at T57). His 67 was the lowest for the round and second lowest for the tournament. In May 2008, Kim won his first PGA Tour tournament at the

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, defeating former

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champion Ben Curtis by five shots. Kim's 16-under par 272 total was the lowest score in the tournament's history until 2015. He shot an opening day 70, but rallied for subsequent rounds of 67-66-69 and was several shots clear of Curtis most of the final round. He earned $1,152,000 for his victory, and reached a new career high of 16th in the world rankings. In July 2008, Kim won his second PGA Tour tournament at the

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, defeating

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by two shots. Kim shot a 5 under 65 in the fourth round to capture the title. The victory was especially meaningful because the tournament is hosted by

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. Furthermore, Kim became the first American under 25 to win twice in one year on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods in 2000. This win moved him to 14th in the World Rankings. A pair of T-3 finishes in the final two 2008 FedEx Cup events pushed him to 6th in the World Rankings. He has spent over 20 weeks in the top-10 since 2008. In September 2008, Kim was a critical part of the United States' victory in the

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, defeating Ryder Cup veteran

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5 & 4 in the first match of the Sunday single matches. Later that year he joined the European Tour for the 2009 season, making his debut as a member at the 2008

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, the first tournament of the 2009 season. At the

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, Kim set the record for most birdies in a round with eleven in the second round, surpassing

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, who had ten birdies in 1986. At the

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, Kim posted an impressive 3–1 record, which included a 5 and 3 victory over

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in the Sunday singles match. Kim lost to

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in the finals of the Volvo World Match Play in October 2009 4 & 3 after once again beating

in the semi-finals. On April 4, 2010, Kim won the

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, beating

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in a playoff. He became only the fifth player in 30 years to have won three times on the PGA Tour before the age of 25, the others being

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and Adam Scott. An injury hampered most of the rest of the 2010 season for Kim, and he failed to qualify for the

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2011–present

In June 2012, Kim had surgery after injuring the Achilles tendon in his left leg and was expected to miss 9 to 12 months. Kim was eligible for the 2013 season on a Major Medical Exemption, but has failed to play a single tournament since. In April 2014, Golf Channel reported that Kim no longer plays golf, even on a recreational level. In 2016, Kim played in a number of charity events, but says he is not ready to play professionally again. He also cited ongoing physical therapy and numerous surgeries as the reasons for delaying his return. In April 2019, during an encounter with a fan in West Hollywood, California, Kim referred to his golf game as "non-existent". On January 1, 2021, Adam Schriber, Kim's longtime coach, posted a photo of the two in front of the Dallas skyline with the caption "2021 is going to be special".

Amateur wins

''Note: this list may be incomplete.'' *2004

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Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

Other playoff record (1–2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tie

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2007 U.S. Open – 2009 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

''* Rank as of the 2015–16 season, the last time he appeared on the career money list''

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(winners) Professional *

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(winners) *

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(winners)

Media work

Kim participated in the fourth episode of the second season of Shaq Vs., which aired on August 24, 2010. In the episode, Kim teamed up with

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greates ...

against fellow golf pro

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and NBA Hall of Famer

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in a five-hole match. Team Shaq won in sudden death with O'Neal making the winning twenty-five foot putt.

References

External links

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Profile in Wall Street Journal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Anthony American male golfers Oklahoma Sooners men's golfers PGA Tour golfers European Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Los Angeles Golfers from Dallas American sportspeople of Korean descent People from La Quinta, California 1985 births Living people