Anthony Kim defiant after nightmare start to LIV Golf career
Anthony Kim has sent a defiant message to his critics after the American has endured a tough start to life with the LIV Golf League.
Anthony Kim has revealed there are 'no excuses' after his poor start to life with LIV Golf.
The breakaway tour's recent excursion to Adelaide represented Kim's fourth LIV appearance.
So far, Kim has finished 53-50-53-54 in the 54-man fields.
Overall, his score to par is a whopping 46-over through 12 competitive rounds.
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Kim does not play for a LIV team yet and is instead playing this campaign as a 'wildcard'.
That being said, he is still bottom of the individual standings and is yet to register a single point.
Kim took to the platform X after his dead last finish in Australia to say there were 'no excuses'.
"Absolutely frustrating and disappointing to play how I did," he wrote.
"No excuses, I have to get better and keep working."
Kim spent more than a decade in the wilderness after walking away from the PGA Tour in 2012.
When he resurfaced in February, he revealed he was once in an extremely dark place.
So much so, he made the alarming admission that doctors told him he did not have long to live.
Kim has refused to clarify what he meant by that statement.
The 48-year-old is saving the full story for a documentary that is being made about his life.
Unsurprisingly, Kim was given a hefty pay cheque to return to professional golf with LIV.
But he is steadfast in his position that he's not just here to make up the numbers.
In a recent interview with The Age, Kim declared: "I think about it [winning again] every day; I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t.
"That’s not the person I am. When I had the conversation with Greg about certain expectations.
"I told him, 'I’m not here to be another one of the guys. If you want me to be, I shouldn't be on this tour’.
"He sees some ability in me, but he wanted me to manage my expectations because there’s a lot of good players. I’m not here to be finishing 20th, 30th, 40th or 50th.
"I’m here to start competing for tournaments, and with some hard work and a couple of good bounces, I’m sure I’ll be there."
Kim was referring to LIV Golf's commissioner Greg Norman.
Norman was a hugely popular figure over the weekend as LIV staged another successful tournament at the Grange Golf Club.
Norman took the time after the tournament's conclusion to take a fresh swipe at his critics.
The two-time Open champion said he felt sorry for those who never fully understood what LIV was trying to achieve since its noisy debut in June 2022.
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