Anthony Kim decides next step after LIV Golf | Golf News

Anthony Kim’s extremely anticipated comeback to skilled golf after a 12-year hiatus has unfolded in disappointing fashion, offering little trigger for celebration.

The participant once heralded as LIV Golf’s marquee returning expertise now finds himself demoted following a catastrophic two-year period marked by squandered probabilities and underwhelming outcomes. He has overtly acknowledged his inconsistent efficiency throughout your entire season.

His sole pathway back to prominence runs through the Asian Tour’s International Series, starting with this week’s Jakarta International Championship. It comes after Keegan Bradley was told he ought to have turned to three LIV gamers in his Ryder Cup crew.

Kim must now string together distinctive performances across the remaining 5 tournaments, culminating with the PIF Saudi International in Riyadh next month, or pull off an extraordinary exhibiting at the LIV Golf Promotions Event later this 12 months. “My goal is to play well over the next five or six weeks, and just let things play out,” Kim said.

“Right now, I’m focused on the events in front of me. If you play well, you have an opportunity. I’m not too worried about what’s ahead. Just taking it one week at a time.

“My sport has been very streaky,” he admitted, repeating a stance he has held since March. “I’ve had some stretches where I really feel like a world-class participant, and I’ve had some stretches where I really feel like I’ve no concept what I’m doing. But that comes with not taking part in golf for 12 years.”

The ex-Ryder Cup competitor and three-time PGA Tour champion maintains he can still contend at the highest level, provided he continues building confidence on the course after his 2012 ACL surgery. “I feel great outcomes are in entrance of me. As long as I can keep healthy, I consider that I’ll have a lot of probabilities to win in the future.”

Once hailed as one of golf’s brightest young stars, Kim found himself transformed into another “what if” subject who disappeared from the scene.

At 39, he made a comeback, battling just to keep within the ropes. Now, at 40, Kim is gunning for his first top-15 end this 12 months.

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Kim once held the title of the world’s Sixth-best golfer during his profession’s zenith in 2008. However, while sidelined due to injury, his rating plummeted to a low of 4,628 and at the moment sits at world No. 2610.

His efficiency throughout the 2025 season was largely disappointing. Kim struggled throughout the season, failing to secure any top-10 finishes and often ending up T50 or worse.

His best exhibiting was a twenty fifth place end at Dallas, and he was steadily in the Drop Zone of the leaderboard, dealing with the menace of relegation.

He failed to rating any particular person factors in 2024 or 2025, while Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm clinched back-to-back championships.