Of all the deals that Greg Norman’s LIV Golf has made over the past two years upending the men’s professional game, none has as much intrigue as Kim’s return to the sport this week in Saudi Arabia.The former world no. . 6 has not only been out of the scene for a while, he hasn’t played a high-level tournament since 2012. He then withdrew due to injury, had Achilles surgery…and never returned.Tournament organizers tried to build momentum for their events to lure Kim back into the spotlight . There were murmurs, observations here and there about his imminent return.But he never had and reportedly did not want to take the $15 million insurance premium for a career-ending injury.t Kim is not blessed. talented: He was the first American under 25 to win twice on the PGA Tour in a season since Woods, when he did it in 2008 and then finished third at the 2010 Masters.Stories aside his crazy ways. were also legendary.Australia’s Robert Allenby once accused Kim of partying at four o’clock before a singles match at the 2009 Presidents Cup. Allenby said his friends saw Kim “come in sideways.” Kim crushed Allenby 5 and 3 later in the day.
He will play the rest of the season as a wildcard, not joining the team, joining the likes of Australian Cameron Smith, Masters hero Jon Rahm and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka.”Eleven years have passed. That’s a long time. Time ,” said Kim. “It’s been a long time and I’m very grateful for all the ups, downs and lessons learned from the first part of my career.”I want to compete with the best players in the world and I’m on a mission. to prove to myself that I can win again. The next step in that journey begins now and I’m excited to give it everything I’ve got this season in the LIV Golf League.”I feel like I’ve been blessed with some talent and hard work. So I’m looking forward to good results.”.
