Phil Mickelson Posts Worst-Ever LIV Golf Finish; Anthony Kim Finally Shines
While a handful of players were fighting in the final round to win the inaugural LIV Golf event in Hong Kong — a battle ultimately won by Abraham Ancer in a three-man playoff over Paul Casey and Cameron Smith — Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim were on the opposite end of the leaderboard fighting not to finish in last place.
Ultimately, neither took that dubious honor as Kieran Vincent slid into the spot with a 6-over round of 76 on a rainy Sunday at Hong Kong Golf Club to finish at 9-over for the week.
Well a handful of players were fighting in the final round to win the inaugural live golf event in Hong Kong a battle ultimately one by Abraham answer in a three-man playoff over Paul Casey and Cameron Smith Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim were on the opposite end of the
Leaderboard fighting not to finish in last place mikkelson saved himself from a last place finish with a couple of late birdies but still posted the worst finish of his live golf career to date tying for 52nd at8 over meanwhile Kim who finished last in jeda in his return to professional golf finally showed
Signs of Life as he shot one of the lowest rounds of the day firing a five under 65 to get to three over for the week good for solo 50th coming off his best ever live golf finish with a tie for sixth in Jetta mikkelson put himself
In a horrible position to open the week in Hong Kong shooting his worst round since joining the sabed series with a 10 over 80 but the six-time major Champion bounced back nicely in the second round making four birdies against two Bogies for a two under 68 mikkelson got off to
A rocky start to open the final round with a bogey on his opening hole before making seven consecutive pars he carded his second bogey of the day at the 1 180 yard par three fifth hole moving him back to 10 over for the week after six straight pars Lefty finally made his
First birdie of the day on the 1 for one yard par 31 12th his 16th hole of the day and followed it up with another at the 5 to9 yard par 513th he then par his final hole of the day to shoot an even par round of 70 to
Finish at 8 over for the turny one shot better than Vincent despite avoiding the embarrassment of a last place finish melson’s tie for 50 second still marks the lowest finish of his live golf career one place worse than his t-51 finish at myoba to kick off the 2024
Campaign coming into the final round in Hong Kong Kim had failed to shoot par or better in the five rounds aged played since ending his nearly 12-year absence from the professional ranks to join live golf the three time PGA Tour winner shot 76- 76 -74 in Jetta to finish last in
Jetta at 16 over and was eight over through two rounds in Hong Kong shooting 76 minus 72 but Kim found something in his game on Sunday not only shooting his first subpar round since his return but also firing one of the lowest rounds of the day with a five under 65 starting
His day on the 15th hole Kim birdied two of his first three holes before dropping a shot at the first but then birdied two of his next five he gave a shot back at the ninth made par at the 10th and then reeled off three consecutive birdies
Giving him seven for the day before making par on his last hole only four players w Neiman 63 Dustin Johnson 63 Paul Casey 64 and Kevin nus 64 were better than Kim during the final round
