ADELAIDE, Australia — Anthony Kim capped off a stunning comeback in life and in golf when he made four straight birdies on the back nine, closed with a 9-under 63 and won LIV Golf Adelaide for his first victory in nearly 16 years.
Kim vanished from the game in 2012 and went through struggles with drugs and alcoholism. LIV Golf brought him in as a wild card in 2024, and he made it through qualifying to stay in the league for this season.
He started five shots behind Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, who have combined to win four majors since 2020. The 40-year-old American surged past both of them to win by three shots and collect $4 million.
Kim’s last win had been the 2010 Houston Open.
In Florida, David Toms made a 25-foot par putt to stay in the game and finished with a tap-in birdie on the par-5 18th for a 1-over 73 and a one-shot victory in the Chubb Classic, his first victory on the PGA Tour Champions in nearly three years.
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Toms struggled for so much of Sunday with a pair of double bogeys on the front nine to let other back into the mix. Boo Weekley closed with a 67 to catch Toms. Defending champion Justin Leonard joined them with birdie on the 17th, though he failed to birdie the 18th from a greenside bunker. He closed with a 70.
Toms reached the bunker in two on the 18th and blasted out to a foot to finish at 13-under 203. It was his fifth PGA Tour Champions title and first since he won the Galleri Classic in 2023.