THE BLOGNo Hang-Over for Anthony Kim
Anthony Kim carded a 6-under 64 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola on Thursday and will take a four-shot lead over Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman and Phil Mickelson into Friday’s second round as the PGA TOUR concludes the Playoffs for the FedExCup.This marks the third time in his career that Anthony Kim has held at least a share of an 18-hole lead on the PGA TOUR. He held a share of the lead at this year’s RBC Canadian Open (finished T8) and the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (finished T18).
Four days after Anthony Kim humbled Sergio Garcia in the Ryder Cup, he beat 29 players just as badly Thursday at the Tour Championship. Showing no effects of a Ryder Cup hangover, Kim fired off eight birdies on his way to a 6-under 64.
Kim and the other nine Americans from the winning team rarely got through a hole without hearing someone in the gallery congratulate them on their five-point victory over Europe on Sunday. Kim was smiling just as wide as he did Thursday. “I feel like when I’m happy, having a good time, I’m going to make some birdies,” he said. “So it was a good vibe out there.”
As well as he played at the Ryder Cup on a Valhalla course with soft greens and minimal rough, Kim was equally spectacular on an East Lake course that was tough as ever.
The real marvel was Kim posting eight birdies in his round of 64 in his Tour Championship debut. He attributes most of that to a simple fix in his putting before he teed off. “It was the most basic thing you can think — keep your eye on the ball,” Kim said. “Now that I’ve got that under control, I’m going to try to make some more putts.”
Kim hit mainly fairways and greens, and he took only 26 putts to match his lowest scores of the year and post his fifth consecutive round in the 60s on the PGA Tour. He played with Mike Weir (70).
Kim hit sand wedge to 2 feet on the third hole and to 3 feet on the fourth. The longest putt he made came from just behind the 11th green when he knocked in a 25-footer to start building a gap between him and the rest of the field that made it to the final event in the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup.
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