Story byAdam Schupak, GolfweekSat, January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC·2 min readAnthony Kim is showing signs of playing like the Anthony Kim of old. On Saturday, at Black Diamond Ranch, he sank a 15-foot par putt at 18 that circled the cup to shoot a bogey-free 66, along with South Africa’s Oliver Bekker and Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond. and sits T-2 behind leader Richard Lee of Canada (64) heading into the final 18 holes of the 36-hole shootout to return to full-time status in the league. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Took a little bit more time to grind on it and hit a great putt, and luckily it went in,” he said. Kim, 40, who played as a LIV Golf wild card the past two seasons following his return to competitive golf after a 12-year retirement, was just 1 under through 12 holes Saturday. But he made consecutive lengthy birdie putts at the 13th and 14th holes and birdied the par-5 16th.“I made two putts from outside of 10 feet, which felt like a mile,” he said.
