Anthony Kim

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Anthony Kim
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Personal information
Full nameAnthony Ha-Jin Kim
NicknameA.K. [1]
Born (1985-06-19) June 19, 1985 (age 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
College University of Oklahoma
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) LIV Golf
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 6 (September 28, 2008) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 3rd: 2010
PGA Championship T50: 2007
U.S. Open T16: 2009
The Open Championship T5: 2011
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tie

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00111232
U.S. Open 00000244
The Open Championship 00012232
PGA Championship 00000053
Totals0012361511

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20072008200920102011
The Players Championship CUTT42CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2008200920102011
Match Play R32R64R64
Championship 58T2260
Invitational T36T36T76
Champions T10T25
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

YearStartsCuts madeWins2nd3rdTop 10Top 25Earnings ($)Money list rank
20062201012338,067(non-member)
200726200014101,545,19560
200822192138104,656,2656
20092217012381,972,15539
20101410111462,574,92124
20112614000271,085,84687
20121020000033,960 232
Career12284347224312,206,409 133*

* Rank as of the 2015–16 season, the last time he appeared on the career money list

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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