{"id":8086,"date":"2026-02-16T22:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/adelaide-title-vaults-anthony-kim-644-spots-in-world-rankings\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:08:14","slug":"adelaide-title-vaults-anthony-kim-644-spots-in-world-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/adelaide-title-vaults-anthony-kim-644-spots-in-world-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide title vaults Anthony Kim 644 spots in world rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section id=\"0\" class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27984930.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27984930.jpg\" alt=\"Golf: LIV Golf Black Diamond Ranch - Final Round\" class=\"w-full\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><span class=\"text-0.8 leading-tight\">Jan 11, 2026; Lecanto, Florida, United States; Anthony Kim reacts to his third place in the LIV Golf Black Diamond Ranch golf tournament at Black Diamond Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<p>Anthony Kim soared from 847th to 203rd in the Official World Golf Ranking released on Monday following his first tournament win since 2010.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">\n<p>The LIV Golf Adelaide champion still has a lot of work left to do but is back in the conversation for the Masters and other majors following a 12-year absence from the sport for injury and addiction recovery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<p>Kim, 40, has not competed in a grand slam event since he missed the cut at the 2011 PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-4\">\n<p>The OWGR began awarding world ranking points to the top-10 finishers in LIV Golf events this season. Kim tied for 22nd at the season-opening event in Riyadh earlier this month before breaking through in Australia, where his final score of 23-under was three shots clear of Spain&#8217;s Jon Rahm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<p>At No. 203, Kim would still need to climb another 153 spots to make the top 50 in the OWGR in time to secure an automatic invitation to the Masters (April 9-12). There are only three LIV Golf events between now and then: Hong Kong (March 5-8), Singapore (March 12-15) and South Africa (March 19-22).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-6\">\n<p>As for the May 14-17 PGA Championship at Aronimink, players ranked within the top 100 of the OWGR typically get invitations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<p>The world ranking is not the only pathway for Kim to qualify for the U.S. Open or The Open Championship.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-8\">\n<p>Last year, the USGA announced a special exemption for the U.S. Open for LIV players. For the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills from June 18-21, &#8220;the top player who is not otherwise exempt and in the top 3 of the 2026 LIV Golf Individual Standings as of May 18, 2026&#8221; will get in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\">\n<p>The R&amp;A also has an LIV-tailored exemption for the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale from July 16-19. One spot will be awarded to &#8220;the first player and anyone tying for that place, not otherwise exempt, in the 2026 LIV Golf Individual Season Standings on completion of LIV Golf Louisiana (June 25-28).&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-10\">\n<p>Kim currently sits second in the LIV individual standings behind Rahm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-11\">\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/adelaide-title-vaults-anthony-kim-644-spots-in-world-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan 11, 2026; Lecanto, Florida, United States; Anthony Kim reacts to his third place in the LIV Golf Black Diamond Ranch golf tournament at Black Diamond Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-Imagn Images Anthony Kim soared from 847th to 203rd in the Official World Golf Ranking released on Monday following his first tournament win since 2010. 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