Anthony Kim shot a 6-over 76 for the second straight day at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, the venue for this week’s LIV Golf Event in Saudi Arabia.
He is alone in 53rd place at 12 over after 36 holes. Matthew Wolfe withdrew after playing three holes on Saturday, leaving Kim in last place, nine strokes behind his closest opponent, Ian Poulter.
Kim is also 25 shots behind leader Joaquin Niemann, who shot a 6-under 64 on Saturday. Niemann holds a two-stroke lead over Charl Schwartzel with a total of 13 under par.
The second round got off to a tough start for Kim.
Kim started with the shotgun-style 15th hole and started with three bogeys and one double bogey in the first four holes.
He then returned for a birdie on the 361-yard par-4 1st, marking his second birdie of the week.
After that, Kim made a double bogey on the par-3 third hole and fell further behind, and after seven holes, he was suddenly 6 over.
However, he ended the day on a high note, scoring 11 consecutive pars to right the ship. The way he ended his second round was by far the best golf he played during his two days in Saudi Arabia.
Kim’s putting was on point as he needed just 27 putts during Saturday’s round.
Perhaps his par streak is a sign of good things to come for Kim, who has won on the PGA Tour three times.
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