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Kim Gets Call From Tiger After AT&T Win

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 7, 2008

BETHESDA, Md. - BETHESDA, Md. - Anthony Kim is on the cusp of joining the short list of challengers to Tiger Woods, a point driven home Sunday not so much by his victory at the AT&T National as the phone call he received from the tournament host.

Woods wasn't at Congressional to present the trophy, but he surely would have appreciated Kim's performance. After a week of mistakes that held him back, Kim unleashed a bogey-free round of 5-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Fredrik Jacobson.

Kim became the first American under 25 since Woods to win at least twice in the same year on the PGA Tour.

"He told me to just keep working hard and keep it up, and the sky's the limit, and there's no reason to stop now," Kim said of his call from Woods, who was home in Florida recovering from knee surgery.

"To win his golf tournament is amazing," Kim said. "I idolized him growing up. It's so surreal for me to be in this position."

Kim moved up to No. 6 in the Ryder Cup standings, virtually assuring himself a spot on the American team in September.

Kim also joined some elite company. In the past 10 years, the only other players under 25 with multiple PGA Tour victories in the same season are Woods, Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott.

LPGA: Seon Hwa Lee birdied the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Jane Park (62) and Meena Lee in the NW Arkansas Championship at Rogers, Ark.
Seon Hwa Lee closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 15-under 201.
Meena Lee (70) had a chance to tie on 18, but missed a 15-foot birdie putt.

CHAMPIONS: Eduardo Romero won the Dick's Sporting Goods Open at Endicott, N.Y., by one shot over Fulton Allem and Gary Koch.

Romero shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 17-under 199, equaling the score recorded by R.W. Eaks a year ago in the event's inaugural year. It was Romero's second Champions Tour victory. He also won the 2006 JELD-WEN Tradition.

Crowd favorite Joey Sindelar (71) was within one shot of the lead entering the final hole, but his tee shot at No. 18 sailed into the right trees and he made double bogey to finish in third at 14-under 202, his fourth top-5 in nine events since turning 50 in March and joining the Champions Tour.

PGA EUROPEAN: Ross Fisher shot a 4-under 68 to win the European Open at Ash, England, by seven strokes over Sergio Garcia in a wire-to-wire victory.

The 27-year-old Englishman finished with a 20-under total of 268.

Garcia shot 66, the best round on a day of strong winds and rain.

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