Kim Diagnoses Himself With IMG Scheduling Fatigue

From Shanghai, via Doug Ferguson's story, Anthony Kim earns bonus points for only taking a year to recognize what some players took several to figure out--don't turn scheduling over to your agents:

"Next year, I just want to be prepared for our season," he said of the PGA Tour, where he failed to win this year. "The PGA Tour is my home tour, and it's where I need to play well. I've made it my priority to play well in the States. I was all over the place this year. I didn't do a good job of scheduling. Scheduling is half your job as a pro. I learned a lot this year."

And..

"Even if they don't have a Race to Dubai next year, I'm still going to sign up for European Tour membership," Kim said. "There's a different vibe out here, and it's good to experience it. I just need to do a better job with my schedule."

Kim would not be replaced in the Dubai World Championship.

Comments

[OWGR Fan]

A nation yawns......

[Tay Lormaid]

Anthony Kim: The most over-rated, over-hyped, underperforming player on tour.

[10024]

I think it could be argued that many are ahead of AK on the overhype/underperform list.

I think Anthony needs to change but a lot of this publicity I'm sure he'd have preferred not to have.

As for his "performance" (last 2 years):

- 44 events
- 2 wins, 11 top-10's
- $6.8mm in earnings
- Ryder Cup (2-1-1)
- Prez Cup (3-1)
- #22 world rankinng (1 spot behind Goosen, 1 ahead of Zach J.)

The kid is only 24 years old...

...and you characterize that as "underperformance"?

[Smolmania]

Would that we all could underperform like that. . .

[Smolmania]

Would that we all could underperform like that. . .

[Ky Laffoon's Ghost]

He certainly seems to be a callow young man, but that is not the record of an underperformer. If it remains his record for the next 5 years, maybe...