More than a month after they were lost on an American Airlines flight, the clubs I.K. Kim used to win last year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open turned up on the sale rack of a California sporting goods store.
Kim’s clubs became lost in late January when she flew from Miami to San Diego, with the airline suggesting she simply rent a new set. A few weeks later, Kim shot a “What’s in the bag” television segment which according to a Golfweek report caught the eye of three good samaritans in the San Diego area.
The three men recognized Kim’s clubs for sale at a local Play It Again Sports, with the major winner’s tools listed at $60 each. The store even had Kim’s tour bag, complete with her LPGA player badge. Kim filmed the reunion with her bag - containing wedges and a few hybrids, minus the head covers - at the Carlsbad police station:
Kim was back in southern California this week for the Kia Classic, where she’ll begin play Thursday morning at Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad.