Anthony Kim found redemption at LIV Golf Adelaide, coming back to defeat Jon Rahm by three strokes after shooting a 9-under 63 to win his first tournament in 16 years.
On Sunday night, he was rewarded with a big boost in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Kim entered the tournament in Australia at No. 847. And, thanks to LIV being awarded OWGR points ahead of its 2026 season, he is now No. 203.
Collin Morikawa’s jump wasn’t as large but it was significant. His victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the PGA Tour’s first signature event of the season, pushed him from 19th to fifth. He had slipped outside the top 10 at the end of the year, having been winless on Tour since Oct. 2023.
Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka tied for second at Pebble Beach. That boosted Lee up 21 spots to 31st and Straka up two to 12th. Scottie Scheffler, who tied for fourth for his eighth consecutive top-5 finish on Tour, is still more than double the points of world No. 2 Rory McIlroy.
Rahm, who entered the tournament No. 67 in the world, also got a boost with his second runner-up finish in as many weeks. A critic of the new points system, he is up to No. 50 in the world — still 18 spots back of the top-ranked LIV player, Bryson DeChambeau, who tied for third in Australia.
Rahm, a two-time major champion, has gotten more than 13 points for each his second-place finishes in Adelaide and Riyadh to start the year on the LIV circuit. He entered the tournament in Saudi Arabia No. 97 in the world.
Kim, who finished T-22 in Riyadh, got no points for that performance. Under the OWGR new system, LIV players only get points for finishing inside the top 10.
Kim, Rahm and DeChambeau each have a chance to keep OWGR momentum in Hong Kong when LIV returns March 5-8.