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Sunday 15 February 2026LIV GolfYear in Review
Kim wins LIV Golf Adelaide
The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, South Australia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 February 2026 · Anthony Kim’s win no. 1 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 individual; $10,000,000 team USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/15°C · wind 30 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 27 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jon Rahm ESP · 268co-led by five after 54 holes, but Kim caught him after nine holes and pulled away as Rahm closed with 71 Anthony Kim wins LIV Golf Adelaide in a remarkable career comeback (AP via NBC Sports)
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Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Adelaide
The Grange Golf Club, The Grange Golf Club, Adelaide, South Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anthony Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via NBC Sports)
15 February 2026
I’m too old to be reacting like that because I think I pulled something in my hip,
AP (via NBC Sports)
15 February 2026
But who I am today is a completely different person.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Kim | 67 · 67 · 68 · 63 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Jon Rahm | 68 · 63 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Peter Uihlein | 69 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Bryson DeChambeau | 66 · 67 · 64 · 74 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Dean Burmester | 69 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | 71 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Marc Leishman | 66 · 72 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Sebastián Muñoz | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Branden Grace | 71 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Cameron Smith | 72 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-19, Dallas; USA; turned pro 2006; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 847 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 847 -> rankAfter 203), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet