Bethesda, Maryland
06 July 2008
American Anthony Kim has fired a five-under-par final round of 65 towin the AT&T National golf tournament in Bethesda, Maryland, nearWashington, D.C. by two strokes. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more fromCongressional Country Club where Kim becomes the first American underage 25 since world number one Tiger Woods to win two U.S. PGA Tourtitles in one year.
TigerWoods is the tournament host. But he remained at home in Orlando,Florida, as he recovers from season-ending knee surgery. Kim turnedprofessional in 2006 and has drawn some comparisons to a younger TigerWoods. But Kim says he was increasingly not happy with his results anddecided to change his poor work ethic and habits.
"I love thefeeling of competing and being in the hunt," said Kim. "I love thelittle butterflies you get in your stomach. And that is why I play thegame. So I do not know what changed. But I realized that if I did notwork hard and put in the hours, I was not going to reap the benefits."
Kim has now won twice in five starts. He will rest next week before he tees off in the British Open at Royal Birkdale.