Potomac, MD--
After making his name known all weekend long in Tiger's Tourney, it was one man wearing the Nike apparel who took the AT&T Title, and no, it was not Tiger as many already know, it was the 25 year old Anthony Kim, who won his second tournament for 2008 Sunday at Congressional.
Kim became the first American under 25 since Woods to win at least twice in the same year on the PGA Tour.
"To win his golf tournament is amazing," Kim said. "I idolized him growing up. It's so surreal for me to be in this position."
Kim who could not take the trophy from Woods personally knew what a great round of golf he had completed and Tiger himself from his home in Orlando congratulated Kim for his amazing round of 5-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Fredrik Jacobson.
"He told me to just keep working hard and keep it up, and the sky's the limit, and there's no reason to stop now," Kim said of his call from Woods, who was home in Florida recovering from knee surgery.
Kim's closest competion over the weekend came from Tom Pernice Jr. had a one-shot lead, but twice went into the water and made double bogey. He had to rally with three straight birdies late in the round just to crack the top 10, closing with a 72.
"I just made some really poor golf shots today, Anthony played some amazing golf out there and should really be looked out for during the remainer of the season," said Pernice.
Kim played flawless golf on the back nine of a tough Congressional course and was abel to save par from a bunker on No. 14 with a 7-foot putt, the closest he came to a bogey throughout a soft, cloudy day. He spun a wedge back to 5 feet on the 16th for his final birdie, and as Jacobson was making a run, Kim made a nifty chip on the 17th to save par.
