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That is all.
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He deserved to win with a closing round 65. He played great this weekend and expect great things from him the rest of the season.

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I'm not a huge fan of Anthony Kim, but it would be nice to see him win a couple more events this year and possibly one of the two remaining majors. He is young and loaded with talent, and that's what the golf world is looking for. It doesn't hurt he has two very solid wins on the resume' either. He is impressive.
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Player of the Year

Granted he gets one more win. Or 5 more top-10s two of which in the remaining majors. At worst he'll get Comeback Player of the Year.

He was my pick in our pool at work for this week.

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Like him or not, he has game. I will absolutely have a bet on him to win the PGA Championship.

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He's my fave. Along with Luke Donald.

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AK seems to have matured a lot in the last year or so. mostly, he doesn't seem to be so full of himself. i don't mind confidence, but he was,as i stress,was, just a bit too cocky, therefore not likable enough. looks like he's on the right track now, listening to his interviews lately.

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Great stuff,he will be a strong player fairly soon,each win will build his confidence.

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Swagger never fails.
He's so confident, it's amazing.
I hope he wins one of the majors.

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I like him and most young guns seem to have a bit of swager in their step. I was glad to see him win again.

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It's interesting to note that when Tiger was busy dominating everyone for years on end, the story went that no one had the backbone to stand up to Tiger. So now this kid comes along, and he's cocky, and flashy, and he has game - a lot more game than Poulter and Rory - and he gets flak for being arrogant. Isn't he what golf has wanted to see for years now? He's the next one to step up, and he seems like he has the juevos to do it. Do we really expect him to genuflect at the altar of the great game now that he's made it? Isn't the passive rollover act from Scott and Goosen and Els and Garcia getting a little old?

I liked him before and I like him now. He's really good, he'll get better, and he's mentally strong.

And he should be cocky. That's what great athletes do, whether they show it or not.
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It's interesting to note that when Tiger was busy dominating

I agree with CPHoya. This kid definitely has a swagger about him that I enjoy watching - and he has the game to back it up. I followed him on Thursday (I like the smaller crowds) and enjoyed watching him around the greens. This kid was having fun out there and not timid with any of his shots (Saw him go for it on the Par 5 9th hole in two with his hybrid while everyone else in his group including JB Holmes was laying up) This kid has confidence. I hope he keeps it up and wins a couple of more this year.

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I agree with CPHoya. This kid definitely has a swagger about him that I enjoy watching - and he has the game to back it up. I followed him on Thursday (I like the smaller crowds) and enjoyed watching him around the greens. This kid was having fun out there and not timid with any of his shots (Saw him go for it on the Par 5 9th hole in two with his hybrid while everyone else in his group including JB Holmes was laying up) This kid has confidence. I hope he keeps it up and wins a couple of more this year.

Kim was bombing it but if you were following them did you see Holmes drive on 17? 360!!!

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I for one, don't like that 'cockyness' or swagger that Kim has. Lots of people say they like him being cocky, but the same people probably don't like Rory Sabbatini for the same reaason...
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Isn't he what golf has wanted to see for years now? He's the next one to step up, and he seems like he has the

Personally, I'm a fan of cocky so long as you don't go off into dipshit, lala land like Woody Austin often does (and specifically, when he shot 70 to Woods' 63 yet "outplayed" him), or like Rory Sabbatini did when he made the comments about Tiger being "more beatable than ever" after soundly beating Rory.

But yeah, Anthony Kim isn't quite in the same class as those two guys.
I for one, don't like that 'cockyness' or swagger that Kim has. Lots of people say they like him being cocky, but the same people probably don't like Rory Sabbatini for the same reaason...

The problem I had with Anthony Kim is that, when he made the original comments, he'd yet to do much on the PGA Tour. Two wins this year have gone a long ways towards justifying his cockiness. Granted, both were at non-Tiger tournaments, but if he keeps playing well he'll knock Tiger off in a few tournaments next year and for years afterwards.

An example of a cocky kid that still hasn't done much? Jason Day. I'm not anointing him as anything but a kid having a good year on the PGA Tour right now, and it gets annoying when the press leaps at every chance to throw up a Tiger challenger. So dumb.

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I'm not anointing him as anything but a kid having a good year on the PGA Tour right now, and it gets annoying when the press leaps at every chance to throw up a Tiger challenger. So dumb.

Amen to that! Until someone achieves a resume that is even 1/2 of Lefty's, I don't really want to hear comparisons to Tiger.


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