Anthony Kim made one of the biggest jumps in the history of the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday. And all it took was a made cut.

To be fair, there was nowhere to go but up. The 39-year-old hadn’t earned world ranking points since a T-42 finish at the 2012 Honda Classic when he was still playing on the PGA Tour.

Kim entered last week’s Asian Tour International Series event in Qatar ranked No. 4,595. But a T-37 vaulted him to No. 2,314 when the latest editions of the ranking came out on Monday.

After more than a decade away from the game, Kim returned to competitive golf earlier this year playing as a wildcard for LIV Golf. He finished 56th out of 57 players in the 2024 season standings, but LIV events aren’t recognized by the OWGR.

Kim’s status for LIV’s 2025 season remains unclear, but he sounded very confident about his comeback following his finish in Qatar, where fellow LIV golfer Peter Uihlein won. Kim said after it’s “just a matter of time” before he’ll be “contending on Sundays” again.

“I know a lot of people have probably seen my last year and don’t think that’s possible, but I think it’s going to happen,” Kim told Gulf News.

Kim peaked at No. 6 in the OWGR following a T-3 at the 2008 Tour Championship.

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