O'Meara Gets on the Kim Bandwagon

by Mulligan Stu on Jan 22, 2008 5:27 PM EST

Last year I wrote that then-21-year-old rookie Anthony Kim "is the next great American golfer. Mark it down."

Mark O'Meara climbs on the AK bandwagon today, saying:

At 22, Tiger had already won six tournaments and I think Tiger's mental game was probably stronger," O'Meara, 51, told reporters on Tuesday during preparation for this week's Buick Invitational.

"But technique-wise, I reckon Anthony's swing is better at 22 than what Tiger's was. I think I'm a pretty good judge of what I see in somebody's bag and what they've got in talent, and that kid has got it."

O'Meara described himself as "blown away" by Kim's talent after partnering the young'in at the Merrill Lynch Shootout last month.

I said last year of Kim's future, "No, he won't be Tiger Woods great - nobody will. But he'll definitely be, at least, Davis Love-Jim Furyk great."

At least. O'Meara predicts Kim will be even better than that:

"He could win multiple tournaments a year easily and win major championships. That's how talented he is in my opinion."

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