‘He’s the only one’ – Tiger Woods never seen another golfer play like …

Anthony Kim is the only golfer to swing every club with a choked-up grip, according to a statement made by former PGA Tour phenom Tiger Woods once said about how he had never seen anyone play.
During a Nike golf clinic in2008, Woods made a comment on Kim’s exceptional control of his golf clubs. Prior to leaving the brand, Woods and Kim were both signed as signature players by the company.
“He’s the only player I’ve ever seen that genuinely plays the full bag with a choked up technique. You do not hit the ball as far offline, but it does offer a great deal of control. That is how you hit the ball very straight,” Woods remarked.

Woods went on, “It’s amazing that a lot of amateurs don’t try and do that.” “They like to grip the club like in baseball, with the pinky off the club because some pros have taught them that if you grip the very end of the club, you get more whip at the bottom.”
Kim clarified that, like Woods, he learned the game from his father, which is how he got his grasp on the clubs. Back then, Kim’s father used clubs that were too heavy, which made him grasp the club harder in order to swing the club more consistently.

After suffering injuries that required surgery to repair his Achilles tendon and a 12-year hiatus from the game, Kim has made the decision to rejoin the professional ranks of golf. Kim’s last professional match was in 2012; he entered ten competitions but only able to finish two after multiple withdrawals and tournament cuts.
Like a number of other professionals, the 38-year-old golfer previously said that Woods was his golfing idol. Kim expressed his gratitude for Woods and his contributions to the sport after he became the first American under 25 to win two tournaments in a single year.