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From The LA Times

By Chuck Culpepper, Special to The Times
July 16, 2008

SOUTHPORT, England -- Twenty-three things about 23-year-old Anthony Kim, the surging golfer and amusing gabber playing his first British Open with two PGA Tour wins already:

* In a biographical turn seldom seen on the planet, Kim''s parents, Korean immigrants, moved their only child from Studio City to La Quinta at age 16, trusting him to reside alone and attend La Quinta High amid ample Golf Courses and scant urban distractions, while they ran their herbs store on 6th Street in Los Angeles. His mother, Miryoung, cooked weeks of meals and stored them in the freezer. "I loved the microwave, and I still love the microwave," Kim said.

* When Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters at 21, Kim watched intently at 11 and, "I remember in my mind, Putting my face on his body."

* The last guy to win a British Open here at Royal Birkdale, Mark O''Meara, 51, played golf with Kim last December and said Monday, "I called a bunch of people, Tiger included, and I said, ''You know what? This kid here is the best young player I''ve ever seen come along since Tiger. He has the most skill, the most talent. He seems like he''s got an attitude but he''s not afraid.'' "

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