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Byeong Hun An is new to the entire LIV Golf expertise. And a brand new life-style apparently requires using some new expertise.
An, also referred to as Ben An, was one of many new additions to the 2026 LIV roster and the captain of the newly rebranded Korean Golf Club. Everyone on the four-man group has Korean heritage (Danny Lee was born in South Korea however competes underneath the New Zealand flag).
‘We’re all good buddies, and hopefully we will play good golf,’ An mentioned Monday at an introductory press convention. ‘I’m very excited for the season. It’s my first yr; seems like the primary faculty yr.’
An identified that Korean Golf Club will spend a whole lot of time collectively, together with journey. The season opens this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the LIV schedule options occasions in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. That contains the second yr of LIV Golf Korea, an occasion technically unconfirmed on the schedule however anticipated someday in May.
An, who beforehand competed on the PGA Tour and spent most of his taking part in season within the United States, mentioned he is counting on synthetic intelligence to plan his journey now.
‘I take advantage of ChatGPT and Gemini,’ he mentioned. ‘I put in my flight schedule and every little thing, what time of day we’re taking part in as a result of it is set each week as a result of it is a shotgun. I attempt to make the most of that so much as a result of I do not know a lot about the right way to get my physique prepared.
‘Especially this week, I put in all of the flights and numbers and every little thing, so it is like, ‘All proper, sleep right now, attempt to do that and that to maximise the efficiency on the golf course at 6:05 p.m.’ That’s what I did, and I’ll in all probability try this once more the following couple of occasions as a result of we’ll be go completely different time zones, and with the longer flights, it helps, and with the physio on our group. We’ll in all probability make the most of that so much as a result of we have the sources and all the information is on the market, so I’ll attempt to use that as a lot as I can and hopefully get my physique prepared for the event days.’
An, 34, was finest recognized for being the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur in 2009 at age 17. His world rating rose as excessive as No. 22 in late 2024 after he gained the Genesis Championship in his dwelling nation, beating countryman Tom Kim in a playoff at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.
An by no means gained on the PGA Tour, however tied for fourth on the Baycurrent Classic in Japan this previous October for his third top-10 end of 2025.
–Field Level Media