Wednesday
Sep302015
Anthony Kim Is Alive! And Not Coming Back Anytime Soon
AP (I'm assuming Doug Ferguson) talks to the former future member of the Big 3/4/5, Ryder Cup hero and purported party animal and he's happily collecting on an expensive insurance policy he took out in case of injury.
And not planning to come back to the PGA Tour anytime soon. But it is Kim's first interview in three years.
He said he has not played a full round of golf in nearly 18 months. Physical therapy occupies most of his time.
Kim didn't entirely disappear, though sightings have been rare and have led to rumors, including one that he was sleeping on the streets of Las Vegas because he was out of money.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 03:09 AM
Reader Comments (67)
The American Dream.
I hope Anthony Kim finds peace regardless if he ever returns to golf.
A reminder, golf - beating balls since you're a little kid, can be brutal on your body. How many surgeries has Verplank had again?
AK was playing very good golf when he injured his thumb in 2010, rushed back to try and make the RC & was never really the same since.
Such an overused word these days.
And, this is not Scott Verplank we are talking about here. So don't be too quick to take all the injury alibis at par value. Don't tell us about PGA Tour drug testing. If it was WADA signing off on the testing, there would be a hell of a lot more credibility.
Who ever represented it as credible?
Man is a hunter, and when that facet of life changed to ''breadwinner'', man still had the internal desire to challenge and win- passion is what I call it.
He was smart in getting insurance, and the polcy would not be paying a thing if he was not truly injured. How many surgeries? Right, and every one can leave the person with residual pain or side effects.
these aren't paper cuts.
And as to who he is living with, welcome to now. I know several women(5 I think, it varies) , friends of one of my daughters, a couple whom I have known since they were 10 or 11 who have had a man roommate- all college kids; great house only a few bolcks from UT,and a man gives them all security, and there is no boy-girl BS going on- so maybe he has a harem- or maybe he has roommates, many of whom are women. Co-ed dorms have been around over 30 years, so read whatever you want or change the channel.
Best wishes to this once amazing player, who is fighting his way back to health. AK, Just keep being true to yourself- the catty talkers just wish they could break 95, and get a date.
Dream on.
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He was high as #6 as of the time the Ryder Cup came around. Given that Tiger imploded in 2009, I don't think DTF's comment is that outlandish. Luke Donald made #1, and AK had way more talent than Luke Donald.
People need to keep their pants on and not buy into such media hyperbole based on that he bead Garcia really badly in a singles match once.
The kid came right out on Tour and top-10'd it in his first two PGA Tour events as a sponsor invite during the stub season the year he turned pro (didn't take AK almost 40 events to record 2 top-10 finishes).
Then he blazed right through Tour School (no Tour School whiffs for AK). His rookie year he made 20 cuts in 26 starts and put up a solid season (no loss of card or conditional status for AK).
His soph season he went out and won 2 events in 22 starts, had 6 top-3 finishes, and 8 top-10's (didn't take him him over 9 years as a pro and 200+ starts to secure 2 wins on Tour, AK did it in less than 2 years and in exactly 42 starts).
AK then went on to a starring roles in both the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup where his record is 5-1-1 combined including whipping Poulter 5&3 and Garcia 5&4 (AK was never on the other side of a 5&3 ass whuppin like some).
The more I look into it the more I'm convinced it's a foregone conclusion that AK would have ascended to #1 had the injuries not come....
...it was just a matter of how soon.
Thjere is no channel to change.
Not sure he achieved greatness but had something special. Chris DiMarco (a solid GC contributor, what happened to his game?) said this AM that he paired with him in Shark Shootout and AK could hit shots like no one else.
What an outlandish statement. Charles Howell III had the talent to reach number one also, but it never happened and it's not going to.
The more you look into what? No one can predict who will ascend to #1. You are being very ignorant with this statement.
Not even close.
"The more you look into what?"
How great AK really was. That guy was a world beater with all the physical tools as well as an ironclad mind/will that very few players ever possess. The only #1 I can remember that was close in terms of indomitable will was Tiger. And as I think about this, amazes me how many weak minded players have actually made it to #1...
"No one can predict who will ascend to #1."
Sure they can. Heck, even you could try...
"You are being very ignorant with this statement."
You probably thought the same when I said Vijay would be exonerated in Great Colored Water Caper...
I should probably say "recent #1"....Greg Norman was pretty strong in that area.
Yeah, you're right, and I probably thought the same when you ran your mouth and beat your chest and told anyone who would listen that Bill Haas has had, and will have a better career than Jason Day. That showed your golf IQ DTF. We all saw it, loud and clear. LOL.
Sounds like the plan is to stay injured. Can't blame him. It obviously pays well. Here is a list of injuries just mentioned in the article:
• Torn rotator cuff
• Torn labrum
• Back/spinal injury
• Hand injury
• Torn Achilles
• Herniated disc
...and he is currently dealing with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, whatever the hell that is.
The dude just turned 30 this past summer. I'm calling bupkis on the majority of his ailments. It's not like he's out working on the highway, working construction. It's not hard to grease a doctor to sign off on anything. I'm not hating, just calling it like I see it. And I'd probably do the same thing if I were in his shoes. If he doesn't have the passion to play competitively, why bother, especially when being injured can pay a lot more than taking a chance on catching lighting in a bottle again golf-wise?
Funny thing Al, I don't remember you having an opinion on anything -- ever. What did I miss?
PS...did you figure out who was being reference in all the comments in parentheses?
Just skip my posts. There are several who post, and I don't read. As to my way of posting, it is just who I am and again, if it irks you, don't read it.
Billy-
I am, and thanks.