EDITORIAL – ANTHONY KIM REAPPEARS IN A BIG WAY

He was one of golf’s enduring mysteries, but now he is firmly back in the limelight. Anthony Kim emerged from a 12-year absence as he joined the LIV Golf Tour in 2024, but first we must go back to 2012 when he played in his last PGA Tour event.

Kim ruptured his Achilles tendon and had surgery and was expected to miss almost a year, but that one year turned into 12 as it was rumored he secured an eight-figure insurance payout against career-ending injuries. However, his re-emergence into professional golf in 2024 with the LIV Tour – known to provide extremely generous contracts – was a shock and surprise. Predictably, he struggled at first, but earlier this year in Adelaide, Australia, Kim shot a final-round 63 to win the individual title that week.

In addition to injury, Kim also struggled with addiction and contemplated ending his live a number of times, but in rehab found “faith, self-love and respect and purpose,” crediting his wife and daughter in helping him. Kim’s story is one of the best comeback stories in the history of golf, and also shows that no matter how low one gets, it’s always possible to turn it around and thrive.