Anthony Kim

## **Anthony Kim: A return to golf driven by new priorities** There are many different stories to tell about how some of the world’s top players followed a successful career path towards a place with LIV Golf. And for Anthony Kim, there are two sides to his story. There’s the three-time PGA Tour winner who was ranked sixth in the world in his early 20s, and who was a part of the victorious 2008 United States team that wrestled the Ryder Cup back from European hands. Then there’s the proud father and husband that we see today, who has returned to golf after a 12-year absence in which he has had to overcome multiple surgeries and some personal demons. Kim, who turns 41 this year, gave an honest assessment of his life journey speaking with David Feherty in an interview for LIV Golf. Success at an early age did not always attract the right kind of crowd, ready to help him celebrate away from the golf course. “I thought I was having a great time,” Kim said, “And I don’t remember any of those times. When I say that, I mean I literally don’t remember any of those times because you figure at 23 or 24 years old you’re supposed to be doing these things and it’s OK. But with the personality that I have, which is an addictive personality, it can get out of hand. “Unfortunately, I was around people that enjoyed the same things and maybe didn’t have the same opportunities as I did and the same responsibilities.” The birth of daughter Bella and support of wife Emily has given Kim a renewed purpose in life. “I had no self-worth until I became a father,” he said. “I really didn’t feel that and now I have a duty, I have a responsibility of taking care of my family and being the best role model for my daughter as I could be. “That gives me purpose every morning and I just didn’t have that before.”