Anthony Kim Once Revealed the Real Reason Why He Quit Golf: ‘I Miss the Competition a Little Bit’

Anthony Kim is among the long-lost heroes on the PGA Tour. The young American professional, who at one moment was the talk of the golfing world, soon vanished from the scenes. It has been approximately 10 years since he last played on the PGA Tour. However, one question comes to everyone’s mind, why did he quit golf?

Kim emerged on the scenes in the year 2007, which was his rookie year on the PGA Tour. The 36-year-old golfer was among the group of budding professionals with exceptional talent. He also was an integral part of Team USA in the 2008 Ryder Cup.

Kim picked up his two PGA Tour wins in the same year in 2008 and made his name among the best professionals in golf. Winning in just his second year on Tour was truly incredible.

He picked up his third Tour win in 2010 at the Shell Huston Open. However, after his third win in 2010, things started to unravel in his career. Once a promising champion started to battle various injuries on the course.

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As his injuries became more severe, the three-time PGA Tour winner started to miss events due to his injuries. Moreover, some of the rumors about his personal life also came into the light. The professionals after just making 10 starts in 2012, vanished from the scenes.

Later, in 2015, he gave his first interview in three years and spoke about his memories associated with golf. He said, “Golf is a fond memory of mine. I’ve been watching more and more. I miss the competition a little bit.”

The 36-year-old also revealed his reason for quitting golf. He added, “I’m going to step away from the game for a little while and get my body pieced together. Instead of going from an Achilles injury to try to go 180 mph and not fixing the problem … I’ve got so much ground to make up from injuries — rotator cuff, labrum, spinal fusion, hand injury. I’ve had six or seven surgeries in the last three-and-a-half years.” 

Last PGA Tour win of Anthony Kim

Anthony won his last and third PGA Tour title back in 2010. Kim won the 2010 Shell Houston Open in an emphatic fashion. He ended the event with an overall score of 12-under-par, as a result, forcing an epic two-man playoff. He played in a sudden-death playoff with Vaughn Taylor. Kim carded a final round of 70, two-under-par to impose a playoff.

Moreover, Anthony drained a putt for par on the first playoff hole to win his third event. It was his third event in just 78 starts on the Tour.

When do you think he will make a return on the PGA Tour?

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