Anthony Kim

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9:54p, 7/7/21
Watching the 2011Darren Clarke British Open win.

Kim finished top 5'ish in that tournament, then disappeared.

He got paid for a fake injury, contingent on not teeing it up again, right?

Where is he now?
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Jaytoke
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9:58p, 7/7/21
AG
Watching the same tournament and had the same question. What happened to that guy?
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In reply to Jaytoke • 10:06p, 7/7/21
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even on all the golf podcasts where they interview pros AK has become almost an urban legend at this point. he pops up randomly every now and then.
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11:27p, 7/7/21
Was in dallas......may still be.......loved the ladies and the booger sugar.......may still
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12:10a, 7/8/21
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Career fell off the map right when I met him and partied with him in Dallas one night. Still randomly have his autographed photo in a file folder in my laptop bag after all these years. Not sure why.
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8:05a, 7/8/21
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I too was watching this last night and blurted out "Oh S***, it's AK" in front of my wife and 3 year old when he flashed on the screen. My wife kept laughing at DJ's baggy pants and sideburns.
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8:07a, 7/8/21
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From what I remember his insurance policy is pretty strict and doesn't even allow him to hit balls at the range. It's literally can't pick up a club.
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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:17a, 7/8/21
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Ag_07 said:
From what I remember his insurance policy is pretty strict and doesn't even allow him to hit balls at the range. It's literally can't pick up a club.


Competitively. He can go pick up a 9 iron and go to the range if he wants.
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In reply to Diet Cokehead • 8:29a, 7/8/21
Diet Cokehead said:
Career fell off the map right when I met him and partied with him in Dallas one night. Still randomly have his autographed photo in a file folder in my laptop bag after all these years. Not sure why.

Username checks out.
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Some Junkie Cosmonaut
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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:44a, 7/8/21
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Ag_07 said:
From what I remember his insurance policy is pretty strict and doesn't even allow him to hit balls at the range. It's literally can't pick up a club.


how much did he get paid?
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In reply to Rustys-Beef-o-Reeno • 9:14a, 7/8/21
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Yeah I could be completely off but I thought I remember it being no golf period.

Interesting situation all around.
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In reply to Some Junkie Cosmonaut • 9:32a, 7/8/21
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ruddyduck said:
Ag_07 said:
From what I remember his insurance policy is pretty strict and doesn't even allow him to hit balls at the range. It's literally can't pick up a club.


how much did he get paid?
I remember the number being 10 million but that could be incorrect
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In reply to bdgol07 • 10:00a, 7/8/21
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man, i can't believe he traded his golfing future (and potential earnings/endorsements) for $10 million.
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In reply to Some Junkie Cosmonaut • 10:06a, 7/8/21
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ruddyduck said:
man, i can't believe he traded his golfing future (and potential earnings/endorsements) for $10 million.
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/golfer-anthony-kim-earn-10-million-returns-pga-tour-report-article-1.1944392

He thinks he would have to have ~$35MM in earnings to match the $10MM tax-free takehome he received.
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10:24a, 7/8/21
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In reply to EKUAg • 1:47p, 7/8/21
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Now I'm trying to figure out which hole it might have been... 16 at Stevens? 3 at Tenison?
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In reply to BigHitterDaLama • 8:19a, 7/9/21
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BigHitterDaLama said:
Was in dallas......may still be.......loved the ladies and the booger sugar.......may still
Does one ever stop loving these things?
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In reply to powerbelly • 9:57a, 7/9/21
powerbelly said:
ruddyduck said:
man, i can't believe he traded his golfing future (and potential earnings/endorsements) for $10 million.
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/golfer-anthony-kim-earn-10-million-returns-pga-tour-report-article-1.1944392

He thinks he would have to have ~$35MM in earnings to match the $10MM tax-free takehome he received.


Not a lot IMO when you consider how much he could've made in endorsements on top of the golf and appearance fees
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In reply to AustinCountyAg • 10:34a, 7/9/21
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AustinCountyAg said:
powerbelly said:
ruddyduck said:
man, i can't believe he traded his golfing future (and potential earnings/endorsements) for $10 million.
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/golfer-anthony-kim-earn-10-million-returns-pga-tour-report-article-1.1944392

He thinks he would have to have ~$35MM in earnings to match the $10MM tax-free takehome he received.


Not a lot IMO when you consider how much he could've made in endorsements on top of the golf and appearance fees
Endorsements aren't that much for guys struggling to stay on the tour. If he doubted his ability to come back and didn't want to work as hard as needed it was the right call.
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10:50a, 7/9/21
AG
Kuchar made over 38 million from 2011 to 2020...surely Anthony Kim would have done at least that.
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In reply to _lefraud_ • 11:05a, 7/9/21
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_lefraud_ said:
Kuchar made over 38 million from 2011 to 2020...surely Anthony Kim would have done at least that.


Maybe.

Apparently he had someone that understood time value of money and risk.
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In reply to _lefraud_ • 11:06a, 7/9/21
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_lefraud_ said:
Kuchar made over 38 million from 2011 to 2020...surely Anthony Kim would have done at least that.
Or he could have never really recovered and made nothing.

He chose the mailbox money that $10MM could generate.
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In reply to AgLA06 • 11:35a, 7/9/21
AgLA06 said:
_lefraud_ said:
Kuchar made over 38 million from 2011 to 2020...surely Anthony Kim would have done at least that.


Maybe.

Apparently he had someone that understood time value of money and risk.



Better watch out with the Asians are good at math stuff!
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11:59a, 7/9/21
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There was an article a year or two ago in Avid Golfer about him. Insane story line. Yes he got 10mm to more or less never play again. Everybody more or less says the injury is/was BS.

I think it said he lives in Westlake or some such.
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12:15p, 7/9/21
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I saw him play one of the last times he ever came to Houston for the SHO. He was spraying the ball everywhere and no where near contention. Wasn't it his wrist that he hurt?
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In reply to _lefraud_ • 12:23p, 7/9/21
_lefraud_ said:
Kuchar made over 38 million from 2011 to 2020...surely Anthony Kim would have done at least that.
Kuchar played max events and was a cut making machine. He's never won the big prizes, but the dude is a top 100-200 player of all time based purely on longevity and skill.

He's on a list of people who inadvertently got shafted by playing in the same 20 year span as Tiger.


I've never liked the comparison of "well this dude (who presumably is seen as average) did this and this, surely AK could have done the same". Golf is fuggin hard. SOOOO many things need to go right to have a 10+ year golf career and make 20-40 million doing it.

I, personally, think AK would have cleaned up as the playboy Asian, Nike golf swag, etc. The internet would have been his best friend in the branding department. But I also don't blame him for taking $10 million after tax dollars and bailing. For all we know, he might not have like the pro golfer lifestyle and just wanted to cash out.
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In reply to Obi Wan Ginobili • 12:32p, 7/9/21
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He's on a list of people who inadvertently got shafted by playing in the same 20 year span as Tiger.
Kutch also benefited from the tiger era. Backdoor top 10s have never paid as well
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In reply to powerbelly • 12:37p, 7/9/21
powerbelly said:

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He's on a list of people who inadvertently got shafted by playing in the same 20 year span as Tiger.
Kutch also benefited from the tiger era. Backdoor top 10s have never paid as well
That's very true. I would say that he would probably trade several million of that in for 1-2 majors, but this is the same guy who shafted a poor Mexican dude, so maybe not.
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1:51p, 7/9/21
I did a little research.

Skinny and inked up now.



If he's still inhaling coke like it was air, his money will run out soon enough.

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3:10p, 7/9/21
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Good for him.
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4:27p, 7/9/21
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He's known as the "Korean Manziel" (in Korea).

JK

Hoping the best for him - he was a great talent and fun to watch. I wish he was still on tour.
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In reply to Obi Wan Ginobili • 5:43p, 7/9/21
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Obi Wan Ginobili said:
powerbelly said:

Quote:
He's on a list of people who inadvertently got shafted by playing in the same 20 year span as Tiger.
Kutch also benefited from the tiger era. Backdoor top 10s have never paid as well
That's very true. I would say that he would probably trade several million of that in for 1-2 majors, but this is the same guy who shafted a poor Mexican dude, so maybe not.


We still talking about Kuchar or TFOS?
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6:29p, 7/9/21
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How did this thread turn into talking about Kuchar?
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In reply to Rubble • 2:21a, 7/10/21
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Just sorta backed into it.like many of his top 10s.
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8:53p, 7/14/21
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Tons of misinformation and speculation on here about a guy none of you know. This guy played with a hand, wrist and thumb injury for four years, before tearing his achilles in 2012. He tried to come back after surgery, but the pain was too agonizing. He won $4.6M in 2008 and had his multi-million dollar Nike deal through 2016. He weighed the options and decided to take the TAX FREE $10M. Smart dude and he's living a carefree life, laughing at all the idiots who question his decision. And he still plays golf, just not as a professional.
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