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DanMetroMan : 9/18/2014 9:48 am
Essentially Anthony Kim has an insurance policy worth "nearly" 20 million and hasn't played in a while in part because of this.

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Anthony Kim has become golf's yeti, an elusive figure who is the source of endless conjecture. What we know for sure is that Kim, 29, has not teed it up at a PGA Tour event in more than 28 months. Once considered the future of U.S. golf, he is now estranged from the game that brought him fame and fortune. His handlers at IMG rarely speak to him. In April, golfchannel.com asked Kim's agent, Clarke Jones, about his client's whereabouts. The best Jones could come up with? "He's not living under a bridge, he's not living in a box." The players on Tour wonder if they will ever cross paths with Kim again.

"What have you heard about him?" asks Phil Mickelson, a onetime mentor. "We used to text back and forth, but I haven't had any contact with him in, oh, a year and a half."

Says Colt Knost, probably Kim's closest friend on Tour, "We were really tight, but I haven't seen that much of him lately -- I don't even have a number for him anymore. It's no secret I like to go out around Dallas. People used to always say to me, 'Hey, Anthony was in here last night.' I haven't heard that in months. It's like he's hiding out."

In some circles, Kim has become golf's Voldemort -- a name that dare not be spoken. According to Knost, Kim played a casual round this spring with journeyman Casey Wittenberg. Approached at a Web.com event in July, Wittenberg recoiled at the mere mention of Kim's name. "I'm not going to comment," Wittenberg said. "He's a great friend of mine. Sorry, I know you're just doing your job."

Read more: http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/anthony-kim-ryder-cup-breakout-star-2008-nowhere-be-found#ixzz3DfuBcYkO

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Rovell tweeted last night  
wolverine77 : 9/18/2014 9:53 am : link
That he is getting 100k a month right now, and that is for five years, and then he has a $10 million lump sum. Not sure whether that is true, but it is a significant amount of tax free money, particularly given that he avoids all of pro golf's expenses.
Interesting article  
Jerry in DC : 9/18/2014 10:07 am : link
Thanks for posting. We sure could've an in his prime AK in the Ryder Cup.
I wondered also  
Headhunter : 9/18/2014 10:27 am : link
I thought he injured his wrist or thumb. He was good for theTour could play and has personality.
Insurance companies  
Csonka : 9/18/2014 10:41 am : link
don't pay out on policies for someone CHOSING not to play. That's not how it works. He beter have proof that this was a career ending injury.
Here's the deal  
Stan from LA : 9/18/2014 11:12 am : link
Kim's from my area and I hear things. He never loved golf, hated to practice and is now sitting on a large insurance settlement. Proving, however, to an insurance company he can't play because of injury is going to be really hard. But, I understand, he would give up the game tomorrow and not miss it one bit regardless of whether he gets the settlement or not.

Do the math.
Wow.  
mattlawson : 9/18/2014 4:17 pm : link
Had no idea -- dude had a ton if potential. But money is money.
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