‘I feel blessed to be here’: Anthony Kim grateful for chance after return

Anthony Kim accepts he made poor decisions off the course during his first spell in professional golf. Photograph: Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images

Fourteen years to the day since he won the Houston Open, Anthony Kim tepidly took to a podium in Miami. His shirt hung loose, his face of a man much older than the 38 years depicted in his biography.

“When doctors are telling you that you may not have much time left, that’s a pretty rude awakening,” Kim explained. “I still think about it to this day when I’m out there and I get frustrated with my golf … how far I have come. I got to a point where I may not be here speaking to you guys.”