{"id":5347,"date":"2026-09-25T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/5347\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:30:15","slug":"new-anthony-kim-documentary-set-to-finally-detail-12-year-pro-golf-hiatus-and-inspiring-redemption-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/5347\/","title":{"rendered":"New Anthony Kim Documentary Set To Finally Detail 12-Year Pro Golf Hiatus And Inspiring Redemption Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

By anyone\u2019s standards, Anthony Kim\u2019s life and career have been extraordinary.<\/p>\n

The American was once regarded as one of the brightest talents in golf.<\/p>\n

After a Ryder Cup appearance and three PGA Tour wins early in his career, Kim underwent Achilles surgery in 2012, only to disappear from competitive golf for 12 years, a period where he endured a battle with addiction and mental health challenges.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Kim won three times early in his pro career<\/p>\n

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He returned to the professional game in 2024 on LIV Golf, with his comeback capped by a remarkable victory at arguably its biggest event, when he held off superstars Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to win in Adelaide last season.<\/p>\n

In a 2024 interview with LIV Golf broadcaster David Feherty, Kim confirmed a documentary was in the works about his journey, with Propagate Content now announcing further details.<\/p>\n

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A press release from the LA-based film production company read: \u201cAnthony Kim was a golf prodigy destined for greatness before injuries, addiction, mental illness, and isolation led him to disappear from the sport, and the world, for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, after an improbable return and a victory few believed possible, Kim tells his story for the first time, on his own terms. A deeply personal journey of recovery, redemption, and the search for what comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anthony Kim’s playing comeback was capped by his victory at LIV Golf Adelaide<\/p>\n

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Propagate Content\u2019s Ben Silverman is an executive producer on the documentary.<\/p>\n

Per The Hollywood Reporter, he said in a statement: \u201cAnthony\u2019s story is one of extraordinary resilience, marked by some of the highest highs and lowest lows imaginable.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re hopeful that by telling his story in all its complexity, we can inspire others to believe that a comeback is always possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The as-yet-untitled documentary will be directed by Jody McVeigh-Schultz, whose previous projects include Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel.<\/p>\n

Propagate Content has previously worked on a number of sports documentaries, including the Netflix series Untold and Jerry West: The Logo, about the NBA legend.<\/p>\n

There is no confirmation yet on when the documentary will be released or where it will be available to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By anyone\u2019s standards, Anthony Kim\u2019s life and career have been extraordinary. The American was once regarded as one…","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_volume":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[122],"class_list":["post-5347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-liv-golf","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@fogolf\/117331926991540945","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fogolf.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}