LIV Golf’s Anthony Kim reveals blood clot diagnosis

LIV Golf’s Anthony Kim has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg. 

The American revealed the news to his Instagram followers on Tuesday.

“Long story but two weeks before (LIV Golf Riyadh) I started feeling bad and couldn’t figure out what was wrong,” he wrote. “Well found out yesterday it was a blood clot in my leg.”

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Kim says doctors have taken “good care of me” and “I will be fine.”

“This all to say I had a conversation with (wife) Emily Stanley last night,” he added.

“Let’s be grateful for today and appreciate all the blessings because everything seems important till something like this comes up. 1% better today. Lesssgo.”

Kim, who played his first event after a 12-year departure on LIV last March, had posted on social media last week celebrating two weeks of sobriety.

“2 years sober … biggest accomplishment of my life. I was barely physically able 2 walk in2 REHAB needing assistance from my sober coach as my body was shutting down,” he wrote.

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“I got so good at hiding it that I lost who I was. It’s f****** hard playing majors making porta-potty stops every few holes.”

Kim added: “In rehab I found faith, self love and respect and purpose. I am not proud of who I was but I am today. One of the many things I realised is how grateful we all need to be for what we have now and to spend time with real friends because tomorrow is not guaranteed.”

At this stage, it is unclear whether Kim will be able to play in LIV’s next event, at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore on 14-16 March.

The 39-year-old finished T49 in the season opener in Riyadh and T51 a week later at LIV Adelaide.

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