Anthony Kim: the Ryder Cup hero who disappeared from golf | Ewan Murray

Kim played a big part in the 2008 US win at Valhalla and broke into the world's top 10 before vanishing from the PGA Tour

August 2011. A second round of 71 is not sufficient for Anthony Kim to make the cut at the US PGA Championship, but falling short by one appears far from disastrous. Kim, 26, had tied fifth at the Open Championship a few weeks earlier demonstrating the versatility that had earned him third place in the 2010 Masters.

At Augusta National in 2009, Kim had birdied 11 holes in a single round. With Tiger Woods wilting, Kim appeared a legitimate successor to the throne and one who could have done so much to break down barriers as a Korean American.