Anthony Kim out after thumb surgery

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05/06/2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Kim will be out of action up to three months after undergoing surgery to his left thumb on Wednesday.

IMG, Kim's management company, said Thursday that Kim is expected to miss 10-12 weeks due to the surgery. That means he will miss the U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach, and could miss the British Open at St. Andrews, which is in 10 weeks.

"Anthony sustained a high grade partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament of his left thumb several months ago, and over the course of the last several months of tournament play, the status of the ligament proved insufficient for Anthony to compete on tour," said Dr. Thomas Graham, Chief of the National Hand Center in Baltimore.

"I was extremely pleased with how the repair of the ligament went and would anticipate that Anthony will be able to return to play in 10-12 weeks."

Despite the injury, Kim has made the cut in all eight starts on the PGA Tour this season and picked up his third tour win at the Houston Open. He also finished second at the Honda Classic and third at The Masters.

Including two starts on the European Tour, Kim has finished outside the top-24 just twice and one of them was a first-round loss at the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship.

"While I had hoped to be able to continue to play through the injury, compensating for it was starting to cause other issues, including a sore shoulder that I was experiencing at the Quail Hollow Championship, and we had to get it fixed," Kim said in a release. "I appreciate Dr. Graham's guidance and care through this and look forward to working through the rehab so I can get back out on tour and pick up where I left off."

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