Go Anthony Kim

Anthony Kim is not listed in the field for this week’s RBC Canadian Open at St. George’s Golf & Country Club · Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Kim has been out since May since having surgery on his thumb.

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Reuters

Anthony Kim is so keen to play for the United States in October’s Ryder Cup that he replied almost immediately to a recent text message from captain Corey Pavin inquiring about his fitness.

Kim, who is second on the U.S. points standings behind Phil Mickelson, withdrew from the Players Championship two weeks ago to undergo surgery on a badly injured left thumb.

“I texted him and asked him to let me know what’s going on with the thumb and keep me current,” Pavin told reporters on Wednesday on the eve of the HP Byron Nelson Championship.

“I guess he took me literally because he called me about an hour after his surgery and we talked for a little while. I just want him to get better and I told him I was glad he made a bunch of points before he went in for surgery.

“He said that was his plan, to play as good as he could and try to get up there so that he could take that time off and come back and be ready to play.

“I think it’s a good plan, but he has to come back and I’ll have to assess how he’s playing, and he has to assess how he’s playing as well.

I’ll see how his thumb is doing and how his rehabilitation is coming along, but he could be a very important part of the team.

“He’s a very prototypical Ryder Cup-type player. He loves to compete, he loves the one-on-one competition, he likes match play, head-to-head, whatever you want to call it. He loves that atmosphere. That’s the type of guy you want to have on the Ryder Cup team.”

Kim, who turns 25 in exactly one month, is expected to miss next month’s U.S. Open and also the British Open in July, but should recover in time for the Ryder Cup.

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by Larry Dorman / The New York Times

It appears decision time has arrived for Anthony Kim. Citing the injury to his left thumb that has plagued him for much of the season, he withdrew from The Players Championship on Tuesday to consult with his doctors about if and when to have surgery to reattach the ulnar ligament.

It is clear the question now is more about when than if. Because of modifications Kim has made in his swing to accommodate the injury, he has been noticing some pain in his right shoulder. He does not want to risk adding another injury to the one that will require surgery.

“The injury has been well documented over the past month,” Kim, 24, said in a statement. “And I’ve been doing everything I can to play through it. But it became more of an issue last week and needs to be looked at.

“I’m extremely disappointed to miss The Players Championship, but will consult with my doctors this week and follow their recommendations for treatment.”

Kim’s doctors gave him the latitude to defer surgery because he could not further damage the thumb by playing. He set a preseason goal to make the Ryder Cup team and has performed impressively since early March, when he rebounded from a shaky third round and closed with a 67 to finish second at the Honda Classic. After two average starts, he won the Shell Houston Open, finished third at the Masters and tied for seventh last week at the Quail Hollow Championship. He currently is No. 2 on the Ryder Cup points list.

Last week at Quail Hollow he was paired with the tournament winner, Rory McIlroy, on Sunday, when McIlroy came from four strokes off the pace to win by four with a record-setting 62. Kim shot a respectable round of 71 but was passed like he was standing still. It was evident during the round that his shoulder was bothering him.

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