Go Anthony Kim

CBC.ca / Doug Ferguson

Two months after surgery to repair ligament damage in his left thumb, Anthony Kim was cleared to practice Tuesday.

Kim, who won the AT&T National two years ago, was hitting wedges at his home in Dallas. A spokesman said doctors were encouraged by his progress, although he didn’t set a date for his return. The British Open is definitely out.

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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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