Anthony Kim saw a hand specialist Tuesday, had surgery on his left thumb Wednesday and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks. That would mean Kim, who won the Shell Houston Open this season and tied for fourth at the Masters, will miss the U.S. Open and possibly the British Open.

Kim, who pulled out of The Players Championship on Tuesday, had the surgery in Baltimore. Thomas Graham, chief of the National Hand Center, performed the surgery and said Kim suffered a partial tear of his ligament several months ago. Last week at the Quail Hollow Championship, Kim said the injured thumb was leading to other injuries, especially in his right shoulder, as he tried to compensate for the pain.

Anthony Kim has surgery on left thumb, will miss U.S. Open