Jamal Mashburn has not played in two months after thumb surgery.

Dudley had to have thumb surgery at the end of 2004 which ended his career.

But he will not submit to season-ending thumb surgery.

Tim Wilkinson withdrew prior to the tournament due to thumb surgery.

He returned to action in the 55th game of the season on February 23 after recuperating from right thumb surgery.

He underwent thumb surgery a week later, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2006 season.

(Anthony Kim (17) did not play after undergoing thumb surgery.)

So after successful thumb surgery June 18, Rivers worked out harder than he ever has.

Bernhard Langer did not play due to injury (thumb surgery).

When he had thumb surgery, I had to put him on the back burner.