Day withdraws from Players with thumb injury

World number six Jason Day has pulled out of next week`s Players Championship due to a thumb injury that has sidelined him for most of the past two months.

Day has played only once – at the Masters, where he tied for 20th - since winning the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February. The 26-year-old Australian had his left thumb put in a cast after last month`s Masters in an effort to speed up the ligament healing process. "Day suffered a slight setback while playing the Masters and the thumb has been a bit slow to heal," Day`s agent said in a statement. "He is still a few weeks away from resuming normal golf activities." The May 8-11 Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida, is the PGA Tour`s flagship event.