Troy Kelly learned recently that he has a torn meniscus in his right knee, which is likely to prevent him from competing again during the 2013 season.
Kelly is fully exempt through this season, but he didn't play in either of the last two tournaments, thus raising a flag on a guy with a 3-for-10 slate and no top 60s. Sure enough, the Kitsap Sun interviewed the 34-year-old, who added that the ACL isn't 100 percent either. "It's kind of like the hip," said Kelly, who had surgery on his left hip in 2010. "It went from being kinda OK to not good in a hurry. ... What I'm really having a hard time with is just walking the golf course. It's like dragging my right leg around again and I told myself I wasn't going to hurt walking again." He hasn't ruled out surgery, but it's not planned just yet. At this point, all remaining owners are advised to let him go. When he returns, whether it's in the beginning of the 2013-14 season this fall or during the 2014 calendar year, he'll be armed with a Major Medical Extension, albeit with a hefty monetary goal.

Troy Kelly enters the Tampa Bay Championship continuing to struggle with his game.
If you look back to the start of 2012, Kelly's success on the PGA TOUR is completely tied to one week at The Greenbrier last year. He's yet to secure a top-60 finish this season and is about to set foot on a course that he's never played. The tree-lined fairways of the Copperhead Course may not bode well for someone who is 174th in driving accuracy.

Troy Kelly settled for a 1-over-par 33-39=72 in his opening round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Kelly called it quits at Torrey Pines before his second round last week due to flu-like symptoms. He opened well today, reaching the 11th hole in bogey-free 2-under, but then doubled the par-4 11th and chased it with a bogey at 12. One more bogey at the par-4 17th followed -- he whiffed on his 50-inch par save -- before he closed with a birdie-3 at the last. His only notable conversion of the day was a birdie attempt that dropped in from 25'4" at the par-3 fourth hole.

Troy Kelly withdrew prior to his second round of the Farmers Insurance Open due to flu-like symptoms.
It seems that early every year, a bug snipes a handful of touring pros. This winter has been no exception. Kelly opened with a 5-over-par 40-37=77 at Torrey Pines South. He was scheduled to go off the 10th tee on the North today but will instead go in the books with an 0-for-2 start following a missed cut at last week's Humana Challenge.