Americans swop places for next week's Open

 Anthony Kim, David Toms OUT, Ricky Barnes, Davis Love IN
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Anthony Kim, third in the Masters in April and third in the current United States Ryder Cup table, is out of next week's Open Championship. A persisitent shoulder injury means David Toms, a former US PGA champion, also will miss St Andrews.
Heading for St Andrews instead will be their fellow Americans Ricky Barnes and Davis Love.
Kim, the world No 11, has not played since the start of May, when he went in for surgery on a thumb injury and was told he could expect to be out of action for 10 to 12 weeks. That was nine weeks ago.
The 25 year-old played on for a while earlier this season knowing he had a torn ligament the past few months, but said: ''Compensating for it was starting to cause other issues, including a sore shoulder.''
Kim's top priority is to regain fitness for the Ryder Cup. He was a star of their victory two years ago, thrashing Sergio Garcia in the top singles.
Toms has played the last four weeks in the States, but has been battling with a shoulder injury for months.
Barnes and Love come in as the highest non-exempt players on the world rankings - they are 64th and 68th respectively - having missed out by two and five strokes at the qualifying event in Texas in May.
First reserve now is Australian Jason Day and if two more players drop out England's Brian Davis, twice a runner-up in America this season, will receive a call-up.
Love's reprieve means the 46 year-old will extend a run of playing every Open Championship since his debut in 1987. His best finishes were fourth at Sandwich in 2003 and fifth at Royal Troon the following year, while the 1997 US PGA winner was sixth in the US Open at Pebble Beach only three weeks ago.