Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf made one of the toughest decisions of his career Thursday as he opted for season-ending Tommy John surgery. After weighing his options, Wolf made the announcement to undergo ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow prior to Philadelphia's afternoon game against the New York Mets. "Obviously I was doing something wrong. I got hurt," Wolf said. "But I'm still relatively young. In my mind I still have a lot of career in me and I think it's best to do it now where I can recover faster because I'm younger and I'm in shape. I think it's the smartest thing." Wolf, who got three opinions on the elbow, was already on the disabled list and his recent announcement to have surgery guarantees that he will miss the remainder of the 2005 season. It could take a year for Wolf to recover from the procedure, which is slated for July 1st in Los Angeles. Dr. Lewis Yocum is expected to perform the surgery. "I don't think there is any question that it's the right move," Phillies general manager Ed Wade said. "We want Randy back in '06 and beyond that." The 28-year-old Wolf, who is signed with the Phillies through the 2006 season, finished 6-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 13 starts this year. After going 1-3 with a 6.52 ERA in April, Wolf went 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA since the start of May. Wolf admitted after tossing six innings in a win over Milwaukee earlier this month that he has been experiencing pain. He threw mostly curve balls and never exceeded 87 miles per hour on the speed gun, staying around 83 for most of the night. He said after the game that the problem was similar to the elbow pain that landed him on the DL twice and limited him to just 23 starts during the 2004 season.