The 15-time major winner Tiger Woods took to Twitter with his decision to stand over the US Open at Brookline next week.
Instead, he wants to continue rehabilitating the leg injuries he received in a car accident last year.
Woods played in the PGA Championship last month, but withdrew after the third round.
"My body needs more time"
"I have previously informed the USGA (organizer) that I will not play the US Open as my body needs more time to get stronger to play major competitions," Woods writes.
The 46-year-old golf star has previously said he will play the British Open at St Andrews which starts on July 14.
Those plans stand firm, he writes:
"I'm very expectant of being back out there soon," Woods wrote.
US Open gives green light to "Saudi players"
In addition, the US Golf Association has announced that stars such as Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson will be given the green light to play in the US Open - despite their participation in the controversial Saudi LIV tour.
Regarding the players playing in London this week, we asked ourselves the question - should a player who has qualified for the US Open 2022 be removed from the starting field for his decision to play in another competition?
We decided that they should not ", the union writes in a statement.
The USGA writes in its statement that their decision should not be seen as support for the new tour.
"Rather, it is simply an answer to whether the USGA sees games in an alternative competition as a violation that will disqualify them from the US Open."