Brooks Koepka announced Wednesday that he has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. Open.  

Koepka hasn’t played since he pulled out before the start of The Northern Trust on Aug. 19. At the time, he cited lingering issues with his knee and hip. He would have been making his seventh consecutive start. 

Koepka underwent a stem-cell procedure on his left knee last fall and missed the final few months of 2019 after a setback. Though he didn’t play to his lofty standards this year, recording just two top-25s in 13 starts, he didn’t necessarily blame his performance on his achy left knee but said that he “physically can’t do it.”

Following his withdrawal last month, Koepka’s manager said that Koepka planned to rest the next couple weeks “to ensure that he’s ready to go for the start of the 2020-21 season.”

Apparently, Koepka isn’t ready yet, and that means he’ll miss the major in which he’s experienced the most success. After capturing back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 2017 and ’18, Koepka was only outplayed by Gary Woodland last summer at Pebble Beach, where he finished second.

In the year’s first major, Koepka was two shots off the lead heading into the final round of the PGA before fading badly with a Sunday 74.  

Koepka did not say Wednesday when he hoped to return to competition, only that he looked forward to "competing at 100% again very soon." The Masters begins Nov. 12.