FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Justin Thomas withdrew from the PGA Championship on Monday, saying he was not willing to risk more pain in his right wrist by returning before it's fully healed. Thomas, who won the PGA Championship two years ago at Quail Hollow, will miss a major for the first time since his rookie season in 2015. He is dealing with a bone bruise first suffered in the Honda Classic when he intentionally struck a tree on his follow-through. He felt he aggravated it during the final round of the Masters, though he said it wasn't on any particular shot. "I've seen too many people come back too early," Thomas said from his home in Jupiter, Florida. "I plan on doing this successfully for a long time, and I don't want a dumb decision to set me back." He said he could have played the PGA Championship this week at Bethpage Black, but without guaranteeing there wouldn't be a setback. Thomas, the No. 5 player in the world, was replaced by Kelly Kraft. Thomas tied for 12th at the Masters, where he made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole in the final round. He had not hit balls since then and withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship two weeks ago to give his wrist every chance to heal. He started hitting 50 balls a day over the weekend and was up to a 5-iron on Sunday. His plan was to try to driver on Monday, play a full 18 holes at home on Tuesday and then fly up to Bethpage on Wednesday. "It hurt on a couple of shots and I felt like it wasn't worth it," he said. Thomas believes if his club had snapped in half when he hit the tree at Honda that he would have been fine, but that he felt a shock up his right arm when it didn't break. "I guess I should have chipped out," he said with a laugh. "I still made bogey, which is worse." He did not know when he would return and has not ruled out Colonial next week, depending on how his wrist reacts to rest and rehab. He also has the Memorial on his schedule, and the next major is June 13-16 at Pebble Beach for the U.S. Open. In the meantime, he is doing plenty of putting, but not much else. "I figured out there's not a lot do in South Florida if you don't play golf," he said.<doc-sep>Nagging wrist injury keeps Louisville PGA Tour Pro out of second of golf's four majors of the season Justin Thomas withdrew for the PGA Championship field Tuesday, citing a nagging wrist injury.The 2017 PGA Championship winner tweeted the announcement: "My wrist is not yet fully healed," he said. "I'm disappointed to not be among those competing this year, but I'm optimistic about a return in the near future. "The wrist injury also forced Thomas to miss the Wells Fargo Championship earlier this month. The Louisville PGA Tour pro hasn't played since finishing in a tie for 12th at The Masters last month. He had four top-10 finishes in five events to start 2019. Thomas was among the favorites this week to win the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in New York City. Justin Thomas withdrew for the PGA Championship field Tuesday, citing a nagging wrist injury. The 2017 PGA Championship winner tweeted the announcement: Advertisement Related Content Louisville native Justin Thomas nails hole-in-one at Masters This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. "My wrist is not yet fully healed," he said. "I'm disappointed to not be among those competing this year, but I'm optimistic about a return in the near future." The wrist injury also forced Thomas to miss the Wells Fargo Championship earlier this month. The Louisville PGA Tour pro hasn't played since finishing in a tie for 12th at The Masters last month. He had four top-10 finishes in five events to start 2019. Thomas was among the favorites this week to win the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in New York City.<doc-sep>Justin Thomas, the 2017 PGA Champion, has withdrawn from this weekend’s PGA Championship due to a wrist injury. The tournament announced the news moments ago. Thomas has been dealing with a wrist issue, and it kept him out of the Wells Fargo Championship earlier this month. He finished tied for 12th at the Masters in April. In addition to winning the PGA Championship two years ago, Thomas finished tied for sixth at the event last year. The 26-year-old has three top-10 major finishes in his young career. Thomas was one of the betting favorites for this weekend’s event, but now he will be replaced by Kelly Kraft. NEW: 2017 PGA Champion Justin Thomas has withdrawn from the 2019 PGA Championship due to a wrist injury. Kelly Kraft of Dallas, Texas, will take his spot in the field.#PGAChamp — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 13, 2019 The 2019 PGA Championship tees off on Thursday from Bethpage Black Course in Long Island. Brooks Koepka won last year’s event and is one of the top contenders for this year’s title. Masters winner Tiger Woods has been installed as the betting favorite. Stick with The Spun all weekend long for PGA Championship coverage.<doc-sep>
JuliaKate E. Culpepper Golfweek Justin Thomas withdrew from the PGA Championship on Monday due to a wrist injury, tournament organizers announced. Kelly Kraft will fill Thomas’ spot in the tournament, which begins with Thursday’s first round. Thomas won the 2017 PGA Championship, his first career major, by two strokes ahead of runners up Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen and Patrick Reed. Thomas explained his absence with a note on his Twitter account Monday afternoon, expressing his deep disappointment in missing the tournament. He tweeted: "Unfortunately, I will be withdrawing from the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black this week as my wrist is not yet fully healed. Obviously, as a past Champion, this tournament is extra special to me. It consistently has the strongest field in golf and I'm disappointed to not be among those competing this year but I'm optimistic about a return in the near future." Thomas’ best result this season was second at the Genesis Open in February. He also finished third in the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the Sentry Tournament of Champions. He injured his wrist and shoulder while hitting a tree when trying to hit a shot at the Honda Classic in March. The 26-year-old is coming off a T-12 finish at the Masters where he finished 8-under 280. The winner of nine PGA Tour titles is No. 5 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Thomas’ withdrawal from the tournament means there will only be 99 of the World Top 100 players playing in the event. TIGER:Woods looks 'solid' at wet PGA Championship practice round EXPERT PICKS:Who will win the PGA Championship? NANTZ:Bethpage Black won't be so vicious for PGA Championship