British Open 2014 champ Rory McIlroy announced on Wednesday that he won’t be playing in the next week’s British Open on the Old Course in St. Andrews.

McIlroy posted a picture on his Instagram account showing his injured left ankle due to ruptured ligament from playing soccer with friends in Northern Ireland on Saturday.

“After much consideration, I have decided not to play in the Open Championship at St. Andrews. I’m taking a long term view of this injury and, although rehab is progressing well, I want to come back to tournament play when I feel 100% healthy and 100% competitive. Thank you for all your support and best wishes. I hope to be back on the course as soon as I can,” wrote McIlroy.

Prior to announcement, he also posted another picture on his Instagram account saying that he was still trying to assess the extent of injury and treatment plan day by day and was still hopeful to recover in time for The Open, but decided two days later that it was not worth risking a full recovery.