Rory McIlroy's publicist has denied reports that the world number one was planning a practice round at Whistling Straits, saying the Northern Irishman was still in "the ankle rehab process."
Publicist Terry Prone denied that McIlroy was booked to play at site of next week's PGA Championship, telling the Irish Golf Desk that he was "not booked for such a round."
McIlroy has not played since rupturing the anterior ligament in his left ankle early last month, an injury that prevented him from defending his British Open title at St Andrews.
He won last year's event by one stroke at Valhalla in Kentucky, his second PGA title in three years, and he finished one shot out of a play-off the last time the PGA Championship was at Whistling Straits in 2010.
The 26-year-old has ruled himself out of this week's World Golf Championship event in Akron, Ohio.
Previously, he said that although his rehab was going well, he did not want to rush back before he was ready.
"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," he said in announcing his decision to skip the British Open.
A practice round at undulating Whistling Straits would have given McIlroy a chance to walk the layout and test his ankle in a way that playing elsewhere would not replicate.
Medical experts initially said the injury suffered by McIlroy normally takes about 12 weeks to completely heal. - the first round of the PGA Championship will take place almost six weeks after he was injured playing soccer.
Getting an early look at the layout, meanwhile, was world number two Jordan Spieth, who played a round at Whistling Straits on Monday with fellow-Americans Gary Woodland and Justin Thomas, Reuters learned.
Spieth, who turned 22 last week, won the first two majors of the year before falling one shot short of the playoff at the British Open.
Should he win this week's Bridgestone Invitational, Spieth would displace McIlroy as world number one.
Elsewhere, contrary to previous reports, Irish amateur Paul Dunne, who made a huge impact at the recent Open at St Andrews, will not be competing in his first US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits next week.
