Aussie golfer Greg Chalmers revealed he is to undergo an MRI next week in Dallas on his nagging back.

Chalmers has been battling a back injury for some time and with the injury forcing him to withdraw after just a handful of holes in last week’s RBC Heritage Classic at Hilton Head in South Carolina.

The 40-year old has been suffering pain for some time and is hoping the MRI will lead to identifying any cause and possible remedial treatment.

“I played a shot from a bunker during last week’s Heritage Classic and felt something in my back and that was the end of me for that week,” he said ahead of teeing-up in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Greg Chalmers to have an MRI next week in Dallas on his injured back. (Photo – www.golffile.ie)

“But then my back has been bothering me for some time, so I’m heading back to Dallas after this week’s event for an MRI.

“Hopefully the scan won’t reveal anything serious but then I guess it’s comes with the job we have out here, hitting countless golf balls for a living.”

Concerns for his back has led to a frustrating year for the dual Australian Open winner.

The Sydney-born Chalmers has teed-up in 11 PGA Tour events with a best finish of T15th in the Waste Management Phoenix Open and while he has made the cut in four others he has also missed the halfway cut in five, and of course, withdrawn from last week’s event in South Carolina.

It has seen Chalmers earn $US 379,811 to be lying 117th on the money list.

The golfer nicknamed ‘The Snake’ has now competed in 353 PGA Tour events since his debut in 1998 with his best finished being T2nd in the 2009 Buick Classic.

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Chalmers was pleased to end his Zurich Classic campaign with a final round 69 for a share of 34th place in the $US 6.8m event won by ultra-talented South Korean and former Asian Tour No. 1 Noh Seung-yul.

Chalmers was heading straight back to Dallas to undergo the MRI Monday morning US time.