Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were among 11 players, former captains and PGA of America officials announced as part of a team tasked with analysing the entire Ryder Cup process following a 16 1/2 to 11 1/2 defeat in this year's event at Gleneagles.
Azinger was tipped to form part of the panel, but revealed he had decided against getting involved at this stage.
However, the captain for the United States' only Ryder Cup victory since 1999, which came in 2008, also confirmed he was scheduled to meet with the PGA next month.
"I'm just not ready to sit down and jump on a task force," Azinger told ESPN. "I have a scheduled meeting with the PGA of America in early November and I just think it's too soon for me to commit to jumping on a task force."
Along with Woods and Mickelson, the task force - co-chaired by PGA vice president Derek Sprague and CEO Pete Bevacqua - consists of Raymond Floyd, Tom Lehman, Davis Love III, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker and PGA secretary Paul Levy.
"I think this is a great step by the PGA to accomplish what we all want – to win the Ryder Cup," said Woods of the plans.