As Tiger Woods won for the eighth time at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and vaulted to the top of the world rankings….where was Rory McIlroy?  One would figure that he would want to defend his world ranking, but I guess not.  So where was Rory?

According to Yahoo Sports, Rory was spending time with is girl friend in Miami.  Additionally, he was practicing at the Miami Municipal Golf Course hitting balls on the range.  He was cool and relaxed keeping his game tuned for next week.

Golfing Dweeb brought up some great points about journey-men golfers who have to grind it out from week to week.  He brings up points about how difficult it is mentally and how demanding it can be on your personal life.  Maybe Rory is playing select tournaments to make sure he has a well round life that he will always enjoy….everyone knows he has the talent to pick and choose.  Rory will have two-week rest (according to his website, he was not going to play at Arnie’s tournament anyway) before this weekends Shell Huston Open – will he be fresh or rusty?  I guess time will tell.

The question of the day is:  Is Rory McIlory doing the right thing by playing a bit less and being fresh for all the tournaments he enters?