It’s no secret that Rory McIlroy is planning to rejoin the PGA Tour in 2012. The big unknown surrounding the reigning US Open champion has been where he will play.
In discussions with his management group at ISM, McIlroy, 22, of Northern Ireland, is making some changes that will not make everybody happy, but they should work best next year for the person in this who matters most: Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy will swap one iconic golf figure’s tournament for another’s next year, adding the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March in Orlando, Fla., and dropping Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament in May. McIlroy also plans to add The Players Championship after having missed the event this year.
If he qualifies for all four FedEx Cup playoff tournaments next year, McIlroy will play in 15 PGA Tour events, the minimum for membership.
Here is his projected schedule, with his European Tour schedule incomplete after the Tour Championship:
• Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
• Omega Dubai Desert Classic
• WGC-Accenture Match Play
• The Honda Classic
• WGC-Cadillac Championship
• Arnold Palmer Invitational
• Masters
• Maybank Malaysian Open
• Wells Fargo Championship
• The Players Championship'
• BMW PGA Championship
• US Open
• British Open
• WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
• PGA Championship
• Barclays
• Deutsche Bank Championship
• BMW Championship
• Tour Championship
• Ryder Cup
• Dunhill Links
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