World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has never played the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
And if he decides against teeing it up again in March, there might be some repercussions ?from The King himself.
Appearing Thursday on ?A class=interlinkedContent href="http://www.golfchannel.com/tv/morning-drive/">Morning Drive,?Palmer joked, 밒뭢 going to tell you something: If (McIlroy) doesn뭪 come and play Bay Hill, he might have a broken arm and he won뭪 have to worry about where he뭩 going to play next."
Video: Arnold Palmer on 'Morning Drive'
The 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational will be held March 21-24 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla., and it remains a possibility that McIlroy could add the event to his schedule, with The Masters now a week later (begins April 11).
After the WGC-Match Play Championship in February, the Northern Irishman likely will defend his title at The Honda Classic, which begins Feb. 28, and then play the following week at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
If he doesn뭪 add the Tampa Tour stop, Bay Hill, or either the Shell Houston Open or Valero Texas Open, McIlroy risks going more than a month without hitting a shot in competition. That뭩 good news for Arnie.
His Rory dig wasn뭪 the only bold statement by Palmer, either. The 83-year-old also reiterated his stance on the long putter, saying, 밒 suggest they make it a part of the game (at all levels), that you cannot anchor the putter against a part of the body.?/P>