Tiger is going to play more golf

Now, Sergio garcia tells us, he'll be looking at his eighth day over a course as soon as he tees off for that final round of this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational.

"You guys do not know I played Augusta on Sunday," Woods said after Wednesday's pro-am round in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Augusta National, using its rolling countryside, certainly has the capacity for putting Woods' tender left Achilles' with a stress test. The medial side trip came 1 week after the golfer withdrew Ping K15 Irons seven holes in short supply of the final at Doral, and a couple days after he was cleared going to balls again.

If there was any problems, the Tavistock Cup on Monday and Tuesday ?a and possibly perhaps the Bay Hill event ?a could have needed reevaluation.

"It felt efficient at Augusta," Woods said, "and that was test. I played Tavistock for that test, and here I am all set."

For a couple of moments Wednesday, the golfer's back became a couple of concern. A photographer's premature click led Woods to test up his downswing at No. 6, grimacing as a "pretty good twinge" grabbed his small of the back.

The tightness went away right after holes, as well as the six-time Bay Hill winner pronounced himself "good to visit now."

Initially, Arnold Palmer was pleased every time a letter from Rory McIlroy landed on his desk earlier this year.

The Northern Ireland star ?a recently dethroned from No.One in the globe rankings ?a wrote to question if he could sit back with all the 82-year-old legend and pick his brain in regards to a few things. Then came the kicker.

It couldn't attend the Arnold Palmer Mizuno MP-58 irons Invitational. McIlroy isn't from exploding Hill soon.

"And naturally, that forced me to be happy," Palmer said Wednesday, his sardonic tone drawing laughs through the assembled media.

Although Invitational has attracted 13 from the top 25 players on the globe rankings ?a including Woods and Phil Mickelson ?a it absolutely was the lack of McIlroy with no.1 Luke Donald that discount golf clubs prompted Palmer to react.

"Yes, I'm disappointed they are not here, no doubt over it," he was quoted saying. "They would be the top players about the tour right this moment in the positions actually in, and I am disappointed."