Another Fun Video Of Rory The 9-Year-Old

It's amazing in this one how little his swing has changed and how his pre-shot forward press is nearly identical. Thanks to reader David for this.

"Doctor's orders."

Tiger is out of the AT&T National but is still going to appear at the event next week, reports Doug Ferguson.

Woods is scheduled to be at Aronimink next week, to sign the "We Salute Our Heroes" tribute wall in which fans can write personal messages to the U.S. military. He has a news conference Tuesday afternoon, and is expected to take part in the military opening ceremony on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Ron Sirak contrasts McIlroy with Tiger after last week's U.S. Open.

When it came time for McIlroy to face the media -- never one of Tiger's favorite chores -- that humility was captivating. With the trophy sitting next to him, Rory took out his cell phone and snapped a photo. "I have to tweet it," he said. "I've waited all week to do this." After the Masters, McIlroy tweeted a photo of him smiling next to Charl Schwartzel, who had on the green jacket Rory could have been wearing. It was a gracious gesture.

After taking his trophy shot Sunday, McIlroy turned his camera toward the hundreds of writers in the room and snapped a photo. In nearly 15 years as a pro, nothing close to that spontaneous ever occurred with Woods. Right now, Tiger has 14 majors and Rory has 13 fewer. But McIlroy is also 13 years younger and has connected with the public in a very special way.

Trevino Says He's Done?

I was enjoying Lee Trevino's interview with David Feherty on the new Golf Channel show and interspersed between the awkward stand-up stuff with the paid seat fillers, he revealed that his year's Toshiba Classic was his final tournament appearance. Naturally, I'm kicking myself for not having gone to watch. I hope it's not the case...