Rory McIlroy suggested he would play a heavy schedule in early 2018 in an attempt to be fully ready for the Masters in April.
And he is sticking to the plan, based on the seven-event run he announced Friday that includes two European Tour events in the Middle East followed by five on the PGA Tour.
Interestingly, McIlroy is not scheduled to play in either of the World Golf Championship events -- the Mexico Championship and the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship. He could add those tournaments at a later date.
The four-time major winner from Northern Ireland saw his world ranking fall from No.