March was always going to be a better fit for Rory McIlroy. It's not as though the Northern Irishman's record at The Players had been wanting – his resume includes three consecutive top-10 finishes beginning in 2013 – but the over-seeded golf course that players face this year as a result of the event's shift to March from May are custom made for McIlroy. It's sort of position and irons off tees and really trying to plot your way around,” McIlroy said of the softer TPC Sawgrass.