Rory McIlroy has been at Royal Birkdale for an early scouting trip ahead of The Open, and will continue his lighter playing schedule as he won't tee it up in tournamernt golf again until the Scottish Open.
McIlroy's gameplan for the year has been to play less but focus more on the Majors, regularly skipping PGA Tour tournaments to take scouting trips to Augusta, Aronimink and Shinnecock Hills.