Holy Bowling Alley Fairways: Rory May Be Coming To America

And as Dave Shedloski notes, it's not just our hot muggy weather, but our wonderful, bowling alley, soft, inland golf courses. (If he's looking at Lake Nona then let's face it, the allure of the Tavistock Cup will be the deal sealer.)

"No, it was the weather," McIlroy said at Firestone, drawing laughs as he alluded to his comments at Royal St. George's, when after finishing T-25 he said, "I'm not a fan of tournaments that the outcome is predicted so much by the weather ... it's not my sort of golf. I'm looking forward to getting back to America and getting back into some nice conditions. I'd rather play when it's 80 degrees and sunny and not much wind ... and there's no point in changing your game for one week a year."

No, seriously, it really is about the golf for McIlroy, who used his high-flying power game to dismantle a rain-softened Congressional with a 16-under 268 aggregate total, one of his many records.

"I just thought about it. I feel as if my game really suits playing courses over here," he said. "I love Quail Hollow, Memorial, Akron. You play Match Play, Honda, Doral, the Masters. You have your favorite events, and most of my favorite events seem to be on this side of the pond. And my game suits it over here. I'm very comfortable over here.