Rory's Weekend Of Practice Takes Him...To Paris

After his second round 79, Rory pledged to be banging balls this weekend, with several in the UK writing force suggesting he would be practicing at Wentworth instead of jetting off to be with girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki. And while Rory did hit a bucket or two Saturday, that was the extent of the reigning U.S. Open champion's attempts to regain his form.

Here Derek Lawrenson in the Daily Mail Friday:

After missing the halfway cut at Sawgrass he was on the first plane to Rome to be with his tennis- playing girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki. There is only one place he will be today, and it is not on a plane to Roland Garros.

If you are disappointed at not being able to see McIlroy this weekend, the good news is you still can, albeit on the practice ground.

'I'm staying here and I'll be on that practice ground bright and early,' he said. 'I need to put in some hard hours on the range so I can get my game back to the level it was at earlier in the season.'

However, in his defense, McIlroy was never specific about when and where he would be trying to find his game. Turns out McIlroy did catch a flight to Roland Garros and Paris, according to a Tweet by Caroline.

Now, he may have been there to lend Caroline support after she hired a new coach.Also, in the lad's defense, it is Paris in springtime, after all. Roland Garros, the Eiffel Tower, the Seine and sweet leggy Caroline...or beating balls at Wentworth with the Irish press corps watching?