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Spieth, McIlroy face schedule dilemmas ahead of U.S. Open

Pushing the WGC-Match Play Championship to May has forced some marquee names into some uncomfortable decisions schedule-wise. With just nine weeks between the Masters and the U.S. Open, the calendar is loaded with attractive options — starting with Match Play, Players Championship and Wells Fargo Championship.

Rory McIlroy is really squeezed, especially when you factor in the European Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA, where he’s the defending champ, and a tournament that directly benefits his charitable foundation, the Irish Open.

Pencil McIlroy in for Match Play and Players Championship, but not Wells Fargo, even though there is an emotional attachment to the Quail Hollow Club and Charlotte, N.