Besides the softness, I was intrigued by the role McIlroy sees Bermuda playing versus an April playing of the Masters.
"A lot more Bermuda [grass] in the fairways and in the surrounds of the greens,'' McIlroy said. "The greens are exactly the same as they always are. But for the fairways, it just hasn't been cold enough for the Bermuda to die off. That's going to make things very interesting around the greens. Chipping will be a lot trickier.
"[The fairways], instead of being thin it can be a little grainy or a thicker patch. But it was soft. There were a lot of mud balls and looks like some rain during the week so that can be an issue. It's just going to play very different. They haven't done anything to the golf course -- it's just the way it's playing.''
The current forecast calls for rain possibilities Tuesday to Sunday, with the remnants of Eta also a possibility next weekend.
