One of the oldest former Masters Tournament champions still playing the event is close to saying goodbye, but it won't be this year.

Rory McIlroy hinted after his Players Championship victory that he might want one more PGA Tour start before the Masters Tournament. Tuesday, it was announced that he had committed to the Texas Children's Houston Open.

Rory McIlroy winning The Players Championship gave him so much of what he doesn't need. The $4.5 million prize is the largest for any tournament in the world. It pushed McIlroy's career earnings on the PGA Tour alone to just over $99.