Clash of the titans

Fresh off an eight-shot victory, Jordan Spieth gets one week of rest before stepping back into spotlight. He leaves this weekend for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and his first meeting of the year with Rory McIlroy.

"I didn't know he was playing. I'll probably withdraw now," Spieth joked on Tuesday during a conference call for the Valspar Championship.

McIlroy was in Spieth's position a year ago - No 1 in the world (by a greater margin), a multiple major champion, a great start to the year.