Have you ever noticed the interesting way Rory McIlroy tees up the golf ball?

LOUISVILLE — It's easy to get lost in the moment watching Rory McIlroy hit golf balls. The golf swing; the firing of the golf ball off the clubface; it's easy to focus on the beauty of the end product. The ball sailing high, straight, and far into the sky. But have you ever noticed how he tees up golf ball? I hadn't either, but on-site at Valhalla Golf Club this week for the PGA Championship, I noticed it. This is what Rory's golf balls look like, by the way. He plays the TaylorMade TP5x with the words "RORS" instead of a number. Andrew Redington Rory aims using the line on the golf ball (which is interesting in itself, because he doesn't use the line on the ball on the greens), but he seems to do it a slightly different way than most who use this method. He appears to aim the ball in the direction he wants to swing, using the line on the ball as a kind of visual cue. Obviously, most of the time he's trying to hit the ball straight, which means aiming the ball—and swinging—pretty much...