We all know where the No. 1 golfer in the FedExCup standings wasn’t this past weekend. No. 2? He wasn’t at Royal Birkdale either.

Kenny Perry made the British Open his second straight major championship that he didn’t play in. He also didn’t play in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, saying he seldom played well there.

Maybe Alex Rodriguez will just stay home when the Yankees go to Boston this weekend.

Sure, golf is a sport where the players ultimately determine their schedules. But the four majors, if you are fortunate enough to qualify for them, are usually the events set in stone.

But I guess those aren’t important to Kenny Perry anymore. After all, he’s won a grand total of zero in his career.

I commend his enthusiasm for making the Ryder Cup (that’s his main reasoning for the way he’s set up his schedule), which will be held in his home state of Kentucky in the fall, but with three wins already this year, the whole playing in places where you’ve had success excuse is getting pretty old. Perry is No. 3 on the list and is a virtual lock to make the team.

Also, playing in the British Open could have just as easily have added to his standing. It’s not like you lose points if you play poorly in events and no one is playing better golf than he is right now. But instead, Perry honored a prior commitment by playing in the prestigious U.S. Bank Championship where he’s had a lot of success in the past (No wonder, when the best players are across the pond).

He enjoyed some more this weekend thanks to with a final round 64 that vaulted him into a 6th place tie and earned him $125,000. For his efforts, Perry remained at No. 3 in the Ryder Cup standings and No. 2 in the FedExCup chase. But with No. 1 sidelined with a bad knee, he certainly missed out on a glorious opportunity to really cash in.