Rory McIlroy repeated his stunning US Open success to capture the PGA Championship with a similar commanding eight-stroke winning margin of victory along the sun-splashed Kiawah Island shoreline.

Even if his leg is getting better, things are about to get a whole lot worse for Tiger Woods as far as his world ranking goes.

Phil Mickelson knows how it feels to be ready for The Masters and after victory in Houston he is in that happy place.

Masters champion Phil Mickelson will head back to Augusta as the man to beat after sealing a superb victory today at the Shell Houston Open.

Paul Casey is certain this weekend to become the fifth European player to move ahead of Tiger Woods on the world rankings.

MISSION not quite accomplished but getting awfully close. That has to be the verdict for Rory McIlroy after the curtain came down on the 2010 major championships.

After spending 244 weeks in his career as world number two Phil Mickelson is excited by the thought that he might finally make it to the top this Sunday.

EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has welcomed Tiger Woods’ decision to return to golf at next month’s Masters.

AS he sat in self-imposed exile over the weekend, Tiger Woods would have cast a jaundiced eye over the advice flowing in his direction.

Tiger Woods hailed his dramatic US Open victory as the greatest achievement of his illustrious career after overcoming knee problems to take his 14th major title.

Newly-crowned 2008 US Open champion Tiger Woods savoured his 14th major victory by declaring “This is the best.”

A CERTAIN Steve Banky became something of a household name in American golfing circles at the weekend.

TIGER WOODS’ 12-shot triumph at the 1997 Masters was about more than one man conquering a golf course and his competition.

A wind of change came over St Andrews today. And while it was still Tiger Woods leading the Open championship, he was not having things all his own way. Far from it, in fact.

NINETY-THREE golfers tee it up in the Masters at Augusta National today and there is a growing swell of opinion that the winner can be narrowed down to the five leading players in the world.

There will be the usual moans and groans, of course.

TIGER WOODS will always be remembered for shooting nines of 40 and 30 in an opening round of 70 on his way to winning the 1997 Masters by a record margin.

Nick Flanagan was inspired by Tiger Woods’ sensational performance at the 1997 Masters to take up golf himself.

A bitterly disappointed Steve Davis is doing his best to look on the bright side after narrowly failing to land his first ranking title for nine years in Cardiff last night.

CADDIES, more than their employers, seem to be capturing the headlines these days.

ERNIE ELS, taking a well-earned rest this week, could lose top spot on the US Tour while he puts his feet up.

TIGER WOODS has asked coach Butch Harmon to take more of a back-seat role in his career.

While Lee Westwood and Justin Rose have to sit out this week’s United States Open in New York, another English golfer has given himself the perfect opportunity to remind everybody of his ability.

Tiger Woods tonight joined Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only men to make a successful defence of the Masters at Augusta.

Sergio Garcia believes patience remains the key as he tries to win his first Major title this weekend.

Tiger Woods is strong favourite to win the Masters and so create history by being the first player to hold all golf's four Major titles at the same time.