Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Ernie Els before walking in.

Rory McIlroy shot his first par round with his Nike clubs as Graeme McDowell turned a green light into a rip-roaring start in the Honda Classic.

Snowball fights took over from birdie blitzes as heavy snowfall forced play to be suspended in the first round of the Accenture Match Play in Arizona.

Two days after matching his best ever European Tour round, Scotland's Stephen Gallacher amazingly went one better in Dubai today.

The top three players in the world have been paired together in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami on Thursday.

Pádraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell have no doubt Rory McIlroy’s rise to world No 1 will mark a new era of golfing dominance by the Holywood hotshot.

Two words said it all as golf’s new world number one Rory McIlroy flew from Florida to New York to celebrate with girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.

Less than a year since his Masters meltdown – a collapse many people thought would leave long-lasting scars – Rory McIlroy is golf’s new world number one.

Rory McIlroy may not have the same rivalry with Justin Rose as he does with Lee Westwood, but he will be trying to beat him just as hard this weekend.

Rory McIlroy may not have the same rivalry with Justin Rose as he does with Lee Westwood, but he will be trying to beat him just as hard this weekend.

Rory McIlroy may have found the missing ingredient in his bid to become world number one - his mother's cooking.

Luke Donald is set to start his Accenture Match Play title defence against former world number one Ernie Els in Tucson on Wednesday.

Luke Donald gave himself the chance of a second World Golf Championships title this season with a superb burst in Akron today.

England’s Luke Donald was within touching distance of becoming world number one after beating German Martin Kaymer for the second time this year at the Volvo World Match Play Championship.

Luke Donald's dream start to the new season continued today when he charged back into contention for a second world title in three weeks.

LEE WESTWOOD believes Rory McIlroy is making a mistake by writing off Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods has apologised for his spitting at the Dubai Desert Classic, but actions will have to speak louder than words at next week's Accenture Match Play in Tucson.

PÁDRAIG Harrington’s self-belief and confidence are two of the strongest weapons in his golfing armoury but both must be severely dented after a dreadful finish to the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach.

Tiger Woods closed with a spectacular eagle, but was still outshone by 21-year-old Rory McIlroy and out-scored by Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer in Dubai today.

Ryder Cup reject Paul Casey just missed out on a second victory in the United States tonight.

Nick Faldo believes Graeme McDowell's US Open triumph can open the floodgates for more Europeans, as happened 30 years ago when Seve Ballesteros broke through in America.

EUROPE provides seven of the top 10 seeds in this week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both decided not to play.

NOT even Pádraig Harrington, widely regarded along with Vijay Singh as the hardest worker in the game, has been able to get in some practice since the cold spell kicked in just before Christmas.

Paul Casey is out of next week's Dubai World Championship, the event which could have seen him crowned as the European Tour's number one this season.

Angel Cabrera ended the hopes of Rory McIlroy and Simon Dyson when he crushed Dyson by a massive seven-hole margin in the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain today.

Padraig Harrington, normally to be found in Asia at this early stage of the season, is trying something different this time – and trying for a notable double.

Just 32 days after being hammered by Tiger Woods, former European Tour player Stephen Ames was heading for the biggest win of his career in Florida.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON returns to the scene of his maiden US Tour victory with a great deal more expectation on him to defend his title at Florida’s Palm Beach Gardens, today, than he faced 12 months ago.

Ernie Els has decided to withdraw from next week’s Accenture Match Play Championship.

TIGER WOODS has laid it on the line.