Rory McIlroy may be on a week off, but he remains in the news and at the centre of debate – both for the clubs he plays with and for his choice of tournaments.

Rory McIlroy is officially a free agent when it comes to golf equipment.

Rory McIlroy outscored Tiger Woods for only the third time in 11 head-to-head clashes in China today, winning their 'Duel at Jinsha Lake' with a five-under-par 67 to the American's 68.

It has been a long, long time since John Daly took a lead into a weekend, but that was the situation at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters after he did not hit a single shot yesterday.

Gusts of 35mph meant less than three hours' play was possible on the second day of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Doha.

Padraig Harrington made a strong start to the defence of his Iskandar Johor Open title as an opening 64 left the Irishman one shot off the lead midway through the first round in Malaysia.

UNLIKE the majority of his contemporaries, Pádraig Harrington’s main rival is neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson or Ernie Els or even young Rory McIlory but still himself.

Padraig Harrington feels he will have to produce some of his very best golf to defend his Iskandar Johor Open title in Malaysia this week.

ISKANDAR Johor Open officials fear a repeat of last week’s shortened Singapore Open, with rain already plaguing the Malaysian event.

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Juvic Pagunsan will battle it out for the Singapore Open title tomorrow morning after bad weather forced the suspension of their sudden-death play-off at Sentosa Golf Club.

James Morrison held the clubhouse lead on 12 under par at the Singapore Open after following up yesterday’s 62 with a second-round 68 to pull two strokes clear at Sentosa Golf Club.

Edoardo Molinari set the early mark on nine under par at the Singapore Open with a brilliant opening round of 62.

GRAEME McDOWELL is targeting a successful end to the season to ease his workload for 2012 as the Irishman bids for his first European Tour title of the year at the Singapore Open.

Robert Rock is closing in on 200 European Tour events without a win, but maybe a change of caddie is about to bring a change of luck.

Rory McIlroy found his form to power up the UBS Hong Kong Open leaderboard in the closing stages of the second round today.

Australian Adam Scott hailed a “dream” victory after cruising to an unprecedented third Singapore Open title today.

Adam Scott closed in on the Singapore Open title after the Australian established a three-shot lead at Sentosa Golf Club but a weather disruption of five and a half hours means the European Tour event will not be decided until tomorrow morning.

Play in the final round of the Barclays Singapore Open was delayed this morning due to thunderstorms.

Adam Scott will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Singapore Open but the Australian will have defending champion Ian Poulter hot on his heels.

Rikard Karlberg was among the early third-round movers at the Singapore Open but it was still Adam Scott leading the way from Ian Poulter at Sentosa Golf Club.

Graeme McDowell and Adam Scott both made good starts to their second rounds at the Singapore Open to share the lead on nine under par.

The first round of the Singapore Open fell victim to the weather after play was suspended this morning due to thunderstorms.

GRAEME McDOWELL is looking to strike a decisive blow in the Race to Dubai this week when he returns to a happy hunting ground at the Singapore Open.

An overwhelmed Andrew Dodt was delighted to close out his maiden European Tour title after the Australian carded a final round of 68 to win the Avantha Masters by a stroke.

DAMIEN MCGRANE says it’s only by ‘the skin of his teeth’ he’s competing in the inaugural Dubai World Championship.

Gregory Bourdy held off a spirited challenge from new Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy to win the UBS Hong Kong Open by two shots today.

Race to Dubai contenders Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy headline the field at the Hong Kong Open but smaller battles will also unfold in Fanling this week.

HOWEVER much Ross Fisher enjoyed his Volvo World Match Play win, it was matched by Sweden’s Peter Hanson.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is not about to throw in the towel but he has confessed he’s now staring at the near impossible odds of capturing a second European Number One crown.

FOUR birdies in a six-hole inward nine stretch breathed much-needed life into Pádraig Harrington’s Singapore Open challenge.

GRAEME MCDOWELL’S fondness for a tougher golf course test was rewarded with an encouraging level par score on the opening day of the Singapore Open.

Rory McIlroy is flying the flag for Ireland at the Volvo World Matchplay Championship in Spain, which teed off this morning.

GARY MURPHY’S Singapore Open preparations were thrown in chaos when his clubs did not arrive until shortly before the tournament teed off.

SERGIO GARCIA insisted yesterday he will again be doing what suits him next year — even if Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie would prefer him to be somewhere else.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON managed to finish all square in a practice match with Phil Mickelson yesterday but the Irishman is staring at much higher stakes when he tees-up in this week’s Singapore Open.

World number two Phil Mickelson, winner of the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday, has entered the European Tour-sanctioned Barclays Singapore Open on October 29-November 1.

American Ryder Cup star Anthony Kim and Indian Jeev Milkha Singh are the latest two names in the 16-strong field for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in five weeks’ time.

Padraig Harrington has committed himself to the Barclays Singapore Open at the end of next month, ruling himself out of a place in the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain if he qualifies.

TIGER WOODS gave Padraig Harrington a ringing endorsement as the Dubliner backed up his incredible opening 64 with a 69 to ease his way into the clubhouse lead on seven under par in the $8.5 million the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club.

IT may sound daft for the bookmakers to make Rory McIlroy favourites for next week’s British Open at Turnberry. But that’s the kind of impression the 20-year-old has made on the golf world. He spoke to golf correspondent Charlie Mulqueen.

DARREN CLARKE is hoping his long-distance competitive journeys this fortnight will pay dividends with the reward of an invite into next April’s US Masters.

India's Jeev Milkha Singh overcame personal tragedy to win the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup today and dedicated the two-stroke win at the event to his wife only days after she gave birth to their stillborn child.

Liang Wen-chong took the clubhouse lead midway through the first round of the UBS Hong Kong Open today after carding a six-under-par 64.

Jeev Milkha Singh out-fought Padraig Harrington in a nervy battle down the closing stretch as the Indian ace claimed a one-stroke victory at the Barclays Singapore Open today.