Tiger Woods welcomes the PGA Tour to his AT&T National tournament at Congressional Country Club near Washington DC tomorrow looking to be the worst host possible.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON last night admitted that if “I was a footballer, I’d be on the bench right now but because I’m my own boss, I can live my life anyway I want”.

The gracious way in which Harrington won has further added to his international stature.

THE bookmakers are running scared of Tiger Woods ahead of the WGC-CA Championship at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami.

Padraig Harrington aims to kickstart his season with victory in the Ballantine’s Championship on Jeju Island after a frustrating beginning to the year.

Martin Kaymer, 2007 rookie of the year, seems on course for his maiden European Tour title after moving to 17 under at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship after a third-round 68 today.

Tiger Woods carded a final round four-under-par 68 to win the Target World Challenge by seven strokes from Zach Johnson last night.

Tiger Woods took just six holes to erase a one-stroke deficit and regain the lead midway through the second round of the Target World Challenge.

An uncharacteristic double bogey at the last cost Tiger Woods the outright lead on the opening day of the Target World Challenge, the tournament he hosts in Southern California.

Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk were three-under-par midway through today’s first round of the Target World Challenge.

Open champion Padraig Harrington was on Tuesday named the European Tour Golfer of the Year for 2007 – and then showed he is taking nothing for granted in 2008.

Open champion Padraig Harrington today had something else to celebrate on top of the recent birth of his second son Ciaran – the European Tour Golfer of the Year award.

Padraig Harrington seems increasingly likely to contest Tiger Woods’ lucrative Target World Challenge tournament in California next month.

Tiger Woods enters his 10-week break from golf holding a lead of more than 14 points over Phil Mickelson in the world rankings.

Tiger Woods has announced he will not be participating in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which takes place at the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda in October.

Father-to-be Tiger Woods this week tries to continue a simply phenomenal run which has seen him win every US Tour event he has played in since July 12 last year.

Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour winning streak will be put on hold with the world number one set to miss the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii.

Tiger Woods completed an outstanding year by firing a six-under-par 66 in Sunday’s final round to win the Target World Challenge in California, the tournament that benefits his own foundation.

Tiger Woods has won the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks in California by four shots, after shooting a final round of 66.

A dropped shot on the 16th hole by tournament host Tiger Woods allowed Geoff Ogilvy to seize the lead at the end of the third round of the Target World Challenge in California.

Tiger Woods shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the Target World Challenge.

European Ryder Cup player Henrik Stenson did his best to overshadow world number one Tiger Woods in the Target World Challenge in California last night.

Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke are representing Ireland at the Target World Challenge, which gets underway in California later today.

TIGER WOODS has shrugged off criticism levelled at him for missing last week’s high-profile PGA Tour Championship in America.

Tiger Woods has shrugged off criticism levelled at him for missing last week’s high-profile PGA Tour Championship in America.

LUKE DONALD has finally broken into golf’s top 10 after capturing the Honda Classic in magnificent fashion in Florida.

Luke Donald has finally broken into golf’s top 10 after capturing the Honda Classic in magnificent fashion in Florida.

LUKE DONALD achieved arguably the best win of his life yesterday when he captured the Honda Classic in Florida - and with it moved into the world’s top 10 for the first time.

Luke Donald achieved arguably the best win of his life today when he captured the Honda Classic in Florida – and with it moved into the world’s top 10 for the first time.

Pádraig Harrington toppled one of the biggest names in golf to reach the quarter-finals of the Accenture World Match Play Championship in California today.

Luke Donald, who came from six shots back to win the Target World Challenge in December, found himself needing the same last-day fireworks after a disappointing third-round 71 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am.

England’s Luke Donald plays his first event of the season this week, believing he can make it all the way to world number one.

Darren Clarke – first, second and second in his last three events of 2005 – is still taking it day-by-day as he heads into the new season.

Luke Donald was delighted after his eight-under-par 64 sealed a come-from-behind victory at the Target World Challenge in California.

England’s Luke Donald fired a final-round eight-under-par 64 to win the Target World Challenge in California.

Darren Clarke fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Target World Challenge in California.

Michael Campbell struggled to a level-par 72 in the second round of the Target World Challenge in California but still increased his lead.

Irish golfers Darren Clarke and Pádraig Harrington have given themselves every chance of victory, placed second and third respectively, after the opening round of the Target World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in California.

Tiger Woods heads a talented 16-man field for this week’s Target World Challenge which begins at the Sherwood Country Club in California today.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON and Darren Clarke are among the 14-strong field intent on denting Tiger Woods’s record in his Target World Challenge commencing Thursday at the Sherwood Country Club near Los Angeles.

Jim Furyk put paid to the notion that Americans – all except world number one Tiger Woods of course – do not travel well by winning the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa, yesterday.

PÁDRAIG Harrington is back up to sixth in the world rankings after a magnificent victory in the Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday night.