Rory McIlroy has taken the European Tour’s Golfer of the Month award for March after winning the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic in Florida to become the second youngest holder of the world number one title.

In his previous visits to Houston, Pádraig Harrington looked as if was auditioning for a role at NASA’s nearby high-tech space facility.

Tiger Woods is a winner on the PGA Tour again – and back up to sixth in the world with The Masters his next start.

Tiger Woods leads Graeme McDowell by one with a round to go in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill today - a far better outcome for the Irishman than seemed likely late in the day.

Luke Donald is world number one again after winning the Transitions Championship today.

Padraig Harrington was unable to follow up his stunning opening round at the Transitions Championship in Florida as he surrendered top spot to American Jason Dufner at the end of day two.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington lit up the Transitions Championship in Florida today with a dazzling course-record 10-under-par 61, the lowest round of his career.

Pádraig Harrington burst back into form with his lowest-ever career round with a 10-under par 61 on the opening day of the Transitions Championship in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington began the Transitions Championship in Florida today with a dazzling course-record 10-under-par 61, the lowest round of his career.

Rory McIlroy flees from comparisons with Tiger Woods but the world number one isn’t just playing like the old Tiger, he sounds like him too.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON insists his appetite for winning majors is stronger than ever and that, as he prepares for the Masters in two weeks, his best golf is still to come.

Garrett Willis took the clubhouse lead midway through the second day at the Transitions Championship as Paul Casey struggled to maintain his good form.

Padraig Harrington's joint-eighth result at the Transitions Championship over the weekend has kept in the world top 10.

Jim Furyk is the 13th different winner in 13 US Tour events so far this year - and very relieved to be so.

Padraig Harrington looks to be running into top form with The Masters starting a fortnight on Thursday.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON charged into the early clubhouse lead with a superb six-under-par 65, his low round of the year so far, in the second round of the Transitions Championship in Florida yesterday.

Padraig Harrington charged into the early clubhouse lead with a superb six-under-par 65, his lowest round of the year so far, in the second round of the Transitions Championship in Florida today.

RETIEF GOOSEN does not believe Tiger Woods will have to put up with a torrent of abuse on his return at Augusta – or anywhere else.

Retief Goosen does not believe Tiger Woods will have to put up with a torrent of abuse on his return at Augusta – or anywhere else.

ALL the talk is about Tiger Woods returning at The Masters, but all that is in Justin Rose’s head right now is trying to get to Augusta.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is taking time out from his US Masters build-up to meet President Obama at the White House on St Patrick’s Day.

JACK NICKLAUS believes world number one Tiger Woods will find it harder to break his record of 18 majors if he does not compete this year.

Even though neither of them played last week the gap between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at the top of the world rankings has come down to just 0.2 points - the closest it has ever been between them.

After wins in Malaysia in November and his native South Africa in January, Retief Goosen has now triumphed in America as well with only another two weeks to go to The Masters.

But for Phil Mickelson, last week’s WGC-CA Championship would have been won by Nick Watney and last month’s Northern Trust Open by Steve Stricker.

Nick Watney and Steve Stricker, both of whom have finished runner-up to Phil Mickelson in the past month, took advantage of the world number two having a week off by moving into the early second round lead at the Transitions Championship in Florida today.