Lee Westwood and Justin Rose are guaranteed $1m each after making it an all-English final of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final – but Rory McIlroy had to settle for ’just’ $300,000 after finishing last in the eight-man exhibition.

Rory McIlroy got off to a poor start in his must-win clash with Tiger Woods in the final group games of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

It was as though the Turkish weather was bigger than the combined presence of Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods when a violent electrical storm delayed their much-anticipated matchplay showdown.

Play has been abandoned for the day at the Turkish Airlines World Golf final after the forecast storm duly arrived.

After the euphoria of the Ryder Cup, Rory McIlroy had the victory rug unceremoniously dragged from under him on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines World Golf final in Belek.

The eagerly-anticipated clash between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods could be rendered meaningless after both lost their opening matches at the £3.2m Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

Two eagles in the space of five holes were not enough to prevent Rory McIlroy facing an uphill battle to win his first match in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

Rory McIlroy needed just three holes to discover his game was still in excellent shape on the first day of the inaugural Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

Rory McIlroy has his sights set on finishing the season as European number one for the first time to cap a brilliant year.

World No.1 Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods arrived in Antalya yesterday to be presented each with Turkish Airlines model airplanes bearing their names.

Europe’s sensational victory in the Ryder Cup was seen as a massive boost for the under pressure European Tour.

Pádraig Harrington’s hopes of winning The Barclays and keeping his slim Ryder Cup wild card hopes alive were dealt a near fatal blow when he crashed to a four-over 75 to fall five shots off the lead at Bethpage Black in New York.