Graeme McDowell has returned to Orlando from Malaysia to begin his Masters preparations at a little known private golf course that has remained relatively hidden for 100 years.

THE so called fifth major, the Players Championship at Sawgrass over the weekend, proved a salutary lesson for Ireland’s top two players, Rory McIlroy and Pádraig Harrington.

Zach Johnson fired a spectacular 10-under-par 62 to take a share of the lead following the opening round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.