Pádraig Harrington must beat seven of the world’s top 10 if he is to win the Honda Classic and make sure he doesn’t miss the Masters for the first time since his debut in 2000.

Victor Dubuisson looked shattered as he prepared to dash to the limousine waiting to whisk him to Phoenix airport and back to Cannes via London following his thrilling WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship tussle and ultimate defeat to Jason Day.

Graeme McDowell could not be happier with his start to the season or the new schedule he has mapped out to avoid burnout later in the year.

Rory McIlroy failed to dodge a bullet and got gunned down American sharpshooter Harris English at the 19th the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play.

Graeme McDowell’s Ryder Cup experience proved crucial as he came back from the dead to beat big-hitting pal Gary Woodland with a birdie at the 19th in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play last night.

Rory McIlroy might have won a major in his sensational five-win season in 2012 but he reckons he can do even better than that and the WGC-Accenture Match Play is as good a place as any to kickstart 2014 with a win.

But Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley believe the world No. 2 may have to accept his infuriating inconsistency as part of his golfing DNA and embrace his “erratic genius” as he seeks a confidence -boosting return to form in the Irish Open at Carton House this week.

Shane Lowry is prepared to take one for the team this week as he gears up for what is potentially the biggest summer of his career.

Rory McIlroy shrugged off the club mangling incident that marred his US Open finale as nothing more than “a moment of frustration and silly thing to do”.

Rory McIlroy insisted he’s still got “plenty of time” to get his game together for the Masters after warming up for his Honda Classic defence by playing speed golf with Tiger Woods.

Shane Lowry is ready to chase the American dream again this week after his impressive performances in the WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona.

Graeme McDowell survived a dramatic back-nine comeback to beat Pádraig Harrington 2 up in the WGC-Accenture Match Play in an action-packed desert showdown

Lady Luck might have turned her back on the Irish in Tucson but Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell will be putting friendship aside in tomorrow’s first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play.

Shane Lowry hopes to take advantage of the massive pressure on Rory McIlroy’s shoulders by dumping his pal out of next week’s $8.75m WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona.

Rory McIlroy confessed that the strain of getting to world number one took its toll on him as he crashed to his first over par score for five months in the WGC-Cadillac Championship at a blustery TPC Blue Monster.

Pádraig Harrington is offering millions of euro worth of advertising space to the highest bidder after a family tragedy put his recent golfing struggles into perspective.

A struggling Tiger Woods was forced to hole a nine-foot par putt on the 18th to see off Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez Castano as Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke crashed out in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play at Dove Mountain.

Ernie Els is urging Rory McIlroy to ignore the hype and do his own thing as he tees it up in the WGC-Accenture Match Play chasing a victory that could catapult him to world number one.

LUKE DONALD was named 2011 European Tour Race to Dubai Golfer of the Year yesterday.

History was being made in Atlanta tonight, but a play-off was needed to decide whether it was Jason Dufner – five clear with only four to play – or fellow American Keegan Bradley who achieved it.

Luke Donald and Lee Westwood were resigned tonight to missing out a major title again as little-known American Jason Dufner headed towards victory in the USPGA Championship in Atlanta.

Rory McIlroy was left with bitter memories of one hole in particular as he shot 74 today in what is likely to be his last round in America for over six months.

Darren Clarke has won his first Major - the British Open - at the age of 42.

THERE was a time not so long ago when Tiger Woods ruled the majors and picking a winner was easy. You didn’t have to get it right but few would argue with your selection.

Luke Donald has given part of the credit for his stunning rise to world number one to his one-year-old daughter.

Luke Donald birdied three of the first four holes in a flying start against Martin Kaymer – his rival for the world number one spot – in the semi-finals of the Volvo World Match Championship at Finca Cortesin today.

Rory McIlroy is confident he would know what to do if he finds himself four ahead with a round to go at the US Open next month.

WORLD number three Luke Donald will be trying for a notable double after confirming yesterday he will be part of the 24-man field for the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in two weeks.

LUKE Donald was counting the cost of his charge up the leaderboard at the Masters after a four-under-par 68 sent him into the top 10 at Augusta National last night.

GRAEME MCDOWELL crashed to an eight over 80 in the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and confessed that it might be just the “kick in the ass” he needs to get his game in shape for the Masters.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, playing together yet again, remained deep in the pack after the early stages of their WGC-Cadillac Championship third round in Miami today.

Martin Kaymer is making no bold predictions about staying as golf’s world number one for months or years – but he is clearly in no mood to relinquish the position yet.

A clean-up operation was needed at the Blue Monster course in Miami after gusts of over 50 miles per hour disrupted the start of the WGC-Cadillac Championship.

Only 30 minutes’ play was possible before a fierce thunderstorm hit the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami today.

The 69-strong field for the WGC-Cadillac Championship was cut to 66 before a ball was struck in Miami today.

England’s Luke Donald proved himself the man for all seasons in Tucson today as he beat new world number one Martin Kaymer to become WGC-Accenture Match Play champion.

Martin Kaymer and Luke Donald face each other in tonight’s final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play in Tucson with the German certain to be the new world number one tomorrow morning.

Luke Donald was on the verge of reaching the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play in Tucson after a stunning opening nine holes in his semi-final against Matt Kuchar.

Graeme McDowell has still to make the quarter-finals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play for the first time after losing to Korean YE Yang in Tucson today.

Tiger Woods is out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play already, beaten on the first extra hole by Dane Thomas Bjorn in today’s opening round.

RORY McILROY might see himself as an under-achiever in terms of his winning ratio but pal Graeme McDowell has no doubts his Ryder Cup buddy will soon discover his killer instinct.

World number one Lee Westwood will now have to play former winner and former Ryder Cup teammate Henrik Stenson in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona on Wednesday – providing there are no more withdrawals.

Italian Francesco Molinari has confirmed that he will be playing next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona after his wife Valentina gave birth to their first child two weekends ago.