When you’re 23, top of the world, have a Major in your back pocket and €10.5m in prize money this season it’s fair to say you’re hot property.

Another day, another award for Rory McIlroy as the Irish golfer landed the Player of the Year award from the Golf Writers Association of America today.

The staging of Tiger Woods’ first public appearance for almost three months has met with fierce criticism from the golf reporters who have followed his career.