Not surprisingly, given the victory in the Memorial tournament, the bookmakers have installed Tiger Woods a 7/1 favourite for this week’s US Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

Former world number one Tiger Woods sent out an ominous warning to the golf world ahead of the US Open, declaring he feels as good as he has done in years after winning the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Rory McIlroy recovered from a nightmare quadruple bogey seven on the ninth hole to climb back in touch with the leaders at the midway point of the first round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

An eagle on a hole where he once took nine gave Padraig Harrington a superb start to The Masters at Augusta today.

1. Has he played well in the Masters before?

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.

Luke Donald is set to start his Accenture Match Play title defence against former world number one Ernie Els in Tucson on Wednesday.

Keegan Bradley has snatched a share of Phil Mickelson‘s lead of the Northern Trust Open, setting up an enthralling final day in California.

Tiger Woods does not deny that appearance money is one of the factors in determining where he plays.

TIGER WOODS thinks his late father would have been proud of him for finally ending more than two years without a win — and especially the way he did it.

Tiger Woods thinks his late father would have been proud of him for finally ending more than two years without a win – and especially for the way he did it.

South Korean KT Kim fired a third-round 67 to take a one-shot lead over American Bubba Watson at the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum.

Marcus Fraser holds a two-stroke lead at the Australian PGA Championship following a second-round 65 but a host of big names, including Bubba Watson, Robert Allenby and Adam Scott, remain in contention at Coolum.

Australia’s Steven Bowditch matched Choi Joon-woo’s six-under-par 66 to share the lead with the South Korean after the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum.

Darren Clarke will be trying to end what he calls an “incredibly frustrating” spell in this week’s Australian PGA Championship at Coolum.

PEOPLE should cast their minds back a year before declaring that Tiger Woods is on his way back to the top.

The hug said it all today as Tiger Woods yet again clinched another Presidents Cup victory for the United States.

Greg Norman needs his International side to win eight out of 12 singles at Royal Melbourne tomorrow if they are to avoid a fourth successive Presidents Cup defeat.

Tiger Woods still has to prove he was worth a wild card for this week’s Presidents Cup – but America still lead by two points.

Tiger Woods suffered the biggest match play defeat of his life today - but it was still the Americans who began the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne much the better.

The highly-anticipated match-up between Tiger Woods and Adam Scott will happen on the opening day of the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.

FOR Tiger Woods this week’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne is very different to his five previous appearances in the match – and his six Ryder Cup caps.

Greg Chalmers has won the Australian Open after holding his nerve to finish 13 under par at The Lakes in Sydney.

Hunter Mahan tore up the leaderboard on day three of the Tour Championship in Atlanta, wrestling the lead from Australian Adam Scott.

Keegan Bradley held a two-shot lead at the end of the first round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Mark Kuchar holds a one-shot lead after carding a second round six-under-par 65 at The Barclays in New Jersey.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON whipped up a storm of his own to keep his FedEx Cup chances alive and challenge for victory in the hurricane-threatened Barclays in New Jersey.

HE may have upgraded from a tiny apartment to a luxury home but for Ben Curtis the objectives at this week’s British Open are exactly the same as when he last played, and won, at Royal St George’s.

THE atmosphere was never going to compare to last October’s Ryder Cup, but Graeme McDowell and Peter Hanson found Celtic Manor a happy hunting ground again yesterday.

The atmosphere was never going to compare to last October’s Ryder Cup, but Graeme McDowell and Peter Hanson found Celtic Manor a happy hunting ground again today.

Graeme McDowell beat Rory McIlroy 3&2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain today – and there was no hiding how annoyed the 22-year-old was.

Defending champion Ross Fisher staged a remarkable fightback to make the last 16 of the Volvo World Match Play at Finca Cortesin in Spain today.

GRAEME McDOWELL and Rory McIlroy, Ireland’s two representatives in an impressive 24-man field, have been handed difficult draws in the pool stages of the €3.4m Volvo World Match Play which starts at Finca Cortesin, Spain, on Thursday.

Graeme McDowell has the chance to show his Ryder Cup partner Rory McIlroy how to handle a last round lead after moving one ahead in the Players Championship - golf's richest event - at Sawgrass today.

Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, Australian Aaron Baddeley and Korean Noh Seung-yul complete the 24-man field for next week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.

Masters champion Phil Mickelson will head back to Augusta as the man to beat after sealing a superb victory today at the Shell Houston Open.

WITH a fortnight to the Masters, several stellar names bid to sharpen their game for Augusta in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill Classic in Orlando this week.

PHIL MICKELSON’S failure to shine in the Northern Trust Open has seen Graeme McDowell take his spot as the fourth best player on the planet.

Australian Aaron Baddeley is up from 224th to 73rd in the world after winning the Northern Trust Open at Riviera in California.

Aaron Baddeley shot a final-round 69 to win the Northern Trust Open by two shots in California.

Australia's Aaron Baddeley established a one-shot lead after the third round of the Northern Trust Open in California today.

A second-round 66 gave Fred Couples a two-shot lead at the Northern Trust Open in California today.

Scotland’s Martin Laird shot a four under par 67 to hold a share of the lead after the opening round of the Northern Trust Open in California.

Overnight leader Stuart Appleby was tied with Shigeki Maruyama as the pair finished the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii with a two-shot lead.