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

Padraig Harrington’s first-round defeat to Graeme McDowell at the Accenture Match Play Championship has not cost him a place in the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami starting on Thursday week.

Shane Lowry overcame a sleepless night following his shock win over Rory McIlroy to crush Carl Pettersson 6 and 5 and set up a dream last 16 clash with pal Graeme McDowell in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Luke Donald suffered one of the biggest defeats of his career today as the giant-killing continued at the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson.

Shane Lowry will face Rory McIlroy in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona on Wednesday.

Phil Mickelson is back in the world’s top 10 for the first time since last May after his wire-to-wire victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Charl Schwartzel and Sergio Garcia end the year 14th and 16th in the world respectively after their weekend wins in South Africa and Malaysia.

Graeme McDowell’s victory at the World Challenge in California – his first title since the same event two years ago – has lifted him from 24th to 14th in the world.

Martin Kaymer and Charl Schwartzel were locked together at the top of the leaderboard on the final day of the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City.

Graeme McDowell produced a superb second round of 66 in the second round of the Tiger Wood Challenge at Sherwood Country Club near Los Angeles last night to open up a three stroke lead in an event worth more than a million dollars to the champion at the conclusion of the event tomorrow.

Triple Major winner Pádraig Harrington declared it’s in best interests of younger golfers taking up the sport that golf’s ruling bodies will ban the anchoring of any club against the body.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods may have angered officials by not participating in the HSBC Champions, but Lee Westwood more than made up for their absence on a thrilling third day at Mission Hill.

American Nick Watney ended an eventful week in Malaysia with a brilliant 61 and a one-stroke victory at the CIMB Classic today, leaving Tiger Woods in joint fourth place after he closed with a 63.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry has moved up from 128th to 74th in the world after his victory at the Portugal Masters yesterday.

Rory McIlroy is back as world number one after storming to his second major victory at the USPGA Championship – and David Lynn is up from 98th to a career-high 40th after finishing as a shock runner-up.

Rory McIlroy was savouring yet another major masterclass today – and just loving the fact that he had proved some people wrong about him.

Only a month after people were asking what had gone wrong, Rory McIlroy on Sunday night proved everything is all right by storming to his second major - and at a younger age than Tiger Woods managed it.

Rory McIlroy repeated his stunning US Open success to capture the PGA Championship with a similar commanding eight-stroke winning margin of victory along the sun-splashed Kiawah Island shoreline.

Rory McIlroy was heading towards his second major title tonight – at a younger age than Tiger Woods managed it – as the sporting attention of the world began to turn away from London.

Ian Poulter birdied six of the first seven holes, but still had four strokes to make up on Rory McIlroy as the USPGA Championship headed towards its climax at Kiawah Island.

The mountain Tiger Woods had left himself to climb became even higher the moment he stepped back on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island today.

Rory McIlroy charged to the top of the leaderboard and Tiger Woods tumbled right off it before play had to be suspended in the USPGA Championship third round at Kiawah Island today.

Two months after Lee Westwood lost a ball in branches when in contention for the US Open, Rory McIlroy had tree trouble when one off the lead at the USPGA Championship today.

After struggling to break 80 in the second round it was a totally different story for Justin Rose on his return to the USPGA Championship.

Luke Donald, who looked to be heading for a second missed cut in the majors this year at lunchtime yesterday, was back in action at the USPGA Championship this morning – and off to a good start in his third round.

Tiger Woods took a huge step back towards the summit of golf with a battling 71 on Kiawah Island yesterday.

Beauty, when it comes to rounds of golf, arrives in various flavours.

Even with a seven on his card Welshman Jamie Donaldson continued to make his presence felt today in the USPGA Championship – only the second major he has ever played in America.

Rory McIlroy is expecting a tough test at the USPGA Championship today despite being just one shot off the lead at Kiawah Island.

While spectators cooled off in the nearby Atlantic Ocean, Rory McIlroy quickly warmed to a second Major success with a five under par 67 on day one of the 94th PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.

Covered for three days by a ferocious dark sky, pounded with relentless rain, and advertised by many in the press as potentially the worst Major championship in 25 years, the 94th US PGA Championship had a stunning metamorphosis in yesterday’s opening round.

Rory McIlroy kicked off golf’s final major of the year with a superb five under par 67 at Kiawah Island today – helped rather than hindered by a spectator this time.

Rory McIlroy made a superb opening to the USPGA Championship at Kiawah Island today – helped rather than hindered this time by a spectator.

Golf’s world number one spot has changed hands for the fifth time in just over two months.

Lee Westwood’s successful defence of the Indonesian Masters title was not enough to lift him above Rory McIlroy at the top of the golf world rankings.

Rory McIlroy’s return yesterday to the top of the world rankings even though he only tied for 40th in the Masters and didn’t play at all last week has many people mystified as to how this could possibly happen.

Rory McIlroy will once again be the world number one golfer when the latest rankings are published later.

Bubba Watson moved all the way from 16th to a career-high fourth in the world rankings thanks to his play-off victory over Louis Oosthuizen in The Masters.

Louis Oosthuizen recovered from a dreadful start in his third round register a six-under-par total and establish a two-stroke lead at the Shell Houston Open.

Darren Clarke’s charge in the thunderstorm affected Shell Houston Open came to a screeching halt — no thanks to the sound of screeching brakes.

Sweden's Carl Pettersson and Argentina's Angel Cabrera set the clubhouse target before bad weather brought an early end to play in the first round of the Shell Houston Open.

Hunter Mahan has climbed from 22nd to ninth in the world after capturing the Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Rory McIlroy in the final.

England’s Robert Rock is up from 117th to 55th in the world after his victory over Tiger Woods and golf’s top four in Abu Dhabi.

Padraig Harrington will need to climb to 65th in the world rather than 64th to earn a place in next month’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.