Ireland’s Padraig Harrington lit up the Transitions Championship in Florida today with a dazzling course-record 10-under-par 61, the lowest round of his career.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington began the Transitions Championship in Florida today with a dazzling course-record 10-under-par 61, the lowest round of his career.

THERE was a lot on Angel Cabrera’s mind coming into this week’s Masters.

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.

Only four weeks until the Ryder Cup and still golf fans do not know for sure whether Tiger Woods is going to be there.

Adam Scott and Retief Goosen moved to within a shot of overnight leader Bubba Smith during the early stages of the second round at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

Tiger Woods' 270-week reign as world number one is well and truly under threat after he produced a miserable opening round on one of his favourite courses.

Phil Mickelson recovered from a poor start in his latest bid to depose Tiger Woods as world number one by shooting a four-under-par 66 in the opening round of the Bridgestone Invitational.

Steve Stricker’s superb recent form continued today as he made an excellent start to the Bridgestone Invitational.

The new US Open champion Graeme McDowell will have to wait until just before 2pm on Thursday when he tees off with two former winners of that title, Jim Furyk and Geoff Ogilvy at the Open in St Andrews.

Defending champion Steve Stricker and opening-day hero Paul Goydos were matching each other shot for shot as the leaders made the turn in the third round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois today.

Justin Rose extended his lead at the Travelers Championship as he turned for home in his third round in Connecticut.

Relieved of the burden of trying to seal a maiden win, a relaxed and clear-thinking Justin Rose moved into a four-shot lead heading into the weekend at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Padraig Harrington took a share of the early clubhouse lead in Connecticut as the first wave of players completed their opening rounds at the Travelers Championship.

Thongchai Jaidee gave early-arriving fans a treat with the first hole in one of the week as the third round of the 110th US Open got under way in California on Saturday.

Justin Rose hopes to turn his opening round 65 into a winning lead on day two of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Ohio.

Tiger Woods posted a two-over-par 74 and found himself nine shots off the pace set by fellow American Bo van Pelt after the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.

YOU might not realise it, but this week’s Masters has more than just one entrant.

If Rory McIlroy wants to become the youngest Masters champion in history - a position currently held by Tiger Woods, of course - he has to do it this week.

ANYONE who thinks they’ve had a tough life should take time out to read up on Angel Cabrera.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON was breathing a sigh of relief after avoiding a nightmare draw with Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the Masters.

The sporting world will have to wait until 1.42pm on Thursday – 6.42pm Irish time – to see the first shot that Tiger Woods has hit in competition for 144 days.

Tiger Woods will play with fellow American Matt Kuchar and Korean KJ Choi in the first two rounds of The Masters on Thursday and Friday.

Padraig Harrington's joint-eighth result at the Transitions Championship over the weekend has kept in the world top 10.

Rory McIlroy has been knocked out of the world’s top 10 following his dismal showing at the WGC-CA Championship.

Padraig Harrington has dropped from 10th to 13th in the world after finishing in a tie for 40th at the Honda Classic in Florida.

GRAEME McDOWELL, pictured, has kept his place in the world’s top 50 and will therefore be part of the field for next week’s WGC-CA Championship in Miami.

Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell has kept his place in the world’s top 50 and will therefore be part of the field for next week’s WGC-CA Championship in Miami.

Mark Wilson closed his second round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open with four consecutive birdies to take a share of the lead alongside Camilo Villegas at the TPC Scottsdale.

Camilo Villegas shot a tournament record-equalling nine-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open yesterday.

THE certainty that there will be a fierce battle for places in the European Ryder Cup this year is good news for the ‘3’ Irish Open Championship at Killarney over the August Bank Holiday, less than a month before Colin Montgomerie’s team to face the USA at Celtic Manor is finalised.

It has been a mixed start for two of Ireland's top golfers in the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship so far today.

EUROPE provides seven of the top 10 seeds in this week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both decided not to play.

Europe provides seven of the top 10 seeds in this week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both decided not to play.

The wait for Tiger Woods’ return to golf goes on. He will definitely not be playing next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.

Irish golfer Rory McIlroy is back amongst the top 10 golfers in the world today following the publication of updated rankings.

CAREERS honed on the windswept links gems of Ireland paid dividends for all six Irish players on the opening day of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha.

There was bad news for Irish golfers when the official golf world rankings were released today.

Irish golfer Darren Clarke, is back into the world's top 100 at 95th after finishing joint runner-up in The South African Open.

Scot Martin Laird is up to 84th in the world after his fourth-placed finish at the US Tour-opening SBS Championship in Hawaii.

Irish 20-year-old Rory McIlroy has emerged as one the stars of 2009 as the end-of-year golf world rankings were released today.

RORY MCILROY has reached a higher position on the world rankings than any other 20-year-old before him.

Rory McIlroy has reached a higher position on the world rankings than any other 20-year-old before him.

Jim Furyk’s victory at the Chevron World Challenge has moved him from 11th to sixth in the world rankings pushing 20-year-old Rory McIlroy out of the top 10 after he withdrew ill from the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa.