Rory McIlroy’s hopes of claiming the $10 million dollar FedEx Cup jackpot and another $1.4m for winning the season-ending US PGA Tour Championship at East Lake, Atlanta, ended in bitter disappointment last night when a series of serious errors beginning with a double bogey five at the short 6th put paid to his chances.

Redemption was the overriding theme after United States captain Tom Watson named Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson as his wild cards for the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Redemption was the overriding theme after United States captain Tom Watson named Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson as his wild cards for the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Right smack in the middle of Sunday lunch hour, the insufferable humidity was putting its chokehold around Pinehurst No 2 when a glance at the tee sheet showed that we were still three hours away from the assigned starting time of the US Open leader, Martin Kaymer.

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.

Jimmy Walker held his nerve to win the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am by a single shot, his third win of the PGA Tour season.

Hunter Mahan gave up the chance of a million-dollar pay day as he pulled out of the RBC Canadian Open when his wife went into labour.

Open leader Lee Westwood’s bid to win a first major got off to a good start - before he had completed one hole.

Heartbreak.

Justin Rose today survived a rollercoaster final round to win his first major title in the US Open and inflict further misery on Phil Mickelson.

Matt Kuchar and Ian Poulter are both back in the world’s top 10 today, but it is the American who is really celebrating.

Ian Poulter continued his irresistible form as he led the charge into the semi-finals of Accenture World Match Play in Tucson.

Shane Lowry's giant-killing run in Arizona is at an end after he fell to a 3&2 loss to fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell at the Accenture Match Play Championship.

England’s Ian Poulter eased into the last eight of the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson after a commanding 5&3 victory over Tim Clark in the last 16 today.

Play has been abandoned for the day at the Turkish Airlines World Golf final after the forecast storm duly arrived.

After the euphoria of the Ryder Cup, Rory McIlroy had the victory rug unceremoniously dragged from under him on the opening day of the Turkish Airlines World Golf final in Belek.

Two eagles in the space of five holes were not enough to prevent Rory McIlroy facing an uphill battle to win his first match in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

Rory McIlroy needed just three holes to discover his game was still in excellent shape on the first day of the inaugural Turkish Airlines World Golf Final today.

World No.1 Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods arrived in Antalya yesterday to be presented each with Turkish Airlines model airplanes bearing their names.

It will not only be Pádraig Harrington and Hunter Mahan kicking their heels this weekend when the Ryder Cup begins without them at Medinah.

With the top two spots on the leaderboard held by a South African and an Australian, the British Open provided considerable food for thought for the rival Ryder Cup captains Davis Love III and Jose-Maria Olazabal.

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.

Rory McIlroy insists he will not become obsessed by his quest to become world number one.

Rory McIlroy’s relentlessmission to become thenumber one golfer in the world continues this week at the Honda Classic at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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.

Hunter Mahan rates Rory McIlroy “the best player in the world right now for sure” – but it is the American who has won the first world championship of the year and Luke Donald who still tops the rankings for one more week at least.

What could have been the day he became world number one at just 22 turned from sweet to sour for Rory McIlroy in Tucson last night.

Rory McIlroy missed a gilt-edged opportunity to become Ireland’s first world No 1 when he lost to Hunter Mahan in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dove Mountain.

What could have been the day he became world number one at just 22 turned from sweet to sour for Rory McIlroy in Tucson tonight.

Rory McIlroy pulled off a remarkable win over Lee Westwood in Tucson today and was left needing to beat American Hunter Mahan to become world number one for the first time.

Game on. Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy will go head-to-head in the semi-finals of the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson tomorrow – and the reward for the winner at the end of the day could be the world number one spot.

Hunter Mahan, the man whose defeat to Graeme McDowell decided the last Ryder Cup, raced into the semi-finals of the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson today.

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood kept alive their hopes of securing the world No 1 ranking when they cruised into the last 16 of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Graeme McDowell today renews acquaintances with Hunter Mahan, the man he defeated to help Europe secure Ryder Cup victory in 2010.

Tiger Woods gave up the lead at the Chevron World Challenge as Zach Johnson edged one shot ahead after the third round in California.

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.

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

AS curiosities go, there are many when we concern ourselves with the level of golf that is on display here at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

Luke Donald's dream start to the new season continued today when he charged back into contention for a second world title in three weeks.

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.

Fourteen birdies between them in just 10 holes were still not enough to make Europe’s world leaders Martin Kaymer, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald the overnight pacesetters in Miami.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON and Rory McIlroy were in the mix before poor light stopped play in the weather- delayed WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami.