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.

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 birdied two of his first three holes to move into the top 10 on day three of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

Tiger Woods lamented his putting after finding himself seven shots off the lead following the opening round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

Open champion Darren Clarke has been drawn alongside England’s Justin Rose and Robert Rock in the group stages of this week’s Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin near Marbella this week.

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.

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.

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.

After singing the praises of his caddy a day earlier, it was the turn of Rory McIlroy’s bagman, JP Fitzgerald, to repay the favour at yesterday’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Defending champion Pablo Martin and last year’s runner-up Charl Schwartzel both made strong starts to day three of the Alfred Dunhill Championship to close the gap on leader Anthony Michael.

PATIENCE is your watchword in the US Open and Pádraig Harrington showed that he has it in spades as he picked up two late birdies to keep his hopes of a fourth major title alive at a fast and furious Pebble Beach.

PEBBLE BEACH looked like the clear winner on day one of the US Open as the game’s greatest player struggled to come to terms with fast, hard-running conditions.

Sweden’s Michael Jonzon, with one European Tour win in 290 starts and fighting for his future, leads the Castello Masters in Spain with a round to play.

Just as he did when he took third place two years ago – in only his second professional event – Rory McIlroy tamed one of the toughest holes in golf today.

Spain’s Rafael Cabrera Bello is not going to forget his first European Tour victory, however many more follow.

SPANIARD Rafael Cabrera Bello was almost in a daze yesterday after an unbelievable round of 60 brought him his first European Tour title.

Spain’s Rafael Cabrera Bello shot a European Tour record-equalling 60 to come from eight behind and win the Austrian Open in Vienna today.

Thongchai Jaidee shot a three-under-par 69 to claim his first win on the European Tour in four years at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open today.

A hailstorm halted play in the Abu Dhabi Championship less than two hours into the £1.8m (€2m) tournament today.

David Drysdale followed up his opening-day 65 by carding a six-under round of 66 to lead a rain-affected Joburg Open by one stroke at the halfway stage today.

Michael Hoey believes a good finish to last season is the main reason behind his good start to the 2009 European Tour after he carded an opening round seven-under-par 64 at the Joburg Open yesterday.

STEVEN JEPPESEN shares the lead with Trevor Fisher Jnr after the pair carded opening-round eight-under-par 63s at the Joburg Open yesterday.

Steven Jeppesen shares the lead with Trevor Fisher Jnr after the pair carded opening-round eight-under-par 63s at the Joburg Open today.

Richard Sterne was the main benefactor on the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship clinching the tournament by one shot after both Thomas Aiken and Len Mattiace threw away their overnight advantages at the Leopard Creek Golf Club.

Thomas Aiken threw away a good start to his final round at the Alfred Dunhill Championship by handing the advantage to Len Mattiace on the final afternoon at the Leopard Creek Golf Club.

Len Mattiace and Michael Jonzon shared the lead on seven-under-par after the opening round at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

Jonathan Caldwell and Michael Hoey have fared best of the Irish competitors on the opening day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa today.

South African Charl Schwartzel tops the leaderboard at 12 under par going into the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.

England’s Oliver Wilson and Phillip Archer were in a five-man leading group on four under par after day one at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.