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.

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

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.

World number one Rory McIlroy secured his second consecutive PGA Tour victory last night with a near-flawless final round in the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana.

Phil Mickelson equalled the course record with a stunning eight-under-par 64 last night to surge into a share of the lead alongside Vijay Singh in the PGA Tour BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana.

Troy Matteson remained at the top of the John Deere Classic leaderboard after carding a second round 68 today.

Colt Knost was the halfway leader after shooting a five-under-par 66 on the second day of the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.

Gary Player joined Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer as honorary starters for The Masters today – and showed them what he is still capable of.

Pádraig Harrington may have failed to build on his career best 61 recorded in the opening round of the Transitions Championship in Florida but that Thursday display is a massive confidence booster for the three times Major champion who has slipped to 91st in the world rankings.

Simon Thornton could not have endured a more contrasting day of emotions during the final round of the Andalucian Open at Marbella.

Luke Donald is world number one again after winning the Transitions Championship today.

THERE is talk of returning the British Open to Portrush, where it was held in 1951, but perhaps we should be talking in grander terms.

England’s Simon Dyson will play in next week’s Open Championship after American David Toms today became the fourth player to withdraw this week.

Thomas Levet has followed Tiger Woods in withdrawing from next week’s Open after fracturing his shin jumping in a lake on Sunday.

IT MAY have come a little later than expected butwhen Rory McIlroy’s maiden major victory came in the US Open at Congressional Country Club last night it was all the sweeter for the deep disappointment of 10 weeks ago.

Despite everything that stablemate Lee Westwood could throw at him - a brilliant 65, no less - Rory McIlroy remains poised to become the youngest winner of the US Open since Bobby Jones in 1923.

IT is becoming all so easy for Rory McIlroy at this US Open that the 22-year-old golfer has reminded himself to stay focused heading into the biggest weekend of his career at Congressional Country Club.

Play has been suspended on day two of the US Open due to a threat of lightning.

Rory McIlroy achieved the lowest 36-hole total in US Open history today – even with a double-bogey six at the final hole of his second round.

TIGER WOODS is not the only top golfer who has been battling a knee issue lately.

Tiger Woods is not the only top golfer who has been battling a knee issue lately.

RORY McILROY shot a remarkable 23 birdies, eight of them in a final round of 68, and an eagle, but four players still finished ahead of him in the Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village on Sunday.

THE many American commentators who wondered aloud about Graeme McDowell’s worthiness to be crowned US Open champion after his great victory at Pebble Beach last June have been forced to eat another dose of humble pie after the latest heroics by the Portrush man in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday.

Graeme McDowell’s heroics in Hawaii over the weekend have left him poised to take the world number four spot off Phil Mickelson.

Jonathan Byrd became the first champion of 2011 on the PGA Tour, defeating the gutsy Robert Garrigus on the second hole of a tense play-off at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Steve Stricker shot the round of the day to take his place in a three-strong leadership group at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Robert Garrigus shot a stunning 10-under round of 63 to shoot to the top of the leaderboard at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

American Roland Thatcher retained his four-shot lead despite a poor finish to his third round at the PGA Tour Children's Miracle Network Classic near Lake Buena Vista in Florida.

Alex Cejka signed for a five-under 67 to take a two-stroke after today's third round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

Scott McCarron, playing at his home course, will carry a one-shot lead into the final round of the Reno-Tahoe Open.

LEE WESTWOOD hopes his St Jude Classic triumph will prove to be the perfect preparation for this week’s US Open.

COREY Pavin, the US Ryder Cup team captain, must be wondering what’s going on these days.

Lee Westwood savoured victory in the United States for the first time in 12 years and welcomed receiving some long-awaited good fortune.

Lee Westwood's patience paid off as he sank three birdies in a row to rescue his second round and take a share of the halfway lead at the St Jude Classic in Memphis.

Robert Karlsson and Rory McIlroy made significant moves up the St Jude Classic leaderboard as overnight leader Lee Westwood struggled to repeat his opening-day good form in Memphis.

American trio Tom Pernice Jnr, Troy Matteson and Spencer Levin were locked in a three-way tie for the lead at the end of the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.

Retief Goosen shot a sizzling eight-under-par 64 today to surge to the top of the leaderboard after two rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, seizing a two-shot advantage over Dustin Johnson.

Colombian Camilo Villegas fired a nine-under-par 63 to take the lead after the first round of the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Colombian Camilo Villegas fired a nine-under-par 63 to take the lead after the first round of the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.

Steve Stricker fired a 10-under-par round of 62 to overhaul Pat Perez for the lead after four rounds of the Bob Hope Classic yesterday.

Scott Verplank seized control at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, moving to the top of the leaderboard after a late surge in the second round at Lake Buena Vista.