Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods – multi-millionaire Nike stablemates now and golf’s two biggest attractions – will go head to head in Abu Dhabi on Thursday in what for both of them is their first competitive round of the year.

Graham McDowell has dismissed fears Rory McIlroy’s game could suffer when he switches from Titleist to Nike.

THE US Open winning duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell are the closest of friends but there is one key difference in that relationship ahead of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup at Haikou in China.

TIGER WOODS has shafted his Nike driver and reverted to his tried and trusted Titleist for this weekend’s US PGA Championship.

WHILE the “European” Tour has been traipsing around South Africa and Australia and will shortly be off to places like Malaysia, Dubai and Qatar, it’s all been happening in the United States where it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with events.