A golf cart driving onto the practice range and parking behind players to watch them swing isn’t typically met with this kind of enthusiasm.

Rory McIlroy's new putting technique continued to pay dividends as the world number three took command of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.

Donald Trump may become the 45th President of the United States but whether or not he becomes a distraction as his Trump National Doral course hosts the WGC Cadillac Championship this week, he’s unlikely to change the essence of the way he goes about his business.

Rory McIlroy has revealed some of the fascinating statistics behind his success, including how a simple apology saved him $20,000.

Shane Lowry has arranged an Augusta National practice tee time alongside 14-time Masters representative Pádraig Harrington.

Rory McIlroy admitted he would need more of the same over the weekend after a second round 66 was not enough to move closer to leader Morgan Hoffmann in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Rory McIlroy will use his first appearance in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill as his last competitive outing before attempting to complete the career grand slam in the Masters.

Pádraig Harrington returns to action for the first time since his dramatic victory in the Honda Classic in this week’s Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy is hoping two days practice this week at Augusta National and the remainder of the week on the Bear’s Club practice will rekindle the spark in World No. 1’s golf game.

Rory McIlroy kept his temper in check despite more problems with the eighth hole at Doral in the third round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship.

Rory McIlroy produced a round of two halves in signing for a one-over par 73 on the opening day of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in suburban Miami.

Fellow PGA Champion Keegan Bradley says Pádraig Harrington’s double Honda Classic success is inspirational to everyone competing on the PGA Tour.

Miguel Angel Jimenez will look to get over the disappointment of not being chosen as Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain by extending his own record as the European Tour’s oldest winner in the Hero Indian Open.

While Rory McIlroy will command much of the focus in the countdown to the Masters, good friend Shane Lowry reckons he could become only the third player in history to win on debut at Augusta National.

Tiger Woods described his recovery from back surgery as a "very slow process" that offered him no timetable on when he can return for a summer filled with big championships.

It was almost a year ago that Adam Scott, fresh from his dramatic Masters victory, responded to a congratulatory text message from his friend Justin Rose.

European Ryder Cup vice-captain Des Smyth will get an early chance to reacquaint himself with the rigours of the role when he teams up with Miguel Angel Jimenez for the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia in two weeks.

Rory McIlroy raised question marks over the redesigned Blue Monster — and his own resolve when facing taxing courses — when he suggested he might skip Trump National Doral were it not a World Golf Championship venue.

Rory McIlroy’s mini meltdown at the Honda Classic may leave him with scar tissue and raise questions over his psyche under pressure — just not for winner Russell Henley.

Millionaire property mogul, television personality, prospective Republican Party nominee for the US presidency, Obama-baiter.

Rory McIlroy might have won a major in his sensational five-win season in 2012 but he reckons he can do even better than that and the WGC-Accenture Match Play is as good a place as any to kickstart 2014 with a win.

The violent storms that battered the west coast throughout the past 48 hours prevented Donald Trump junior and his brother Eric from making their way to West Clare to visit their magnificent new acquisition at Doonbeg.

Seldom has overseas investment in an indigenous gem been met with such a collective frisson of excitement as with the confirmation yesterday that Donald Trump had waved his oversized chequebook in the direction of Doonbeg, Co Clare.

Pádraig Harrington embarks on a 19th full season in the professional ranks at the Volvo Champions event in Durban this week bidding to recapture former glories.

If Americans were going to be deprived of the thrill of a Phil Mickelson US Open triumph, or baffled silly by the ongoing Major championship disappearance of Tiger Woods; if we’re going to watch Merion bludgeon the world’s best players into a bloody, pulpy mess, then we will happily, enthusiastically embrace the only storyline remaining.

You are an 11-year-old who goes to bed on Christmas Eve with a spirit in your belly, only to wake up the next morning to discover Santa Claus has skipped your house.

It’s 14 years since a European donned one of Augusta National’s famous green jackets and was proclaimed Masters champion.

Rory McIlroy may not yet consider it a rivalry but as Tiger Woods bids to end a five-season quest for his 15th Major championship, it is the Irishman whom he believes presents the biggest obstacle to a fifth Masters victory.

Rory McIlroy’s position at the top of golf’s rankings could well rest in Graeme McDowell’s grasp as he seeks to curb Tiger Woods’ domination of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.

Rory McIlroy is bracing himself for heavy losses to Nike stablemates Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan over the next fortnight.

A former US Open champion from the North was Tiger Woods’ closest challenger at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami – but it was Graeme McDowell and not Rory McIlroy trying to stay in touch with the 14-time major winner.

The name of Rory McIlroy remained conspicuous by its absence from a truly world-class leaderboard in the second round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami today.

Rory McIlroy’s troublesome swing still looked a work in progress today in the early stages of the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami.

Rory McIlroy has not ruled out adding another tournament to his schedule to avoid going into the US Masters with just a handful of competitive rounds under his belt.

Some marked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez’s death with tears; others with cheers.

Rory McIlroy has admitted withdrawing from the Honda Classic last week was “not the right thing to do”.

Pádraig Harrington last night refused to pour more fuel on the fire of controversy surrounding Rory McIlroy’s Honda Classic walk-out.

While the world’s media will focus almost exclusively over the next few days on Rory McIlroy and his attempts to explain his walk out during the Honda Classic, this week’s WGC Cadillac World Championship will also be of considerable significance for Pádraig Harrington.

Jack Nicklaus is backing Rory McIlroy to bounce back in time for the Masters but insisted the world number one must “move on” and forget about his problems with his Nike clubs.

Excuses abounded to try and explain away the failure of the Irish golfers in the Accenture World Match Play Championship but none were convincing.

Padraig Harrington’s first-round defeat to Graeme McDowell at the Accenture Match Play Championship has not cost him a place in the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami starting on Thursday week.

Shane Lowry overcame a sleepless night following his shock win over Rory McIlroy to crush Carl Pettersson 6 and 5 and set up a dream last 16 clash with pal Graeme McDowell in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

It takes a lot to rile Rory McIlroy these days but Nick Faldo’s insistence that his move to Nike is “dangerous” raised the Down man’s hackles ahead of his first-round showdown with pal Shane Lowry in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain.