SWITZERLAND: Swiss army helicopters have crossed the Franco-Swiss border in an unexpected incursion — to help thirsty Swiss cows.

World No 1 Rory McIlroy continued a frustrating Players Championship trend in finishing just a few shots shy of victory for a third year running on the TPC Sawgrass course.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is not the least interested in talk of a new golfing rivalry with Masters Champion Jordan Spieth.

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

Pádraig Harrington has rekindled his goal of representing Ireland in next year’s Olympic Games after the 43-year old defeated 21-year-old American rival Daniel Berger in a play-off to capture the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens.

When Pádraig Harrington was preparing to chase his third Open victory in a row at Turnberry and his fourth major in the space of two years, he reflected on what it meant to be great, or special, writes Brian Keogh.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy let his honesty shine through again, bluntly admitting he was ‘pissed off’ after the disappointment of missing the halfway cut in the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens. 

Paul Azinger has welcomed reports Davis Love will captain the US Ryder Cup team for the second time at Hazeltine in 2016. 

Davis Love will captain the United States Ryder Cup team for the second time in 2016, according to a report by the Golf Channel.

Seamus Power fired his fifth consecutive sub-par round to all but secure his Web.Com Tour card at the Q-School in Florida.

West Waterford’s Seamus Power got his bid for a Web.com Tour card off to a brilliant start when he fired a four under par 68 on the first day of the Q-School Finals in Florida.

Rory McIlroy will head back to Florida for two weeks of practice confident there is a successful season ahead, despite the Irishman’s frustrations at Augusta National last week.

Despite a mid-round mishap Darren Clarke has put his new slimmed-down frame into contention to end a more than two-year winless drought at the Valspar Championship in Tampa, Florida.

As Tiger Woods did no more than chip and putt his way around the new Blue Monster layout yesterday to keep the pressure off his ailing back, Rory McIlroy assessed the pain of his Honda Classic collapse and the steps he’s taken to avoid serious injury in the future.

A golf fan got closer than he wanted to the action in the States yesterday.

Pádraig Harrington must beat seven of the world’s top 10 if he is to win the Honda Classic and make sure he doesn’t miss the Masters for the first time since his debut in 2000.

For a change, Rory McIlroy can prepare for Augusta with someone else under more scrutiny than himself.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy today pulled out of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens after making a wretched start to his second round - and then blamed a toothache on his poor performance.

Rory McIlroy is bound to find himself even more in demand after what he did in Dubai this weekend.

Rory McIlroy is glad to be back at Augusta National, believing he is a better player than 12 months ago, and wiser too than the kid who threw away the chance to win a Masters.

Rory McIlroy gave another demonstration of his enormous talent in Miami today - but, much to his disappointment, not for the full 18 holes.

Rory McIlroy hailed his Honda Classic win as a major milestone in his career.

Two words said it all as golf’s new world number one Rory McIlroy flew from Florida to New York to celebrate with girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.

First America, now the world.

Rory McIlroy produced a gritty back nine as he battled stiff afternoon winds to card a second round 67 and go into the third round of the Honda Classic, with his world number one hopes intact.

Despite closing the gap on Luke Donald, it will still take a win at this week’s Honda Classic for Rory McIlroy to go to 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.

GRAEME McDOWELL is riding such a tidal wave of confidence now that not even the prospect of a four-day battle with the Blue Monster seems like a frightening prospect.

Rory McIlroy and new World Match Play champion Luke Donald were going head to head in Florida today – but it is a clash between McIlroy and Tiger Woods many people are really keen to see soon.

IRELAND’s big three of Pádraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will be hoping for a lot better when they move on from Palm Beach Gardens and the Honda Classic to Doral and the famous Blue Monster course for this week’s WGC-CA tournament, the second of the year’s four world championships.

SO another company, Gatorade, have decided to pull the plug on Tiger Woods.

Rory McIlroy is looking to continue making an impact in the United States this week when he tees off on familiar ground at the WGC-CA Championship in Florida.

A fine birdie at the 15th helped YE Yang maintain his slender one-stroke lead at the Honda Classic after the Korean carded a solid third round of 70 in Florida.

Rory McIlroy made a brilliant recovery today to keep alive his chances of winning only his second-ever professional tournament in America.

Rising star Rory McIlroy became a victim of Jack Nicklaus’s famous “Bear Trap” in the first round of the Honda Classic in Florida today.

Padraig Harrington was disappointed not to have made more headway after finishing the third round of the Honda Classic tied for seventh.

Less than six months away from his 50th birthday Bernhard Langer continued his recent revival with a four under par 66 on the opening day of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida today.

Luxury goods group Burberry today revealed contrasting performances as booming sales in new markets such as China and India offset a softening in UK trading.

Even with 25 runners-up finishes to his name, Padraig Harrington does not know how Greg Owen will react tomorrow when he tries to bounce back from the trauma of last Sunday.

LUKE DONALD has finally broken into golf’s top 10 after capturing the Honda Classic in magnificent fashion in Florida.

Luke Donald has finally broken into golf’s top 10 after capturing the Honda Classic in magnificent fashion in Florida.

LUKE DONALD achieved arguably the best win of his life yesterday when he captured the Honda Classic in Florida - and with it moved into the world’s top 10 for the first time.

Luke Donald achieved arguably the best win of his life today when he captured the Honda Classic in Florida – and with it moved into the world’s top 10 for the first time.

DEFENDING champion Padraig Harrington opened with a 71 as Swede Mathias Gronberg, called in when Nick Faldo withdrew, claimed the lead when the Honda Classic began in Florida yesterday.