Rory roars to top of the world

First America, now the world.

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is golf’s global king at the age of 22 after officially becoming the game’s No 1 player last night.

Victory at the Honda Classic in Miami catapulted McIlroy to the top of the world rankings, the first Irishman to do so, and the youngest since Tiger Woods, whom McIlroy held off in Palm Beach Gardens to secure a third PGA Tour triumph.