Tiger Woods was on his game, and so were most of the world best golfers on Thursday in the first round of the Cadillac Championship, with the notable exception of No. 1 Rory McIlroy.

European Tour prankster David Lynn is having a whale of a time sharing banter with the fans in the United States this year as he showed when finishing joint fourth at the Honda Classic in Florida last week.

Australian Geoff Ogilvy has shrugged off a miserable spell of form on the West Coast just in time for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral, where he will look to bolster his chances for a Masters invite.

The motivation of returning to the British Open spurred Andrew Georgiou to an opening round of 65 on Tuesday at the African qualifying tournament for the oldest major.

Tiger Woods was long gone from PGA National when Jack Nicklaus settled into his seat in the NBC Sports tower.

Taiwan golf sensation Tseng Yani admitted she would almost be glad to be toppled from the “very lonely” spot of world number one and held out sympathy for her besieged men's counterpart Rory McIlroy.

American Michael Thompson's victory at the Honda Classic on Sunday certainly came out of the blue after his dreadful early season form.

America's Stacy Lewis pulled off the shot of a lifetime Sunday on the way to a narrow one-stroke win after a nerve-shredding final day at the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore.

World No. 1 female golfer Yani Tseng finished tied for 28th in Singapore Sunday after a disappointing final round of 2-over 74, while her countrywoman Candie Kung took fifth place in the HSBC Women's Champions.

Camilo Villegas eagled the par-5 18th hole at PGA National for a 6-under 64 on Thursday that gave him a one-shot lead at the Honda Classic and another jolt of confidence as he tries to regain his status on the PGA Tour.