"The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top - Pete Dye.

Luke Donald concluded a disappointing week at the RBC Heritage with an even-par 71 on Sunday which means that Rory McIlroy will move to the number one spot when the new world rankings are released on Monday. Sweden's Carl Pettersson won the RBC Heritage in South Carolina by a convincing five shots.

Donald said. "Obviously, I'd have liked to have played a bit more consistently this year. I built it up nicely last year through tournaments and winning a bunch. As a result, there's a little bit of fluctuation in the world rankings now."

If you have been watching the weather during the week you will have known it was likely the 76th Augusta Masters would get off to a wild start on Thursday. And that’s what happened with Tiger Woods taking two unplayable lie penalties, Phil Mickelson hitting his ball the10th he never found the ball. The course was saturated by rain earlier in the week and as a result Augusta National with soft the turf was more than difficult to play.

At the end of the first day it was English Lee Westwood who headed the pack with a five-under-par 67 to take the lead going into the second round.

Is Tiger Woods back on form for the world’s biggest golf tournament at the US Masters which starts next week at Augusta National Golf Club.

Woods, former world number one, last week won his first USPGA following 28 months to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, Florida last Sunday. For some months he has been explaining why his game has not been on form together with his injuries. However, although Woods has not won a US Masters since 2005 the betting odds following Bay Hill have changed.

Tiger Woods has come back following 28 months to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday. It was his first official PGA Tour win since the 2009 BMW Championship and his seventh victory at Bay Hill.

It was Tiger Woods' seventh victory at Bay Hill. He started the final round with a 1-shot lead over Graeme McDowell. Woods' final-round 2-under-par 70 and 13-under total produced a 5-shot win over McDowell, who didn’t play as well on Sunday giving a 2-over-par 74.

Tiger Woods three behind at Bay Hill with no body parts broken. Woods, a six-time champion at Bay Hill, shot a 69 and was three behind Charlie Wi. The last time Woods played on the PGA Tour, he was driven away in a golf cart after withdrawing in the middle of the final round at Doral with problems with his left Achilles tendon.

There was nothing particularly special about this round that Woods can bring out of the bag, apart for a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th. There also a couple of three-putt bogeys that kept his score from being lower.

Englishman Luke Donald who played in the British Open at Sandwich last year, holed a six-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole on Sunday to win a four-man playoff at the US PGA Transitions Championship at Palm Harbor, Florida yesterday to reclaim the World No.1 ranking. Donald had surrendered the top spot to Rory McIlroy who claimed the top spot only two weeks ago but now its back with Luke Donald. We now wait to see how the Englishman performs in next month’s 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta.

‘‘It’s another step in the right direction to winning majors,’’ Donald said.

Following a Achilles tendon injury Tiger Woods withdrew from the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday leaving doubts whether he will have recovered for next month’s Masters at Augusta National. Not good news for the former world number one who was seen limping in his final round who then withdrew following 11 holes. He was not playing well being 3 over par

Darren Clarke wins the 140th British Open Golf Championship 2011

Darren Clarke, 42 year Northern Irishman took his maiden major title shooting a final round of 70 five under to hold off Americans Phil Mickelson (68) and Dustin Johnson (72). Clarke’s 3 other rounds included a 68, 68 and 69 He is currently ranked 111 in the world

Royal St. George’s, 14th – 17th July

With 24 Nations represented , the British Open commences this Thursday without too much offering from the US. American golf isn’t doing too well with five straight majors without a victory.

The strength has come from two Northern Ireland golfers and two from South Africa. They are Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Charles Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen. Phil Mickelson was the last American to capture a title at the 2010 Masters.