Michael Mcwilliams

The West Coast Swing throws up quality events at iconic courses, but it doesn’t half ruin Mondays if you stick with it to the bitter end. Time differences will be a bit more manageable when the Cognizant Classic takes centre-stage from Thursday, the first of four events on the Florida Swing that peaks with The Players at Sawgrass and also takes in a Signature Event at next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The natural inclination was to look past McIlroy at the price, and yet I’ve kept coming back to him when weighing up the likeliest winner and, at 8/1, I have to give him the headline vote

The undisputed world number one made a typically unflappable return to action at Pebble Beach and he now moves on to the WM Phoenix Open, where he is a clear favourite to secure a third victory in four years

Brendan Rodgers and his players can secure a play-off place with a win, advancing to the knock-out phase of Europe’s top competition for the first time since 2013

With the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the US PGA at his beloved Quail Hollow, and a blockbuster of a Ryder Cup to be held in New York, 2025 threatens to be a huge year for Rory McIlroy

The golfing year of 2025 got off to a record-breaking start in Hawaii at the weekend when Hideki Matsuyama posted a frankly ridiculous 35-under-par total for 72 holes at The Sentry

While some of golf's leading lights have thrown the sticks into the garage for the festive period, many others are in action this week in exotic places

Manchester United and Everton fans will have been punching the air on Sunday night when Coleen Rooney brought home the bacon to her fellow camp-mates in the Australian jungle, especially after dreary draws for both clubs earlier in the weekend

After 45 events across 26 countries, the curtain will come down on another rollercoaster of a DP World Tour season in Dubai on Sunday afternoon, and Rory McIlroy is very likely to be crowned the tour’s top dog for the third successive season

When the list of winners reads Patton Kizzire, Kevin Yu, Matt McCarty and JT Poston, it’s not hard to see that the big stars have been staying away from smaller events across the USA