Is McIlroy playing like Woods?

Rory McIlroy's rivals were in awe of his two-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championship and compared the world number one's form to the dominance 14-times major winner Tiger Woods displayed in his prime.

 The Northern Irishman landed his fifth title of the year on Sunday, countering a course-record 62 by Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose with a stunning sequence of five straight birdies at the conclusion of the final European Tour event of the season in Dubai.

Luke Donald, who played alongside McIlroy in the last round at the Greg Norman-designed Earth course, said the 23-year-old's performance proved he was the world's outstanding golfer.

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"He showed a lot of grit and determination," the second-ranked Donald told reporters. "It capped off an amazing year for him.

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British Open: Who will win - Woods, Westwood or Clarke?

Now that the British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, has gotten going, analysts and predictors are coming up with their opinions as to who is going to win this time - Would Darren Clarke will be able to defend his title or is it either of the Woods: Tiger Woods or Westwood.

The Pundits at BBC have started predicting and picking their winning choices.

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For Ian carter, BBC golf correspondent, Lee Westwood is the choice.

And for Rob Hodgettes, the BBC Sport golf writer, it is the other woods - the Tiger Woods.

Follow the interesting debate at BBC Sport / Golf and let us see whose predicted player wins the British Open this year.

Magical Woods claims 73rd PGA Tour title

Tiger Woods overhauled a fading Spencer Levin and a charging Rory Sabbatini with a few moments of magic to win his 73rd PGA Tour title by two shots at the Memorial tournament on Sunday.

Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits from the sand on the eighth hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, June 3, 2012. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan

He began the final day four strokes behind the pacesetting Levin and made a fast start before taking control with a spectacular finish that included a chip-in for birdie at the 16th that was lavishly praised by tournament host Jack Nicklaus.

via The Star

Birdie-birdie finish lifts Woods

A birdie-birdie finish lifted Tiger Woods to a two-under par 68 on Friday, ensuring the former world number one will be around for the weekend at the Honda Classic.

Woods, a 14-time major champion who is without a tour-level victory in more than two years, was at one-under 139, seven shots off the lead held by England’s Justin Rose and Tom Gillis.

Despite this, he looks in better shape than he had been after a one-over 71 in the first round at PGA National.

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Woods ready for another Pebble Beach golf challenge

Tiger Woods hopes to make a weekend charge at the leaders, having held steady with a pair of 68s through the first two rounds of the PGA Tour's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Former world number one Woods shot a two-under 68 on the par-70 Monterey Peninsula Country Club Course Friday, leaving him at six-under 136 and six shots back of leader Charlie Wi.

"I drove it good today, unfortunately I just didn't make enough birdies," Woods said. "The golf course got a little interesting coming in. The greens had a little movement to them, so I just had to hit the ball closer."

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Tiger Woods ends 2-year victory drought

[ via Yahoo News ] 5 Dec

After going more than two years and 26 tournaments without a win, and after so much turmoil in his personal life and with his golf game, Tiger Woods stood over a 6-foot birdie putt Sunday to win the Chevron World Challenge and felt as though nothing had changed, reports Yahoo News.

Woods won the Chevron World Challenge, which he hosts for his foundation, for the fifth time. He finished at 10-under 278 and donated the $1.2 million to his foundation.