Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida date: 1-4 March-12: R McIlroy (NI)-10: T Woods (United States), T Gillis (US)-8: L Westwood (Eng)-7: C Schwartzel (SA), rose (Eng) J other-5 selected: G McDowell (NI)-2: E Els (SA) + 1: Christian G (Eng) + 5: Davis (Eng) + 9 b P Harrington (IRE) + 12: JM Olazabal (SP) Rory McIlroy moved to the top of the world rankings after winning the Honda classic by two strokes in Florida.
The 22 year old from Northern Ireland showed great resolve, only a shot fall in a final round of 69 for a total of 12 under par.
He resistance a superb final day free of charge by Tiger Woods, the youngest man, number one, to reach, in a 62 second part had two eagles.
Five birdies and an Eagle Lee Westwood posted a 63 for fourth place.
21 Tiger Woods (United States), 1997
22 Rory McIlroy (NI), 2012
26 Martin Kaymer (GER), 2011
27 David Duval (United States), 1999
27 Ernie Els (SA), 1997
28 Bernhard Langer (GER), 1986
29 Seve Ballesteros (Spain), 1986
It was a final round full of character of McIlroy, who has gained much in stature, since 80 have the implosion at the last year's masters with a led by four shots going into the last round.The Northern IRE is the second youngest player to reach number one.
"It's very special," he said. "When I was 10 or 11 I was interviewed and said that I wanted to be the best player in the world and I wanted to win the majors."
He claimed his first title of a 19 at the Dubai Desert Classic 2009, secured his first major last year's US open and won also the Hong Kong open in December.
Since August last year he has the USPGA championship played 11 ranking events and was outside the top-5 in only one of them.
This season, he reached the final of the world match-play event in Arizona, against Hunter Mahan final last weekend.
The final round was brought forward because of the danger, but if conditions in the first half of the day were airy they somewhat loosened of storms and played in warm sunshine in the afternoon were.
McIlroy needed some peace and quiet and downs from around to the Green, PARS in his round, and if veteran Tom Gillis had to play his second hole in a row in which tenth, play his young bogeyed partner a comfortable four shot advantage with eight holes to save.
However, McIlroy beat unpredictable car on the 12th and his first shot in 23 holes, when he missed from 15 feet for par.
623Tiger Woods (United States)
331Greg Norman (AUS)
97 Nick Faldo (Eng)
61 Seve Ballesteros (Spain)
50 Ian Woosnam (WAL)
Woods, nine shots from the pace of the joint 18 overnight, had collected an eagle and three birdies in his first 11 holes to move in conflicts.The drama intensified when he birdied 17 and 18 in vintage fashion, his best result in the last round on the PGA Tour just eagled.
Having a great the last of the famous bear putt on par-3-17, trap holes recessed landed 36-year-old a shot from a hanging imperious iron are semi rough on the final fairway on the front of the Green and set up an Eagle chance to get him in a shot of McIlroy.
He correctly the eight-foot putt rolled into the center of the hole and the exuberant audience with a brand of fist welcomed pump, but McIlroy restored a two-stroke cushion after pitching superbly from 92 meters, five meters on 13.
McIlroy found a dangerous spot in thick rough to the right of the 14th green but produced a deft chip and the Hill leading down to three feet and conveniently saved par.
His shot on the next tee went left into the bunker but despite a stone close to his ball, he splashed out to six feet and calmly in the putt stroked.
17 Par 3 with a different water guarding the Green, McIlroy found who shot but escaped bunker with his tee-off wonderfully again on three feet and showed admirable composure once more the putt in the middle of the Cup to send.
"Just as flashy as the quality of McIlroy's Golf is the way how he by a dramatic learning curve to develop a player maturity has accelerated over his years." "It would be foolhardy in the extreme to predict McIlroy matching Tiger tricks but certainly feel as though we are now in a possibly lengthy era of Rory glory."
Other secured insured hole from four feet of closing par five and saw Luke Donald as the new number one replacing it the world.Westwood, the first three rounds with Woods played, produced also a superb final day display, pass a birdie chance skidding just under 16 and others at last for a round 62 also haunting past.
Joint Center leader Justin Rose reached nine under the water but found on the 15th, the first of the bear trap holes and had an another shot at 17 to finish with a 70 and a part of the fifth.
McIlroy, who the 16 players that a position will reach number, said: "first of all, it's great to win this tournament, it has a long history."
"It was hard today in particular, as to make Tiger charge." I knew par Golf would probably be good enough, and that's what I tried to do. "My short game felt great all week and in any case a few times rescued me today."
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