| Rory McIlroy hits number one | |
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Rory McIlroy hits number one.![]() Rory McIlroy: The new world number one after his victory in Florida Rory McIlroy held off a charging Tiger Woods to win the Honda Classic in Florida and move to the top of the world rankings for the first time. McIlroy had to show off all his scrambling skills in the final round at PGA National with his one-under 69 enough to win the title by two shots and end Luke Donald's nine-month reign as world number one. The Northern Irishman, who started the final round with a two-shot lead, was wayward for much of the front nine but managed to get to the turn in one-under thanks to a birdie at eight and a number of saves from off the green - in fact he never missed a putt from inside 10 feet all day. Woods showed ominous signs of a return to his best with an eight-under 62 that finished in sensational fashion with a birdie at the tough 17th and a scintillating eagle at the last where his second shot left a putt of barely eight feet. Tiger, who had started the final round in tied 18th and nine shots off the pace, was just one back at the point but McIlroy responded immediately with a birdie at 13 to restore his two-shot advantage. McIlroy then held his nerve through "The Bear Trap", the tough stretch from 15-17, getting up and down from the back bunker at 15 and then repeating the feat at the 190-yard 17th. He then powered a huge tee-shot down the watery par-five and took the safe option of laying-up to make sure of a par, a first trophy of 2012 and end his quest for the coveted title of world number one. Woods' 62 put him in a tie for second place with Tom Gillis, who holed a fine birdie putt at the 18th. Somewhat overshadowed was the superb closing 63 by Lee Westwood. That saw the Englishman finish four shots back in fourth, one ahead of compatriot Justin Rose who missed a series of short putts and finished tied fifth with Masters champ Charl Schwartzel.
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