Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood pose with swords during a promotional event for the upcoming WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai. Westwood took the world number one spot from Woods this week (Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Irish trio named in Walker Cup squad Golf: A trio of Irish players, Paul Cutler, Alan Dunbar and Kevin Phelan, were named in an initial 23-man Britain and Ireland Walker Cup squad ahead of the first training session to take place at Portmarnock Golf Club in December.

Westwood's ascent can inspire G-Mac and co to greater things GOLF TOUR NEWS: WHAT CAN be taken from Lee Westwood’s ascension to world number one? Perhaps that anything and everything is possible, and Graeme McDowell – for one – will have some food for thought about what the future holds and the possibilities should the Ulsterman, who has moved to 10th in the latest world rankings, maintain the form and consistency displayed for the past year.
Woods still man to beat, says Kaymer Golf: Martin Kaymer missed out on a chance to become world number one last week and although Tiger Woods lost his top ranking to Lee Westwood instead, the US PGA champion still regards the American as the man to beat.

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