Rory McIlroy is now favourite to take The Masters crown next month, after he claimed his first title in in 18-months,

With no European Tour action, all eyes - as if they wouldn't be anyway - are on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and one man - Tiger Woods.

After the World Golf Championship, it is back to the main calendar and yet again the PGA Tour dominates with the Valspar Championship in Florida.

Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a World Golf Championship event at the weekend and the American star is now been backed for major success in 2018.

The biggest tournament of 2018 gets underway this weekend as the World Golf Championships begin in Mexico.

The PGA Tour literally returns home this week with the Honda Classic as the European Tour continues in Asia with the Qatar Masters.

Once again the PGA Tour takes centre stage this week with the Genesis Open in Los Angeles boasting a world-class field.

A hugely interesting week on the golfing calendar with the famed Pebble Beach Pro-Am whilst the European Tour continues its Super experiment in Australia.

Away from the Majors, this week sees one of the most anticipated events on the golfing calendar with the brilliant Waste Management Phoenix Open taking place.

Tiger Woods is playing his first full PGA Tour event since 2015 this week, but despite his time away he is being backed for success in 2018.