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Rory McIlroy must play more to stop slump in form, says Rob Lee

Image: McIlroy: the world number one has had a tough start to 2013

Rory McIlroy didn't handle himself as well as he might have done when he withdrew from the Honda Classic last week.

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Conditions were very difficult at the Honda Classic; the wind got quite blowy on Saturday and Sunday, which made scoring very tricky, so I thought Michael Thompson did really well to take the trophy. The 27-year-old had not won on the PGA Tour before but I think he took huge confidence from his second-placed finish at the US Open at Olympic Club last season and knew he could stand up to the pressure. Geoff Oglivy, meanwhile, came second in Florida, which is probably reward for reappraising his game; he has been out of form recently but after hitting his mid-30s has decided to really go for it now and not let his career fizzle out. The Australian, who has won the US Open as well as two World Golf Championship events, is one of the bravest characters on the circuit, and if he is rededicated and stops being so erratic he could certainly be a factor at the top of world golf - and at the WGC-Cadillac this week. Plus, England's David Lynn snared a tie for fourth at the Honda, with amongst others Justin Rose and Keegan Bradley, and I am delighted for him because he is one of the most entertaining and likeable characters in the game. I follow him on Twitter and he posted some absolute gems last week - a picture of him lying in the arms of the bear statue at Palm Beach and then another where he superimposed his head into a cartoon of Tiger Woods eating something - that something being him! See the pictures here The 39-year-old's runner-up spot at the USPGA Championship came out of nowhere but has allowed him to play on the PGA Tour in 2013, and hopefully he does enough to keep his playing rights for next year, something that will be aided no end by his display in Florida.

ROB'S WGC-CADILLAC SKY BET TIP

You need to be clever and put your ball in the right position around Doral and those are the traits you associate with Accenture Match Play winner Matt Kuchar; the American will be very confident so I'm going to go for him at 20/1 with Sky Bet to win back-to-back WGCs. However, the last hole on the Blue Monster course is arguably one of the hardest endings on the PGA Tour, right up there with 18th at the TPC of Sawgrass, and could scupper anyone's hopes...

Rob Lee's success as a golf tipster has helped reward four charities. The Sky Sports golf expert has won nearly £6,000 in two years betting with online bookmaker Sky Bet and has decided to donate all the money to charity. The charities to benefit from Rob's generosity are Help Uganda Trust, the Ashford St Peters Hospitals Charitable Fund, the Cardinal Newman Parents Association and the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. Don't forget to check at Rob's weekly tips at Sky Bet

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