While Tiger Woods was racking up another PGA Tour win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida, many miles away another former Masters champion looked in good shape.
Putting
The most likely former Masters winner to lift the title again is, of course,
Woods and while he has said publicly that he doesn't need a Major trophy to officially complete his comeback, I think that deep down he sees things differently.
The ominous sign for the other players is that every part of his game is functioning and if he continues in the same vein he will make it very hard for anyone else to have a squeak; his driving has improved; he is controlling his distances with his irons much better, and his putting has returned with a vengeance.
Woods putted just 100 times all week en route to winning the WGC-Cadillac two weeks ago, which is an absolutely unbelievable tally, while he was superb around the greens at Bay Hill, too, as he secured a two-stroke win over Justin Rose.
I don't think there has ever been a player who can break down the game and decipher a way to win better than Tiger, who now has 77 victories on the PGA Tour, just five behind Sam Snead's record.
For instance, when he missed the fairway at the last hole at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he pitched the ball back in play and then wedged the ball up the left-hand side of the green, as opposed to going over the water, as he knew he could three-putt and win.
That said, while Rose had a fine week, picked up another huge cheque and moved up to world number three, I was disappointed with his second shot on the 72nd hole at Bay Hill.
The Englishman hit a perfect tee shot which left him around 160 yards to the pin and had to choose whether to play for par and hit left of the hole and into the fat of the green, or go at the flag and risk making a double.
Rose would still have finished second if he had made a six but if he had stiffed the approach and made three then Tiger, who had to work hard for his bogey, remember, would have had something to think about.
I wonder what Arnold Palmer would have done in the same situation...
ROB'S SKY BET TIPS
Rory McIlroy can overtake Woods and get back to world number one this week if he wins the
Shell Houston Open and it would be fantastic if that happened because every golf fan wants to see this ding-dong between these two great players. McIlroy had a good final round at Doral and seems to be au fait with his equipment now and I think he can win at the Redstone Golf Club at odds of
9/1 with Sky Bet. As for the
Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco, I will go for
25/1 shot Pablo Larrazabal; the Spaniard played well in Malaysia and is due a victory.
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
