Donald regains world number one spot

Luke Donald has regained his spot as golf's world number one after winning the Transitions Championship.

The Englishman needed to win in Florida to reclaim top spot from Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy - and he did just that by holding his nerve to win a four-man play-off.

Robert Garrigus, Jim Furyk and Sang-Moon Bae were the players edged out by Donald after the quartet had finished the fourth round on 13 under par.

Donald's victory made it three European victories in a row in America after McIlroy triumphed at the Honda Classic and Justin Rose did likewise at the Cadillac Championship.

And he admitted the win was a morale booster ahead of the Masters.

He said: "I feel like I've achieved a lot in my career but this is perfect preparation. I've got two weeks off now and can look forward to Augusta.

"I certainly was a lot more nervous about getting to number one the first time. This time it wasn't my focus - I was focused on winning the tournament and it all worked out."

McIlroy was quick to praise Donald as he said on Twitter: "Well I enjoyed it while it lasted! Congrats @LukeDonald! Impressive performance!"