Rory McIlroy edges a step closer to recovering his form but was disappointed to finish with a bogey in the opening round of the Honda ClassicHe didn’t break par and even bogeyed the last with a wedge in his hand but defending champion Rory McIlroy can still reflect on the positives of his opening 70 in Honda Classic.

By Andy Dean

I’m not old enough to remember Walter Hagen or Jimmy Demaret and tragically, Payne Stewart no longer struts the fairways in all his knickerbocker glory. Gone, too, is Ben Hogan - a man with a sense of style even sharper than his swing.

The new millennium has seen some new stars shine brightly. Yet there are some old glories out there who still turn heads. For what it’s worth, here’s my list of the top 5 dressers on tour. They may not be winning majors right now, but they are grand slam champions when it comes to picking out a wardrobe.

Maybe it's the latin temperament that provokes Spanish speaking golfers to have a go at left-wing politicians.

Fidel Castro and Che Guevara play a roundAt the Seve Trophy we had Gonzalo Fernandez Castaño attacking the Spanish Primer Minister over his economic policies. Now Colombia's Camilo Villegas has left us in no doubt about his less than glowing opinion of the controversial Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez.

"I don't get into politics, but I've no problem with you publishing this," Villegas told tengolf.com. "That man is 100 percent crazy and everyone knows it."

Rory McIlroy chipped in for eagle on the tenth hole at Doral’s Blue Monster, then casually signed autographs for the healthy gallery that was following his practice round fourball ahead of the $8.5 million WGC-CA Championship.

But what happened next surprised even the Holywood teenager, whose status has been transformed from that of a virtual unknown into the second coming and the heir apparent to Tiger Woods in the space of a fortnight.

Latin hit men Sergio Garcia and Camilo Villegas have warned Rory McIlroy to keep his feet on the ground as he takes America by storm.

The teen idol, 19, has been hailed by the likes of Ernie Els and Geoff Ogilvy as a man destined to take over from Tiger Woods as world No 1.

But young guns Garcia and Villegas are advising the Irish ace not to get sucked in by the hype and to stick to his flamboyant style ahead of this week’s WGC-CA Championship in latin-loving Miami.