Sunday was a good day for Luke Donald, with Tyrrell Hatton and Sepp Straka winning on the European and PGA Tours respectively, while Rory McIlroy also found form

Tyrrell Hatton: The Englishman is known to run hot on the golf course, but he’s suddenly the hottest player on the planet as well. Hatton won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and has now gone win, runner-up, sixth, fifth, win in his past five worldwide starts.

In golf news, Sepp Straka's impressive mistake-free streak and five PGA Tour tournaments you need to check out.

Luke Donald had plenty to be happy about on Sunday with a second prospective member of his Ryder Cup team claiming a big victory after Tyrrell Hatton's triumph at the Dubai Desert Classic

Matt Cooper's golf betting debrief for Betfair after Tyrrell Hatton won the Dubai Desert Classic and Sepp Straka claimed The American Express including in-play odds and more

Straka remained aggressive and stayed well in front while hunting down a comfortable two-shot victory over Justin Thomas. The 31-year-old from Austria finished the 54-hole tourney at 25-under-par 263 with a final round of 2-under 70 on the Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West.

“Golf is a lot like life, man," Mouw told PGATour.com the next day. "It’s not about dwelling on adversity. It’s how can you turn your adversity into positivity and use that to fuel you to get better and look at the bigger picture.” Anyway, he followed up Friday's debacle with a Saturday 67 ... but still missed the cut.

The No. 223-ranked New Zealander birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round.

There is no time to waste for golf punters this week with the PGA Tour deciding to start the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday to avoid a clash with Sunday's NFL Conference Championship games. So make sure you catch the latest episode of our great golf betting podcast, The Sweet Spot, sponsored by Free Super Tips.

Shane Lowry will crank up the 16th season of his professional career at Torrey Pines today looking to take another big step towards a third Ryder Cup cap.

A new season in any sport is ripe with optimism and enthusiasm, and that's how PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sounded when he delivered a year-end video message that promised innovation and excitement.