Lee Westwood ended 2011 on a high with a seven-shot win over Charl Schwartzel at the Thailand Golf Championship. The 38-year-old Englishman fired a closing 69 to end 22 under and move above Northern Ireland's Rory McIlory into second in the world rankings. Westwood made a stunning start to the Asian Tour event and was a record 18 under par after 36 holes. "I've amazed myself really," he said. "It's been staggering. It's probably the best I've ever played."

Masters champion Schwartzel had a glimmer of hope on the back nine when he eagled the par-five 11th to, once again, get within three. But Westwood struck back with three birdies between the 12th and 15th holes.

Schwartzel then bogeyed the penultimate hole and slipped further behind with a five at the last.

Westwood, who has rejoined the US Tour for 2012, said he plans to take a break over the Christmas period and then improve on his fitness for the new year.

He told Sky Sports: "I'm going to continue to work on my fitness and all aspects of my game. I'm going in the right direction, I can see a lot of improvement and I'm happy with the way I've finished the year, I've won two out of my last three events. "I'll go into the winter with a lot of confidence and I'll try to come out next year playing the same kind of golf as I played this week, a little bit leaner and well rested."  England's Simon Dyson shot six birdies against three bogeys for a 69, sharing fourth place with Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol, who shot a 67 which was the equal best round of the day with Germany's Alex Cejka, who was eighth.

TaylorMade has introduced a new franchise called RocketBallz (RBZ) which combines speed, adjustability and two clubhead options - RocketBallz Speed and RocketBallz Tour.

The revolutionary new driver franchise is designed to appeal to a wide range of players.TaylorMade's new RBZ drivers will be played by PGA Tour stars Camilo Villegas and Jason Day. 

The TaylorMade RocketBallz drivers incorporate TaylorMade's patented Flight Control Technology (FCT) which is packaged into a modern, aerodynamically shaped clubhead outfitted with a lightweight, 50-gram shaft.

With FCT, golfers can adjust the performance angles (face angle, loft and lie) of the RBZ driver to one of eight settings via the FCT sleeve. These settings allow a range of launch conditions that promote up to 60 yards of side-to-side trajectory adjustment.

The new TaylorMade RocketBallz drivers are being offered in two models: Speed and Tour. The RocketBallz Speed driver boasts a larger appearance at address with a standard face height, while the RocketBallz Tour driver is mid-sized at address with a deeper face. Both are traditionally shaped and feature improved aerodynamics thanks to TaylorMade's Ultra-Thin Wall (UTW) casting process and Thick-Thin crown design.

Available February 2012

TaylorMade have taken adjustability to a new level with the launch of the new R11S driver, which features an updated sole plate for even more game improvement.

Based on the solid foundations of the existing R11 driver, the new model’s Adjustable Sole Plate adds another two settings to the club so golfers can now change the face angle of the club to either a neutral, slightly open, open, closed, or slightly closed position.

The loft of the club can also be altered by adjusting the sleeve through TaylorMade’s Flight Control Technology – what makes the R11S so impressive is that the loft and face angle can be adjusted independently, and now golfers can change the loft up to 1.5° up or 1.5° down.

The R11S also features TaylorMade’s Movable Weight Technology – golfers can adjust the weights in the heel and toe to help promote either a draw or a fade.

Tiger Woods moved back up to 21st in the world after recording his first win in two years in California.

The former world number one finished birdie-birdie to see off United States compatriot Zach Johnson on the 18th to win the Chevron World Challenge.  "It feels great," said Woods whose 10 under total secured his first title since the Australian Masters in 2009.

England's Paul Casey, who was last in the 18-man field after a seven-over-par first round, ended third on five under.  Casey, like Woods, hit five birdies in his closing three-under-par 69 to cap a remarkable turnaround in his weekend, while Scotland's Martin Laird finished in a tie for sixth on one under after a 70.

But it was Woods's spectacular finish that stole the headlines. The American began the weekend ranked 52 in the world after struggling with fitness and form and the implosion of his private life, but ended it 21st.

Asked to describe his feelings after ending his lengthy title drought, the 35-year-old replied: "It feels awesome, whatever that is.

"I've been in contention twice this year, which is not very often. I had the lead at the Masters on the back nine and had a chance at the Aussie Open, so that's my third time with a chance to win it. I pulled it off this time."  The 14-time major winner, who began the final round one behind overnight leader Johnson, was still one behind going down the 17th but sunk a 15-foot birdie putt to draw level.  Johnson then missed a birdie attempt on 18 before Woods drained a six-footer to clinch his first title since November 2009 and end a run of 26 tournaments without a victory.  "It was a lot of fun coming down the stretch," he added.

"Zach put a lot of pressure on me. He turned the tide [with birdie on 16], next thing I am one down playing the last couple of holes. Then I made two good putts."  Woods's three-under-par round at Sherwood Country Club meant he secured the 95th tournament win of his career and his first in the United States since the BMW Championship in September 2009.  Johnson, seeking his first victory since last year's Colonial Invitational, was left to curse his form on the greens after closing with a 71.  World number six Steve Stricker, the highest-ranked player at the tournament, who was second alongside Woods after a three-under-par opening round, closed with a two-over 74 to finish 16th on four over.

The World Challenge event was founded by Woods and his charitable foundation in 1999 as a fundraiser.

Woods, who has now won the tournament five times, lost in a play-off last year to Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell.