Showed his considerable ability in match play golf again in 2011 when he won the Volvo World Match Play Championship, beating compatriot Luke Donald in the final. The previous year he became the first English winner of a WGC event when he captured the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Was in contention for the Masters Tournament that year, but had to settle for tied tenth, before making a huge contribution to Europe’s Ryder Cup victory over the United States, winning three points from four at The Celtic Manor Resort. That continued his fine Ryder Cup record, having been the leading points scorer with four from five at Valhalla in 2008 after being selected as a wild card pick. Ended 2010 with victory in the UBS Hong Kong Open and nearly won the season-ending Dubai World Championship presented by DP World, but lost in a play-off with Robert Karlsson. However, second spot was enough to finish a career-high fourth in The Race to Dubai. Also broke into the world’s top five for the first time during 2010 and ended the season eighth in the Official World Golf Ranking. Renown for having a passion for fashion and flair, he launched his own clothing range in 2007. Took up the game at the age of four when dad, Terry, a single figure handicapper, gave him a cut-down three wood. Won The Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 2000 and four years later made a successful Ryder Cup debut as part of Bernhard Langer’s victorious European Team. Is an avid supporter of Arsenal FC and travelled to the Champions League Final on the Wednesday night of the 2006 Irish Open, chartering a plane which got him there and back in time for his 7.50am tee time on the Thursday morning.