Rory McIlroy finally claimed his first win of the year on Monday, albeit in an 18-hole exhibition, and is now targeting further success before the end of the season.

McIlroy beat world number one Tiger Woods for the second year in succession in their lucrative exhibition at Mission Hills, carding a six-under-par 67 to win by a shot.

The 24-year-old has not tasted victory in a full tournament in 2013, a stark contrast to his five wins last year which included a second major title by eight shots in the US PGA Championship.

However, the Northern Irishman was second in the Korean Open earlier this month and believes his game is improving, partially thanks to using a new ball and driver.

“It’s much better,” McIlroy, who made a controversial switch to Nike in January, told a press conference. “I’ve seen a lot of promising signs over the past few weeks in practice and also in competitive play.

“I still have four tournaments left until the end of the season and I would love to finish 2013 strongly and get a little bit of momentum going into next season.

“But I think as I showed out there, I’m hitting the ball well. Tee to green, the game was very solid, and if I can just get the putter going a little bit more and get a few more putts to drop, then in these last four tournaments, I can hope to contend and maybe pick up a win or two.” McIlroy will contest the HSBC Champions event in Shanghai this week and the Turkish Airlines Open, but needs to climb from 62nd on the Race to Dubai into the top 60 to qualify for the DP World Tour Championship next month.

With his form improving over the last few weeks McIlroy could well be the winner come Sunday. Last week, McIlroy led the greens in regulation statistics through three rounds of the BMW Masters.Despite a poor last round Rory seems to swinging well again within himself and he will be keen to finish the season on a high.

Beware of the injured golfer. No doubt if he is fully fit Henrik Stenson will take some beating this week. Last week he finished strongly and this long course should play to his strengths. All year he has been competing at the highest level and standard and it is quite surprising he starts at odds of 16/1.

Golf Tips: Henrik Stenson at 16/1 or Rory Mc Ilroy at 12/1 to win outright Peter Hanson at 40/1 each-way Plenty more Golf Deals available at Enniskillen Golf Club-check www.thegolfcabin.co.uk for more unbeatable offers.

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