Worldwide reset for new season

Rory McIlroy and his caddie walk the course at the Dubai Invitational Tournament in Dubai, the first of the year on the DP World Tour. — AP

THE golf tours – men’s and women’s – across the globe are slowly but surely slipping into gear for the new season ahead.

Some have already hit full throttle, others are doubling up this week, and several more yet to lift off. But for the most part, the season is getting underway in earnest this week.