Maybe if me jump up and down, me can shake fruit out of this tree, the fuzzy blue monster says to his television viewers.

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Hanse has also been commissioned by American tycoon Donald Trump to re-work the famous 'Blue Monster' course at Doral, the venue for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championships.

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The American leads by one from his playing partner Justin Rose who had a similarly happy time of it on the TPC Blue Monster course in Florida.

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Of Mickelson's 41 Tour wins, only three were on a course in Florida (although one win was at Doral's Blue Monster, where this weekend's event is being held).

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After the Cadillac Championship, the Blue Monster will be shut down for six-to-eight months for a renovation led by golf course architect, Gil Hanse, the man chosen to design the 2016 Olympic course in Rio de Janeiro.

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McIlroy, who dates former World No.1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, will get an early chance to silence the doubters as he is due to tee off next week in the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Doral's daunting Blue Monster Course.

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The American billionaire owns a dozen luxury golf resorts -- including Florida's faded Doral and its renowned "Blue Monster" course which he plans to renovate -- but can his UK venture be considered a contender for top spot so early on?

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McIlroy flew to New York to see his girlfriend and former tennis no.1 Caroline Wozniacki after his latest win, but when he returns to Florida for this week's tournament on the famous Blue Monster course it will be with a renewed self-belief.

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