Ayako Uehara of Japan watches on the 9th hole during the women’s British Open golf tournament at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, northern England, July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis Ayako Uehara became the fourth golfer in LPGA history to record two ho... More »
Aug 28, 2016- Farmingdale, NY, USA- Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park – Black Course. Mandatory Credit: Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports Patrick Reed clinched a spot on... More »
Aug 28, 2016- Calgary, Alberta, CAN- Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand hits her second shot on the 1st hole during the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports Thailand’s... More »
Aug 28, 2016- Farmingdale, NY, USA- Patrick Reed watches his tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of The Barclays golf tournament at Bethpage State Park – Black Course. Mandatory Credit: Eric Sucar-USA TODAY Sports Patrick Reed survived a couple o... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey American Jimmy Walker broke through for his first major title with a one-shot win over Jason Day in the PGA Championship after playing 36 grueling holes at water-logged Baltusrol on Sunday. The 37-year-old Texan calmly canned a three-fo... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey Jimmy Walker said winning the PGA Championship on Sunday for his first career major was a matter of trust, both in himself and in his game. The 37-year-old Texan showed he had what it takes by holding up over 36 holes over the sopping w... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey The pressure of contending in majors certainly agrees with South African Branden Grace, even if he has yet to close the deal. With a tie for fourth at the PGA Championship on Sunday, Grace recorded his fourth top-five finish in golf’s b... More »
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey Jason Day had another near miss at a major championship, but not before he gave a major scare to eventual winner Jimmy Walker on the 72nd hole of the Australian’s defense of the PGA Championship. Trailing by three shots, the world numbe... More »
MELBOURNE World number one Jason Day has hit back at critics of the golfers who have elected to skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Golf’s return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been soured by the withdrawals of a number of top men’s players, m... More »
TROON, Scotland Record-breaking Swede Henrik Stenson became the first Scandinavian male to capture a major when he won the British Open on Sunday, beating Phil Mickelson in an extraordinary final-round duel. The world number six produced a swashbuckling eight-... More »
WELLINGTON World number one Lydia Ko will be New Zealand’s sole entrant in the women’s golf tournament at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with Danny Lee and Ryan Fox taking the two men’s spots. Ko is one of New Zealand’s top medal prospects in Rio, having taken t... More »
TROON, Scotland Rory McIlroy had never played Royal Troon before he came to town last Thursday to get ready for the 145th British Open and after his practice round on Tuesday, you could not blame him if he never played it again. Specifically, he might not want... More »
ABERDEEN, Scotland U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump played down market turmoil in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union on a visit to his Trump International golf course in Aberdeen on Saturday. Wearing an open-necked shirt, a suit... More »
TURNBERRY, Scotland U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump thrust himself into the heart of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union on Friday, calling it a “great” development and drawing parallels to his own insurgent campaign. In Scotland to reopen a go... More »
World number one Jason Day drew comparisons with Tiger Woods after an emphatic four-stroke victory at the $10.5 million Players Championship in Florida on Sunday. Day was never seriously tested in the final round en route to his seventh victory in his past 17 ... More »
AUGUSTA, Georgia Englishman Danny Willett took advantage of a shocking back-nine meltdown by defending champion and runaway leader Jordan Spieth to win his first major title by three shots at the Masters on Sunday. Three strokes behind the pacesetting Spieth g... More »
AUGUSTA, Georgia Danny Willett was one of the last players to arrive in Augusta for the 80th Masters and he will certainly be the last to leave. With his wife Nicole scheduled to give birth on Sunday, the Englishman was set to miss the Masters until Zacharia a... More »
AUGUSTA, Georgia World number one Jason Day was “absolutely shocked” while Lee Westwood pointed to the fine line between success and disaster at the Masters after Jordan Spieth’s astonishing collapse in Sunday’s final round. American Spieth, seeking a second c... More »
AUGUSTA, Georgia An English invasion at the 80th Masters marked the 20th anniversary of Nick Faldo’s third and final Green Jacket victory in fine fashion on Sunday. Winner Danny Willett, Lee Westwood, Paul Casey, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose each posted... More »
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko became the youngest player to win two LPGA major championships when she birdied the par-five 18th to clinch the ANA Inspiration by one stroke in Rancho Mirage, California, on Sunday. For the 18-year-old world number one, who closed with ... More »
American journeyman Jim Herman earned a last-minute invitation to the Masters when he secured a one-stroke victory at the Houston Open on Sunday. Herman, whose event preparation included a social round with U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, ... More »
Jason Day continued his sensational streak with an emphatic victory at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas on Sunday and the new world number one could not be happier with his game heading into next month’s Masters. The Australian beat South African Louis Oosthui... More »
Not even a rare double-hit could derail world number one Lydia Ko from winning the Kia Classic by four strokes over Park In-bee in southern California on Sunday. Ko shot 67 for a 19-under-par 269 total on the Aviara course in Carlsbad, for her 11th LPGA victor... More »
Long-hitting Tony Finau birdied the third extra hole to beat fellow American Steve Marino in a playoff at the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday. The 26-year-old Finau clinched his first PGA Tour victory, in his second full season on the PGA Tour. He shot a closing 70... More »
Adam Scott has been the red-hot player on the PGA Tour this season but the WGC-Dell Match Play tournament continued to be a thorn in his side as the world number six wasted a golden opportunity to record a rare win on Wednesday. Scott was 2-up with three holes... More »
Jason Day was among the winners in Wednesday’s opening day of the WGC-Dell Match Play, but the Australian world number two left the Austin Country Club course clutching his back heading for treatment. PGA Championship winner Day defeated former U.S. Open champ... More »
Charl Schwartzel secured his first victory in the United States since the 2011 Masters by beating Bill Haas in a playoff at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Sunday. South African Schwartzel came from five shots behind in the final round to card a four-un... More »
Scott Hend continued Australia’s impressive run on the European Tour this season by holding off the course record charge of home hope Piya Swangarunporn to win the True Thailand Classic on Sunday. The 42-year-old Queenslander birdied his 17th hole and went on ... More »
Tiger Woods seemed “very healthy” when he attended a dinner party at the home of Jack Nicklaus, the 18-times major champion said on Sunday. Nicklaus and wife Barbara hosted the gathering for United States Ryder Cup hopefuls at their Florida home on Thursday, w... More »
Adam Scott maintained ice-cool composure over the tough closing stretch at the Honda Classic to end a title drought of nearly two years on Sunday, clinching his 12th PGA Tour victory by one shot at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The Australian world number 13 ... More »
Adam Scott’s one-shot victory at the Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday earned him not only a 12th PGA Tour title but also the best possible validation that all his hard work on a revised putting technique is now paying off. With a ban on anchoring putters to ... More »
SINGAPORE South Korean Song Young-han held his nerve to edge his role model, world number one Jordan Spieth, by a shot to win the Singapore Open in a weather-delayed Monday finish. Song returned at 7:30 a.m (2330 GMT) to par the last three holes of his final r... More »
LA JOLLA, California Five-times PGA Tour winner Jimmy Walker led by one stroke when rain and extremely strong winds forced the suspension of play for the day during the final round at the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Competition will resume on Monday at 8... More »
Jordan Spieth underlined his status as world number one by cruising to an eight-shot victory at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday after repelling an early challenge by fellow American Patrick Reed. On a breezy day at the Kapalua Resort on... More »
LONDON Britain’s top court will decide on Wednesday whether to back U.S. Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump’s bid to stop wind farms being built near his luxury Scottish golf resort amid a growing spat with politicians in his mother’s homeland. ... More »
American Bubba Watson cruised to a three-shot victory at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Sunday and wasted little time paying tribute to tournament host Tiger Woods. Dual Masters champion Watson was in control throughout the final round, shooting 66... More »
MALELANE, South Africa Charl Schwartzel’s victory in the Alfred Dunhill Championship marked the end of a two-year drought for the former U.S. Masters champion, and with some radical adjustments to his game starting to pay off, he hopes his demons are well and ... More »
Roberto Castro was able to finish just six holes of his third round at the rain-lashed Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday before darkness fell but will have a one-stroke lead to defend when the remainder of the tournament is completed on Monday. Torrential... More »
LONDON Turkish Airlines Open champion Victor Dubuisson is less than pleased that he will be left twiddling his thumbs when the European Tour’s money-spinning Final Series continues in China on Thursday. The Frenchman sobbed like a child on Sunday after winning... More »
PGA Tour rookie Smylie Kaufman stormed from seven strokes off the pace to clinch a stunning one-stroke victory at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas on Sunday. Kaufman, playing some two hours ahead of the overnight leaders, shot a bogey-free... More »
Argentine Emiliano Grillo made a perfect start to his career as a PGA Tour member when he beat American Kevin Na in a playoff at the Frys.com Open in northern California on Sunday. After missing a three-footer that would have won it at the first extra hole, Gr... More »
Argentine Emiliano Grillo and American Kevin Na headed to a playoff at the Frys.com Open in northern California on Sunday. Grillo sank a 25-foot birdie at the final hole, which was later matched by Na, who dropped a six-footer to force extra holes at the Silve... More »
LONDON Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen kept his nerve to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by two strokes at St Andrews on Sunday and ease the pain of narrowly missing out in 2012. Olesen, who recorded his third European Tour victory, led by three shots goi... More »
ATLANTA Now that the Tour Championship and FedExCup playoffs are finished, many of golf’s top players are looking ahead to the next big event — the President’s Cup. Jordan Spieth capped a stellar season to secure both the season-ending trophies on Sunday, alon... More »
ATLANTA Jordan Spieth capped a brilliant season in sensational style as he scored a four-stroke victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday that also won him the FedExCup playoffs title for an $11.48 million pay day. Spieth shot a closing one-under-par 69 at Ea... More »
ATLANTA Jordan Spieth identified his heart rather than his swing as the reason he was able to cap off a Player of the Year season by winning the Tour Championship and FedExCup playoffs jackpot on Sunday. “I didn’t feel comfortable striking the ball whatsoever,... More »
LAKE FOREST, Illinois Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots on Sunday. The Australian closed out his tournament with a two-under-par 69 to... More »
Swede Henrik Stenson put himself in a familiar position when he carded six-under 65 to grab a one-stroke lead after the third round at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. The 2013 winner posted a 13-under 200 total with one round left at TPC Boston in Ma... More »
EDISON, New Jersey Red-hot PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia romped to victory at The Barclays on Sunday, winning the opening event of the lucrative FedExCup Series by a whopping six strokes. World number three Day reeled off eight birdies in a bo... More »
Two-times major champion John Daly said on Sunday that he was “still very sore” after collapsing during a minor tournament in Mississippi. Daly was taken by ambulance to a local hospital after collapsing as he walked off the 18th tee at Deerfield Golf Club nor... More »
United States captain Juli Inkster opted for both experience and a vocal locker room presence in announcing Paula Creamer and Brittany Lang on Monday as her two wildcard picks for this year’s Solheim Cup. Creamer, 29, will make her sixth appearance in the bien... More »
COPENHAGEN European Tour journeyman Andreas Harto stole the show at the Made In Denmark event by proposing to his girlfriend during the tournament in Farso on Friday. The Dane celebrated sinking a five-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th by going down on on... More »
Zach Johnson acknowledges that long, difficult Whistling Straits is not his favorite PGA Championship venue, but do not rule him out this week. He tied for third at the Wisconsin course in 2010 and returns on an emotional high as the current holder of the olde... More »
SEOUL South Korea’s Park In-bee had once hoped to win all the top tournaments in women’s golf before her career came to an end. After winning the British Open on Sunday, the 27-year-old now finds herself searching for new goals. Park’s three-shot win over comp... More »
ST ANDREWS, Scotland American Zach Johnson claimed the second major triumph of his career after winning a four-hole playoff at the end of a captivating, cliffhanger of a final round in the British Open on Monday. In an Open that never seemed to want to end, th... More »
ST ANDREWS, Scotland No one should be surprised if Zach Johnson goes on to win several more majors because, even though he is approaching 40, the new British Open champion is working harder than ever and is performing at his peak. The American waited a long ti... More »
SYDNEY Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth will return to Sydney in late November to defend his Australian Open title, organizers said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old American won the Stonehaven Cup by six shots last year and with his recent run of form i... More »
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania Young South Korean Chun In-gee showed championship maturity on Sunday as she won the U.S. Women’s Open in a thrilling finish at Lancaster Country Club on Sunday for her first major title. The 20-year-old Chun, a seven-times career winne... More »
