Golf

What a shot.  Tiger Woods has put in a superb second round display at The Memorial in Ohio after reaching five under before play was stopped because of the threat of lightning. The highlight of his premature round was at the Par-5 11th. Woods shot a sublime 95-yard wedge within a few feet of the hole and the crowd went …

​Justin Rose kept the accelerator down Sunday, firing eight birdies in a six-under par 64 to win the Fort Worth Invitational by three strokes from Brooks Koepka.

Italy’s Francesco Molinari won the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday as fellow overnight leader Rory McIlroy failed to sparkle in the final round. The 36-year-old Italian made up for his disappointment at finishing runner-up in last year’s event with a steady round of four-under-par 68 to close on 271 and secure the winner’s cheque of €944,000 and his fifth …

Northern Irish golf star Rory McIlroy played such a sublime second round of golf at the PGA Championship on Friday he had defending champion Alex Noren quipping about early retirement. The 29-year-old quadruple major winner carded a bogey-free seven-under par 65 to move to 12 under and a three-shot lead over young Englishman Sam Horsfield and French journeyman Sebastien Gros, …

The BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event, is currently getting underway at the Wentworth Club in Surrey but it hasn’t been an enjoyable experience thus far for Thomas Pieters.  The 26-year-old Belgian carded a disappointing three-over-par 75 on the opening day and when he needed to gain some momentum early on in today’s round, things didn’t exactly go …

​Paul Scholes' pinpoint accuracy seemingly extends far beyond the football pitch.

Europe captain Thomas Bjorn named Lee Westwood, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Luke Donald as vice-captains for this year's Ryder Cup.

It’s time for the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth, Surrey once again. As such, Europe’s best players are present at the BMW PGA Championship this week. The cavalry is headed by 2014 champion Rory McIlroy, who is joined by the likes of Paul Casey and defending champion Alex Noren. The Course The West Course is a 7,284 yard par …

Matt Kuchar has a reputation as the most steady man in golf, both in terms of form and mentality. That the popular American had made a staggering 30 consecutive cuts prior to this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, and is renowned for his polite and patient nature are a testament to this. Kuchar has fancied his chances at this event over the …

Northern Ireland’s 15-year-old Tom McKibbin is set to make his European Tour debut after accepting an invitation to compete in the inaugural Shot Clock Masters at Diamond Country Club in Austria next month. McKibbin, who is a member of his hero Rory McIlroy’s home course at Holywood Golf Club, will compete in the innovative event which will see every shot …

​It has been confirmed that next year's Irish Open event will be held in Lahinch, Co. Clare.

After an absence of around two years, it’s time for the return of our weekly golf betting column! After the so-called fifth major saw Webb Simpson claim his first win in four years, the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the AT&T Byron Nelson. The defending champion this week is Billy Horschel, who defeated Jason Day in a play-off at …

Former US Open champion Webb Simpson finished a four-stroke, wire-to-wire triumph at the Players Championship on Sunday to end a four-year victory drought. A double-bogey at the final hole was just a blip for the 32-year-old Simpson, who signed for a final-round 73 and an 18-under par total of 270 at TPC Sawgrass. “Man, it means everything to me,” Simpson, …

Some of the golf on display at TPC Sawgrass this week in the Players Championship has been nothing short of absurd. In the second round on Friday, 2012 US Open champion Webb Simpson tied the course record of 63 to charge up the leaderboard. Heading into today’s final round, he holds a seven shot lead. He will be aware that …

Webb Simpson will take a record seven-shot lead into the final round of the Players Championship after a four-under 68 on Saturday gave him 54-hole total of 19-under 197. Simpson’s three-round total matched the tournament record set by Australian Greg Norman in 1994 en route to a four-stroke victory. Simpson had been five strokes clear of three players after his …

Tiger Woods fired his lowest career round at TPC Sawgrass, and his best score of the year, with a seven-under par 65 Saturday to share the early clubhouse lead at the Players Championship. The 14-time major champion took advantage of continuing hot and humid conditions to match Jordan Spieth on eight-under par after 54 holes. The duo ended their rounds …

Tiger Woods has been back on Tour for months now with no sign of the injuries plaguing him for the best part of a decade present. That in itself is tremendous progress. While the 14 time Major winner has finished runner up at the Valspar Championship, and fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he has yet to add to his …