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The R&A is moving The Open championship in 2028 to avoid clashing with the Los Angeles Olympics golf tournament. With the Olympic golfing medals being decided between 19-29 July, the 156th staging of golf’s oldest major has been shunted back from its traditional slot in the third week of July …

Five-time major winner and PGA Tour player Rory McIlroy last month criticised LIV Golf’s “irrational spending” on huge player contracts saying that it makes a merger very difficult, and that LIV would have to keep spending to maintain its position. O’Neil does not want to be drawn into a war …

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama beat Sweden’s Alex Noren in a one-hole play-off to win his second Hero World Challenge title in Albany. Matsuyama, 33, birdied the replayed 18th hole to take victory at the Tiger Woods-hosted event and claim the $1,000,000 (£750,000) prize pot. Both players had finished with eight-under-par rounds …

England’s Greg Owen made a clutch birdie on the 18th hole at Constance Belle Mare Plage to pip Jeev Milkha Singh and Darren Fichardt to the MCB Mauritius Legends title by one stroke. Owen was in control of the tournament when he made his ninth birdie of his final round …

World number two McIlroy called on organisers to reschedule the tournament to help attract a stronger field next year. World number one Scottie Scheffler opted to play in the Hero World Challenge in New York instead. “I would love to have a few more players come down and play, but …

Rory McIlroy is nine shots behind leader Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen ahead of the final day of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. The Masters champion, who won this tournament in 2013, shot a three-under 68 in the third round and is now five-under par in joint 24th. McIlroy was hoping to …

Rory McIlroy shot a one-over round of 72 in what he felt was a “rollercoaster” opening day at the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. The Masters champion, who won this tournament in 2013, had an up and down round which included five birdies and six bogeys in tricky conditions with …

Having upped his workload to daily practice sessions with long-time coach Gary Barter at the revered Australian Golf Club, Guan had a decision to make about returning to the professional ranks. “Even when training and practising was going well, I was 50-50 if I should take another year off,” he …

Before his first major as a LIV player, the 2023 Masters, Smith spoke about the breakaway tour and admitted: “I’ll be the first one to say, the fields aren’t as strong.” LIV have strengthened since those early days. Indeed, one of their players, Spain’s David Puig, was a brilliant winner …

As for her goals for 2026, Harry’s focus is clear. “I definitely want to win again on the LET Tour – that’s everyone’s dream – but the biggest goal for next year is to try to get out on the LGPA tour in America,” she said. “If it doesn’t happen …

David Puig became the first Spanish winner of the Australian PGA Championship since Seve Ballesteros in 1981 with a two-shot victory in Brisbane. The 23-year-old, who also competes on the LIV Golf Tour, carded a bogey-free five-under 66 in Sunday’s final round to claim his first DP World Tour title …

After Woods won the Masters, which entitled him to choose the Champions Dinner menu for the following year, Zoeller said: “You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. “Got it? Or collard greens or whatever the …

Available for over a year In 1990, Buster Douglas produced one of the all-time boxing upsets by knocking out the legendary Mike Tyson in 1990. Five years later, English football team, Blackburn Rovers, won their one and only Premier League title finishing ahead of the likes of Manchester United and …

Surely, only the most ardent follower of men’s professional golf would recognise this player, who finished in a career best share of seventh at the RSM Classic at Sea Island last week. It was an excellent performance because it was just his sixth event on the PGA Tour. Only the …

“Last week in Dallas, I was worried if I would be able to play this week. But I think that was the point, that I’m not thinking too much expecting things. I was just like, I’ll be able to play. That’s really good enough.” English pair Lottie Woad and Charley …

World number one Jeeno Thitikul set a 54-hole tournament record at the CME Group Tour Championship as she extended her lead to six shots. Thailand’s Thitikul fired an eight-under-par 64 in her third round to move 22 under overall. “It has been pretty good,” said 22-year-old Thitikul, who won this …

World number one Jeeno Thitikul carded a nine-under-par 63 to open up a three-shot lead after two rounds of the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The 22-year-old from Thailand made four consecutive birdies either side of the turn in her bogey-free round to reach 14 under overall in Florida. …

South Korea’s Somi Lee shot a career-best eight-under-par 64 to open up a two-shot lead in the first round of the LPGA’s lucrative season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The 26-year-old made four birdies on the front nine and three more on the back nine – plus an eagle on the …