Northern Ireland teenager Beth Coulter will make her debut at Augusta when she competes in the National Women’s Amateur in April. The 19-year-old, who is ranked 50th in the amateur rankings, is in her junior year as an athlete at Arizona State University. County Down’s Coulter helped Great Britain and …

Shane Lowry’s The Bay defeated Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf Club to conclude the Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) triple-header on Monday in Florida. McIlroy, who along with Tiger Woods is fronting the indoor competition, was playing alongside United States Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. …

“I was probably just as happy with that as I would have been if I’d won the tournament,” Fuller said. “I so badly wanted to go to Saudi because it is one of our biggest events.” The Roehampton golfer, who turned pro a year ago after attending the University of …

Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley believes a deal between the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf League could be announced before the Masters in April. The PGA Tour has been in protracted negotiations with LIV Golf’s backers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), in an attempt to find agreement …

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann shot a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to win the LIV Golf Adelaide title by three shots at the Grange Golf Club in Australia. Niemann, 26, started the final round three shots off the pace but had four birdies in his opening nine holes as he won his third …

American Patrick Rodgers is “excited” to be taking a one-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Genesis Invitational as he attempts to win his first PGA Tour event in 286 starts. Rodgers, who has been in this position four times before, shot a four-under-par 68 to improve to eight …

England’s Annabell Fuller made a late flurry of birdies to finish third at the Saudi Ladies International – her best finish on the Ladies European Tour. However, the 22-year-old was unable to challenge Thai playing partner Atthaya ‘Jeeno’ Thitikul for the title, finishing five shots behind her winning total of …

World number one Scottie Scheffler and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy are in touch with leader Davis Thompson at the halfway stage of the Genesis International in San Diego. American Scheffler hit a five-under 67 to lie one shot behind Thompson, who birdied the final hole as he signed for a …

Ireland’s Seamus Power is one shot behind leader Denny McCarthy after the opening round at the Genesis Invitational in San Diego. Power, 37, bogeyed the second hole but picked up four shots from there to move into contention with a three-under-par 69 at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Thursday. Leader …

Robinson-Thompson won £41,000 at the Bahrain Championship and £126,000 for his third-place finish at the Qatar Masters – the size of the rewards not being lost on the Englishman. “I come from very humble beginnings,” Robinson-Thompson added. “I grew up in a single-parent home and council housing. Money has never …

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this week’s Genesis Invitational because he is “still processing” the death of his mother. The 15-time major champion says he is “not ready” to return to golf following the death his mother, Kultida, which was announced on 4 February. Three days later tournament organisers announced …

The leading LIV Golf League player not already exempt for this year’s Open Championship will gain entry to the field for Royal Portrush. The highest-placed player in the top five of the circuit’s standings after its June event in Dallas who has not already qualified will be awarded the spot. …

At its recreational level the post-covid boom is being sustained. More people are playing, ‘influencers’ are attracting dedicated followings and the latest season of a behind the scenes docu-series is about to drop on Netflix. What’s not to like? Tiger Woods makes his latest comeback this week at Torrey Pines …

Belgium’s Thomas Detry claimed his first PGA Tour title with an impressive seven-shot win at the Phoenix Open. The 32-year-old carded rounds of 66, 64, 65 and 65 to finish 24 under par overall, ahead of Americans Daniel Berger and Michael Kim, who both ended 17 under. Detry closed out …

Belgium’s Thomas Detry is in position for the first PGA Tour title of his career after extending his lead to five shots at the Phoenix Open. The 32-year-old, who has finished runner-up twice in 65 events, started the day with a two-shot lead in Scottsdale, Arizona. Seven birdies, including five …

England’s Cara Gainer claimed the first Ladies European Tour win of her career in a play-off at the Lalla Meryem Cup on Saturday. The 29-year-old defeated India’s Diksha Dagar to lift the title in Morocco in what was the 76th tournament she has played on the Tour. Gainer posted a …

Belgium’s Thomas Detry established a two-shot lead at the midway point of the Phoenix Open by carding a second-round 64. Detry made eight birdies and one bogey at TPC Scottsdale to move to 12 under par. Michael Kim shot a 63 to move to joint-second alongside fellow American Alex Smalley. …

Wyndham Clark hit a seven-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Phoenix Open. The 2023 US Open champion hit seven birdies in a bogey-free round at TPC Scottsdale. Fellow Americans Taylor Moore and Lee Hodges are tied for second on six under. Clark’s performance …

The PGA Tour says it is “closer to a deal” with rival series LIV Golf after calling on American President Donald Trump to get involved. Trump met with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott this week as the organisation seeks help with talks with Saudi Arabia’s …

The US Open will become the first major to provide players on the LIV Golf tour with an exemption for the tournament based on rankings. The United States Golf Association (USGA) said the top player from the Saudi Arabia-backed tour, who is not otherwise exempt, will directly earn a place …