Sepp Straka overcame some late nerves to claim his third PGA Tour title with victory in The American Express at La Quinta in California. The Austrian carded a two-under-par 70 in the last round to finish two shots clear of America’s Justin Thomas. The European Ryder Cup player took a …

England’s Tyrrell Hatton held his nerve at the final hole to edge out Daniel Hillier to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot. Hatton went to the 18th two shots ahead of Hillier but the New Zealander, who led by one shot going into Sunday, birdied it to leave …

Ewen Ferguson admitted he had “a little bit of luck” after he eagled the 18th hole to lead the Hero Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke at the midway stage. The Scot’s second shot ended up five feet from the hole after he clattered his ball into the grandstand and …

The Genesis Invitational will be held at a different location next month because of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, the PGA Tour has announced. The tournament, which is organised by the Tiger Woods Foundation and takes place 13-16 February, was scheduled to be played at the Riviera Country Club …

Justin Rose hopes that Los Angeles’ group stage win in the Tomorrow Golf League (TGL) is able to bring a few hours of “light relief” to those affected by the wildfires in the city. The golfer is currently competing in the TGL which is a technology-led indoor golf league developed …

Rory McIlroy has revealed he advised Tom McKibbin against switching to LIV Golf, adding he has had “multiple conversations” with his fellow Northern Irishman about the subject. McKibbin, 22, has been linked with a move to the Saudi-backed circuit over the past week although there is no official confirmation he …

Watched by tennis legend Serena Williams, who co-owns the LA team, England’s Justin Rose and his American team-mates, Sahith Theegala and former Open champion Collin Morikawa, raced into a 5-0 lead after four holes. The hammer was barely used in the opening week, but Woods threw it down before the …

Rahm, of course, has millions of reasons to promote the LIV cause. He said: “I have had a lot of people have reservations about LIV and then go and see an event in person and completely change their mindset.” He talks of his relief at finally winning last July at …

Canadian Nick Taylor got the better of Nico Echavarria of Colombia in a play-off to claim the Sony Open in Hawaii – his fifth PGA Tour win. The 36-year-old had an eagle at the par-five 18th while Echavarria got up and down from a greenside bunker to force the extra …

Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald claims the Team Cup was “very valuable” despite Great Britain and Ireland’s golfers wrapping up victory over Continental Europe with eight matches to spare. Any jeopardy quickly evaporated as Justin Rose’s GB&I side romped to a 17-8 triumph, with the overall result sealed by Tommy …

Attracting more women to the game overall has been on the agenda after the sport faced criticism for being out of step by being too white, male, elderly and expensive. Trying to open the eyes of young women into picking greenkeeping as a career is something Ms Nilsson, backed by …

Great Britain and Ireland lead Continental Europe 3½-1½ after day one of the Ryder Cup-style Team Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort. The three-day competition is designed to give Europe captain Luke Donald a look at some of the players in contention for September’s Ryder Cup match against the United …

If talk of coaching the Three Lions and Super Eagles seems fanciful, Odemwingie has a back-up plan to help him return to the global sporting stage. With golf having been readmitted to the Olympics in 2016, he wants to see a Nigerian aiming for the pin at the greatest show …

Captain Justin Rose says speculation over Tom McKibbin’s future has not been an issue as Great Britain and Ireland prepare for this week’s Team Cup. Earlier this week it emerged the Northern Irishman is set to join LIV Golf in a shock move, just two months after he earned his …

The biggest success of the opening session was the 40-second shot clock that helped keep the pace of the match high. Rarely did the players let it drop under 15 seconds. If they did, a heartbeat sound that quickened as the timer edged closer to zero echoed around the arena. …

Scottie Scheffler has withdrawn from a PGA Tour event in California next week to continue his rehabilitation from the hand injury he sustained preparing Christmas dinner. The world number one said in a story on his Instagram, external account he will skip The American Express tournament in La Quinta from …

Rory McIlroy says Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL), the technology-driven tournament he is fronting with Tiger Woods, will take golf “into the 21st century”. BBC News

Cameron Davis and Will Zalatoris missed out on thousands of pounds in prize money after a mix-up at The Sentry tournament in Hawaii. The pair were playing partners for the final round and unintentionally hit each other’s ball for their third shots on the par five 15th hole to incur …

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama set a new PGA Tour record score for 72 holes of 35 under par in winning the season-opening event at The Sentry in Hawaii. The 2021 Masters champion carded a final round 65 to make history on the Plantation Course in Kapalua. He beat the previous record …

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama set a new 54-hole tournament record at the PGA Tour season-opening event in Hawaii at The Sentry. The overnight leader shot a 62 to move to 27 under par – but still only leads by one shot after Collin Morikawa also went round in 62. Both players …