A more team-oriented US Ryder Cup squad took care of business on Sunday, completing a 17-11 thumping of Europe to snap a losing streak and validate changes in their approach to golf's top team competition.
Jack Nicklaus will compete with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in a Skins Game on the eve of this week's Memorial tournament, organisers said on Tuesday.
Lee Westwood, ice-cool down the closing stretch, took advantage of a stumbling finish by American Heath Slocum to regain a one-shot lead at the Players Championship in Saturday's third round.
Just another golfer in his rookie season till some time ago, caddie-turned-pro C Muniyappa is finding it hard to believe that he will rub shoulders with greats like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the WGC-HSBC Champions starting in Shanghai on Thursday.
Tiger Woods made an unremarkable return to strokeplay golf on Thursday, finishing on one under par in the WGC-CA Championship first round and six shots behind the leaders. India's Jeev Milkha Singh, American world number three Phil Mickelson, South African Retief Goosen and Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng shared the clubhouse lead after firing seven-under-par rounds of 65.
Lucas Glover stayed rock steady to hold off thrilling charges by fellow Americans Phil Mickelson and David Duval and claim his first major title at the weather-delayed U.S. Open on Monday.
Vijay Singh overcame an erratic display with his putter to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by one shot at Firestone Country Club.
Jeev Milkha Singh's dreams of laying his hands on the WGC-CA Championship title didn't materialise but a cultured final round of two-under 70 was enough for a fourth place finish -- his best in a major -- in the elite US $8.5 million event in Doral. Jeev, whose previous best performance in a major was the tied ninth place finish in last year's PGA Championship, signed off with an aggregate of four-under 274, five shots behind winner Phil Mickelson.
Jeev Milkha Singh hopped back into contention after carding a roller-coaster four-under 68 in the penultimate round to grab a share of the third place at the $ 8.5 million World Golf Championships in Doral.
Unheralded Americans Justin Hicks and Kevin Streelman upstaged tournament favourites Tiger Woods at the US Open.
Justin Thomas clinched his 13th PGA Tour victory on Sunday, winning the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational by a three-stroke margin and claiming the world number-one ranking in the process. Danielle Kang held her nerve to claim a one shot victory over France's Celine Boutier at the Drive On Championship on Sunday, as the LPGA Tour made a dramatic return from a near six-month COVID-19 shutdown.
It will be the second time he would make the cut in as many starts at the Open.
Tiger Woods failed to register a single birdie on his card for the first time in four years on the PGA Tour in Florida.
India captain Virat Kohli, senior batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni and stylish left-handed batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina, have found places in this year's ESPN World Fame 100 list that made its debut last year.
India's latest golfing sensation Shubhankar Sharma, a special invitee to the Masters, is already attracting a lot of attention and he is loving it.
The Indian golfer completed a five-under-par 67 to be placed two strokes behind the leaders.
United States captain Tiger Woods led from the front as the Americans dominated the Sunday singles to overhaul the Internationals at Royal Melbourne and claim an eighth successive Presidents Cup. Woods clinched a record 27th win in the event with a 3&2 victory over Abraham Ancer to fire up his team and then beamed from the sidelines as they landed crushing early blows before sealing the event with a match to spare.
India's most successful One-Day International captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has beaten football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to secure ninth place in the list of the world's 'most marketable athletes', compiled by the London School of Marketing.
The Indian pro signed off at the US Open with a six-over-par 76 that contained two birdies and eight bogeys.
Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III will captain the United States in the 2016 Ryder Cup match against holders Europe at Hazeltine in Minnesota, the PGA of America said on Tuesday.
The 54-year-old has a whopping $1.7 billion in the bank, thanks to his long time endorsement relationships with Beverage company Gatorade, clothing brand Hanes, American Sportswear giant Nike and playing card manufacturer Upper Deck.
The tenth-largest US airline, ATA Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and sold off airport slots and other assets to AirTran Airways for $ 87.6 million, to become the latest US airline plagued by rising fuel costs and fare wars.
He was seven shots behind co-leaders Kevin Sutherland (67) and Phil Mickelson (70) in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the US Tour.
American Ryder Cup player Chris DiMarco reeled off three consecutive birdies to move one shot clear in the weather-delayed U.S. Masters first round on Thursday.
Arjun Atwal carded the USD 5 million Bellsouth Classic title's best round of eight-under 64 to gatecrash into a five-man play-off
Anirban Lahiri, coming in after a short break following events in Europe, was hit by back spasms early in his first round as he carded a 77 in the World Golf Championships-Invitational in Akron, Ohio, United States.
The Ryder Cup delivered high drama yet again as Europe produced a stirring fightback to win three of the foursomes matches against the United States and take a 5-3 lead after a tense and hugely entertaining first day on Friday.
Tiger Woods will return to competition this week at the Wachovia Championship after a three-week layoff.
Arjun Atwal returned with a seven-under 65 to share the top position after the opening round in Louisiana
Beware of Tiger' warnings were sounded across Augusta National.
South Africa's Retief Goosen fired a seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead over the season's other three major winners after the first round of the 36-hole PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Jordan Spieth won a US Open that put all four majors in the hands of golf's young guns, signalling a changing of the guard is complete.
The Indian golfer, playing with World No 1 Brooks Koepka (68), had 17 pars and his sole birdie was courtesy a brilliant 30-foot monster putt.
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