Michelle Wie finally lived up to the burden of expectation when she won her first major title with a clutch two-stroke victory at the US Women's Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on Sunday.
The world number one fired a three-under-par 69 in the third round to finish two shots off the lead.
He was undone by a poor front-nine as he carded a two-over 74 to slip to the tied 57th spot after the second round of the US PGA Tour Qualifying School Finals.
World No 10 Rory McIlroy was pinching himself after ending one of the most turbulent weeks of his life by winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.
Rory McIlroy called off his engagement to tennis player Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday, saying just days after sending out wedding invitations that he was not ready for marriage.
World number eight Rickie Fowler and reigning PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker are the latest to criticise the controversial rule a day after American Lexi Thompson lost the year's first LPGA major after a surprising penalty.
Strong-finishing Patrick Reed held his nerve to beat fellow American Jimmy Walker in a playoff for the $5.7 million Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Monday to clinch his fourth victory on the PGA Tour.
He was also awarded the Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's top money winner and the Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Factbox on Fiji's Vijay Singh, who ended the 2004 U.S. PGA Tour season with record earnings of $10,905,166.\n
What a difference a year has made for Rory McIlroy, who 12 months ago tarnished his reputation by quitting during the second round of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic.
Under mounting pressure from sponsors and Native American rights groups, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder said on Friday he would consider changing the name of the National Football League team whose roots date back to the 1930s. Snyder, who has previously stated he would not change the name, softened his stance a day after FedEx Corp, which owns the naming rights to the team's Landover, Maryland, stadium, called for the NFL club to be rebranded.
American Bart Bryant fired a final round four-under-par 68 on Sunday to capture the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio by one stroke from Fred Couples.
The Lucknow golfer won the year's final title on the Indian PGA tour by two strokes.
The Asian Games gold medallist fired a superb round of 7-under 65 to grab a three-stroke lead in the opening round of the Amby Valley PGA Championship
The former British Open champion fired a final round five-under 67 to win the $4.7 million Bob Hope Classic.
2013 was a great year for sports. Andy Murray won Wimbledon, Sebastian Vettel won the championships for the fourth time, Manchester United won the EPL. But there were also incidents and players that made 2013 unbearable. Following is a list of sporting flops in 2013.
The MLS and NBA were paying particularly close attention to Friday's events as many of the positive tests occurred in Florida where both leagues have announced plans to restart their seasons at Orlando's Walt Disney World.
The world number one golfer was the clear-cut choice after balloting of the tour members.
Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson are among the five nominees for the PGA Tour's Player of the Year, the tour said on Monday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The Chandigarh-based Jeev tied for second place at the Munsingwear Open in Japan while Chopra won the Henrico County Open.
Jordan Spieth capped a brilliant season in sensational style as he scored a four-stroke victory at the Tour Championship on Sunday that also won him the FedExCup playoffs title for an $11.48 million pay day.
Retiring cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest sportsperson that India has ever produced and his "super human" mental strength is "god-like", feels two-time PGA Tour winner golfer Daniel Chopra, who is currently playing in the Indian Open.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Woods challenged Atwal, who has qualified for the US PGA Tour, on nine holes of golf.
The Indian golfing ace rose to 133rd in the world, and No. 3 in the Asian rankings.\n\n
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
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.
Tiger Woods jumped clear of fellow American Woodland, posting a 12-under 128 halfway total in the rain-affected event that will not finish until Monday.
Arjun Atwal annexed the Asian PGA Order of Merit title at the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia golf tournament in Bangkok.
Woods had "extremely slow and slurred speech" after being awoken by a Jupiter police officer, who found the golfer's car stopped in the right lane of the roadway and still running, the report said.
Playing with controlled aggression, Tiger Woods gave notice at the Players Championship that he stands poised to reassert his dominance once again on the world of golf.
The Hero Honda Masters champion hopes to become the first player from India to play full-time on the elite US PGA Tour.
World No 2 Rory McIlroy, back at the scene of his first PGA Tour win, fired a five-under 67 at Quail Hollow on Thursday for a seven-way share of the first-round lead in the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Brian Lara said he took to golf to release from the pressures of playing a team sport (cricket).
The Fiji ace replaced Davis Love III at number three in the world golf rankings.
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