JB Holmes, competing in only his fourth PGA Tour event since having brain surgery, gave himself a major boost by charging into contention at the Northern Trust Open in Thursday.
PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele and fellow Americans Briny Baird, Garrett Willis and Matt Bettencourt stole the limelight from Tiger Woods by charging into a tie for the Frys.com Open lead on Thursday.
Arjun Atwal's PGA Tour triumph shone as a beacon on an otherwise dark Sunday for Indian sports, fuelling the world's second most populous country's hopes of celebrating a maiden major victory in the not too distant future.
Phil Mickelson, eager to bury memories of last year, has every reason to look forward to this week's Colonial Invitational with the world number one ranking within fingertip reach.
American Johnson Wagner, ice-cool until the very last hole, won his third PGA Tour title by two shots after shaking off a tightly bunched pack of pursuers at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
The PGA Tour's much-trumpeted "new era" delivered enthralling golf in the inaugural FedExCup playoff series.
Tiger Woods plumbed new depths when he missed the cut in a third successive major for the first time in his career at the storm-delayed PGA Championship on Saturday.
Asian Tour star Anirban Lahiri wrote a small slice of Indian sporting history with an eye-catching equal fifth place finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday and reinforced his growing reputation in world golf.
Three-time major champion Billy Casper died on Saturday at the age of 83, the US PGA Tour has announced.
Twice winner Fred Couples withdrew from the Nissan Open on Tuesday because of an unspecified injury, PGA Tour officials said.
A major surprise in the 2024 Google search trends was the absence of iconic names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, M S Dhoni, and Virat Kohli from the list of the top 10 most-searched athletes.
Tiger Woods, who is unsure when he will return to the PGA Tour after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash, said on Wednesday he would compete with his 12-year-old son Charlie at next week's PNC Championship in Orlando.
Rory McIlroy couldn't stop gushing about his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki, after he won the PGA Tour Player of the Year award on Tuesday.
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
The ace golfer missed the opportunity to become the first Indian to qualify for the US PGA Tour, but became the first Indian to gain a full exemption on the second-rung Nationwide Tour.
Vijay Singh, bidding for his 30th PGA Tour title, stretched his overnight lead to four shots midway through the Mercedes-Benz Championship final round on Sunday.
He was also awarded the Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's top money winner and the Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average.
'My personal trainers and surgeons all said I could do this again. It's up to me to endure the pain'
Tiger Woods is set to tee off at the Masters with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele.
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 world number one fired a three-under-par 69 in the third round to finish two shots off the lead.
"Last year I played -- I was really almost a cripple, and I was popcorning it. This year I felt pretty good. So I got it within 20 yards of them a few times, which is good."
Swede David Lingmerth, ranked 212th in the world, took down Justin Rose in a playoff to claim the Memorial Tournament.
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.
The Hero Honda Masters champion hopes to become the first player from India to play full-time on the elite US PGA Tour.
The Fiji ace replaced Davis Love III at number three in the world golf rankings.
Tiger Woods fed off an "electric" atmosphere to card his lowest score in two years on the PGA Tour, a six-under 64 that put him within two shots of the early first round lead at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday.
The Indian ace swelled his earnings on the the Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit to US$62,931.
Korea's Chung Joon opened up a three-stroke lead going into the final round of the US$400,000 Maekyung Open.
Rory McIlroy won for the second time in three weeks and shattered the tournament record when he clinched a seven-stroke victory at the $7.1 million Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday.
PSG forward Messi, 35, was next on the list after bringing home a combined $130 million while club team mate and France captain Mbappe -- the youngest on the list at 24 -- earned $120 million to sit third.
World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev expressed concern over the rising number of injuries among Indian cricketers, attributing it to the demanding schedule.
Let's not expect miracles in 2018 from a man nearly 10 years removed from his most recent major championship victory, and four-plus years from any victory.
The extension of qualifying period gives, at least half a dozen others among Indian men and possibly one woman, a chance to bid for a place in the Games.
Arjun Atwal ended a four-year title drought as he won the inaugural $ 500,000 Dubai Open at the Els Golf Club on Sunday.
Tiger Woods announced on Wednesday that he hopes to make his competitive return to golf next month, beginning with the PGA Tour's Safeway Open in Napa, California, after spending more than a year on the sidelines.
Tiger says 'tough road' ahead in recovery from foot injury
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