Factbox on Fiji's Vijay Singh, who replaced Tiger Woods as world number one after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday.
Arjun Atwal is on the verge of becoming the first player from India to win on the PGA Tour after racing three shots clear of the field in the Greensboro Classic third round Saturday. The 37-year-old, a friend and regular practice partner of world number one Tiger Woods, squeezed six birdies into an inspired nine-hole run midway through the round as he fired a five-under 65 for a 17-under tally of 193.
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was named World Sportswoman of the Year.
Justin Rose reeled off six birdies in eight holes to share the first-round lead at the US Masters while Tiger Woods laboured to stay in touch on Thursday. Rose, who led after the first two rounds in 2004, shrugged off two early bogeys to fire a four-under-par 68 in bright sunshine on a soft Augusta National layout playing extra long.
The Indian ace is looking to break the jinx of previous Asian number ones failing to get beyond the second round since 2000.
The Argentine, surprise champion at the 107th US Open, summed up his win best by saying he had beaten the field but not the course.
The Indian ace rode a solid back nine to card three-over 73 and jump to tied 35th place after the penultimate round of the US Open.
Nick Dougherty fired a two-under-par 68 to forge one shot clear in the US Open first round.
Following is a list of winners of the Sportsperson of the Year award by Sports Illustrated magazine.
American schoolgirl Michelle Wie, golf's most celebrated teenager since Tiger Woods, announced her long-awaited decision to turn professional on Wednesday.
The South African known as the "Big Easy" is chasing his fourth successive victory in Australia's richest golf tournament.
Vijay Singh firing a second round eight-under 65 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the season opening $5.3 million Mercedes Championships.
World number three Vijay Singh is hoping to carve a slice of PGA Tour history this week by winning the Houston Open for the fourth time in five years.
Tiger Woods has failed to win a Major ever since the pair went their separate ways.
England's David Howell held off world number Tiger Woods and Nick O'Hern to lead by one stroke after the third round in the US$5 million HSBC Champions tournament.
Lauding India's presence in the world of golf, Tiger Woods today said that Anirban Lahiri can make the game 'explode' in the Indian market by winning a medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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.
Chad Campbell fired a sizzling eight-under-par 64 to grab a two-stroke lead over fellow American Brett Wetterich after the first round of the $5.5 million Honda Classic.
The 34-year-old American has been playing like number one, claiming back-to-back PGA Tour titles for the first time in his 12-year career.
World number one Vijay Singh topped the list of 33 golfers nominated for entry into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Vijay Singh's flying start to the new season continued on Saturday, firing a four-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead over Jonathan Kaye into the final round of the $5.3 Mercedes Championship.
Vijay Singh started a new golf season at the top of the leader board after firing a seven-under 66 to grab the first round lead.
Shubhankar Sharma becomes the youngest Indian and the third overall to have played all four Majors in a single year after Jeev Milkha Singh (in 2007) and Anirban Lahiri (in 2015 and 2016).
The ace golfer went down to American Stewart Cink in the opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play.
The Indian golfer shot a three-over 73 to move up from 18th to tied 15th spot at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament.
The Fijian leapfrogged South African Ernie Els, who had held second place since January.
The WGC-American Express Championship appears to be heading for a shoot-out between Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh.
Exactly a year after becoming a father for the first time, Tommy Fleetwood made his Ryder Cup debut look like child's play as he posted two vital points alongside British Open champion Francesco Molinari at Le Golf National on Friday.
But Tiger Woods stayed in hot pursuit for a third consecutive title.
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