Spieth was the highest earner in golf last year, picking up over £37m in prizes and endorsements

Play was delayed for three hours

Northern Irishman is motivated by desire to topple Texan and regain No 1 spot as he starts new season today – but that shows how far the American has managed to insinuate himself into the minds of opponents, writes Kevin Garside

'It’s going to be a fun ride this year,' world No 6 said

America’s Jordan Spieth will be trying to better his 2015 this year – a tall order given his amazing haul

It was announced today that the 67-year-old Irishman had died suddenly in Spain

The second of a series of retrospectives in which we ask our correspondents to select the ups and downs, the best and worst, the heroes and villains of 2015 in their chosen fields

The northern Irishman collects the accolade for the third time in four years

The more offensive he is, the more popular he is – but not in Scotland, and not with golf’s ruling class

Angry opponents should realise that they benefit from her presence, even if it wasn’t her golf that earned American invitation to Dubai

McIlroy on the brink of the Race to Dubai title

Sullivan leading the DP World Championship in Dubai at halfway stage

Kristoffer Broberg beat Patrick Reed in a play-off to claim his first European Tour title.

Northern Irishman missed the WGC-HSBC Champions pro-am, but was able to tee-off this morning when the tournament got under way 

McIlroy is currently in action at the Turkish Airlines Open

Rose’s one-shot victory over Denmark’s Lukas Bjerregaard took him back into the world’s top five

The PGA Tour's prize money and ranking points are tempting Europe's top golfers

As he prepares to host the British Masters at his home club Woburn this week, the 39-year-old tells Kevin Garside why it’s vital golf reaches out to the next generation – and  how he can feel the sands of time falling in his own career

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