Against the odds – it's raining holes-in-one

Nathan Lay   Only three times in the past 10 years has a hole-in-one been hit at the first hole of Victoria Golf Club.

Dufner wins playoff to take Challenge

American Jason Dufner clinched his fourth PGA Tour title, but his first in more than two years, with a nerve-jangling playoff victory over Swede David Lingmerth.

Fowler out to make it golf's 'Fab Four'

Rickie Fowler hopes to turn golf's 'Big Three' into a 'Fab Four' this year by following up his victory in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with his first triumph in a major championship.

Dufner leads PGA event in California

Jason Dufner has moved one step closer to a fourth PGA Tour victory with a sizzling back nine to grab a two-shot lead after the third round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California.

Millar's time gives hope of another Year of the Rug

David Polkinghorne   A bumper year has Gold Creek pro Matthew Millar looking at some of world's biggest tournaments and a return to Europe.

Mickelson four back at La Quinta

Phil Mickelson, in his 2015-16 PGA Tour season debut, carded a pair of late bogeys to end the first round of the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, California four shots back of Indian co-leader Anirban Lahiri.

US amateur upstages Spieth and McIlroy

​American amateur Bryson DeChambeau stole the limelight from golf's big guns Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy on his European Tour debut, seizing a first-round lead at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Thursday.

Spieth and McIlroy go head to head

Jotham Lian   We've had the segway and the hoverboard, but the GolfBoard?

Golf must resist the knee-jerk reaction to shorts

James Corrigan   Golf is never in a worse light than when it is cast in the smog caused by tradition being mixed with pomposity.

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Spieth desperate for Ryder Cup revenge

James Corrigan   Jordan Spieth has declared that his top priority this campaign is not to win a major but the Ryder Cup and wipe off that smug European grin. It is fair to say the golf season proper is getting off to a combative start.

Aussie Open champ ready for next step

Matt Jones is hoping the confidence and experience garnered in holding off world No.1 Jordan Spieth at last year's Australian Open can catapult his game to the next level in 2016.

Speith shows off new $10m mansion

Danielle Rendina   World number one golfer Jordan Speith is the proud new owner of a US$8.5 million ($12.3 million) Dallas mansion, compete with indoor basketball court.

Spieth expects 'scary' test from McIlroy

James Corrigan   Jordan Spieth is long odds-on to finish 2016 as the world No.1 but the American himself is under no -illusion about the challenge Rory McIlroy will pose - starting at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship this week.

Golfer loses fight with chainsaw

Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson, who won the point that secured the 2014 Ryder Cup for Europe, faces a couple of weeks out of the sport after cutting his hand in an accident involving a chainsaw.

Ruffels ready to rumble

Matt Murnane   Essentially Ryan Ruffels had a choice to make – turn professional as a 17-year-old and have one of his parents escort him to some of the biggest tournaments on the US PGA Tour this year. Or, go to College in the United States for the type of "grounding" many top of the world's top golfers established before heading to the big time.

Spieth replaces Woods as top earner

Jotham Lian   Tiger Woods has lost his place as golf's top earner for the first time in 12 years.

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Scott out to end win drought in Hawaii

Former world No.1 Adam Scott returns to competitive golf at the Sony Open in Hawaii this week for the first time since the anchoring ban went into effect looking to end the longest win drought of his career.