Rio golfers must be snappy with alligators lurking

Slow rounds are common in world golf but players competing at the Olympics in August may need to be snappier than usual as they will have alligators, capybaras and other wildlife for company.

When golf affects the stock market

Noel Randlewich   Shares of sports apparel maker Under Armour dropped nearly 6 percent on Monday, a day after defending champion Jordan Spieth lost the Masters golf tournament in a shocking meltdown.

Spieth has lots to learn, but time to do it

Tod Leonard   Spieth has a lot still to learn about handling his thoughts and emotions, but he seems to understand that better than anybody.

There's eight more steps to go: Willett

James Corrigan   Danny Willett has vowed not to wallow in his Masters glory, but instead follow the advice of Sir Alex Ferguson as he sets out on his quest to become the world No?1.

Why Spieth's meltdown is good for golf and hackers like me

Andrew Webster   I hate golf. It's an attack on my masculinity. Ever been at the bottom of the hill on the par-three ninth at Urunga golf course, about to play your 12th shot, as your mates roll around in laughter each time your ball finds the green up the top, only for it to slowly trickle back down, right to where you played the godforsaken …

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Was Spieth's Masters meltdown the major choke of all time?

Matt Murnane   Choke. It is the word no sportsman wants to be associated with, but when it comes to golf and, in particular, the majors, history tells us that it is only a matter of time before one man's life-changing achievement is helped by another's soul-crushing self-destruction.

Five crazy moments from Masters Sunday

Matt Murnane   From aces highs to a 50-minute low for Jordan Spieth: the craziest moments from Masters Sunday.

Spieth's eye fails him in the '30 minutes that hopefully I'll never experience again'

Malcolm Knox   The size of Jordan Spieth's achievement, that phantom win, can perhaps be measured by the mental collapse he suffered.

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Willett wins Masters after Spieth collapse

Malcolm Knox   Englishman Danny Willett has won the 2016 US Masters after a final-round collapse from Jordan Spieth.

Live: Final day of the 2016 Masters

Matt Murnane   Jordan Spieth has left the door open for a final-day challenge. Join us for live coverage of the US Masters.

Is this the best hole-in-one in US Masters history?

Jamie Marcuson   Is this the best hole-in-one in US Masters history? It just may be.

Day and Langer take different routes to leaderboard

Malcolm Knox   Whether in a weekend stableford or a major tournament, there is a young person's way and an old person's way of playing golf. Take the 14th hole, the 400-metre par four known as 'Chinese Fir', at Augusta National on Saturday.

Day still in the hunt after monster putt

Ben Everill   Jason Day is still in contention as Augusta turned nasty.

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Final hole puts wind up Spieth

Malcolm Knox   Jordan Spieth fended off the much-anticipated challenge from Rory McIlroy on day three at the Masters, but found the Augusta National course indomitable.

Golfer's bizarre penalty at Masters

Andrew Both   Billy Horschel was the victim of a bizarre incident when his ball blew off the green into a pond as he prepared to putt.

The Shark has golf fans lurking around their televisions

Tim Lane   A trip to the US Masters at Augusta is for some Australians the bucket-list item in life. For others, the final round is one of the must-see television sporting denouements of any year. Like so much else about golf in this country, it's largely Greg Norman's doing.

Augusta gives Watson a reprieve

Malcolm Knox   After finishing his second round at the Masters, two-time winner Bubba Watson was readying for a trip home to Florida and 12 months to reflect on how to improve on his six-over-par result. 'The golf course beat me this year,' he said. 'Got to wait a year to attack it again.'

Day struggles again at Augusta

Ben Everill   World No.1 Jason Day unravelled on the back nine of Augusta National once more as Jordan Spieth continues to lead the way midway through the second round of the Masters.

Why Jason Day is the main man

Peter FitzSimons   I hate to gush in an unseemly manner, particularly as I am generally a better aim when I am throwing darts at sporting pomposity, but . . .