Golfer hits incredible shot from second floor

Richard Shute 2:40 PM   He may have flopped in the tournament, but American golfer Jason Kokrak pulled one of the best score-savers you are likely to see at the Wells Fargo Championship last weekend.

Hahn wins Wells Fargo golf

James Hahn poses with the trophy.

James Hahn has emerged from a slump to win the Wells Fargo Championship in a playoff against fellow American Roberto Castro in North Carolina on Sunday.

Fowler leads Wells Fargo

Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the Wells Fargo championship.

American golfer Rickie Fowler tamed lightning-fast greens to vault into a one-shot lead after the third round at the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday.

Scott accepts heat over decision to miss Games

'The tough part was to choose not to represent Australia':  Adam Scott  during the third round of the Wells Fargo ...

Steve DiMeglio   Adam Scott has been stung by the flak he received over his decision not to play at the Olympics.

McIlroy weathers tough start in tour return

Rory McIlroy watches his chip shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament.

Steve DiMeglio   Rory McIlroy finally got back into the swing of things when he stopped thinking about his swing.

Leishman withdraws from Rio over Zika virus

Putting family first: Marc Leishman.

Phil Lutton   Issues related to wife Audrey, who was perilously ill in 2015, have seen Leishman make the difficult call to withdraw his candidacy.

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I am not abandoning Australia, says Scott

Hitting back: Scott.

Former world number one Adam Scott says he will be glued to television coverage of the Olympic Games in August, but does not plan to watch any of the golf.

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Olympics

Give golf a chance at the Olympics: Woodbridge

Todd Woodbridge.

Kyle Mackey-Laws   Australian tennis great Todd Woodbridge has lent his support for golf to be embraced as an Olympic sport.

Spieth moving on from Masters meltdown

Jordan Spieth isn't letting his Masters collapse get him down.

Jordan Spieth isn't quite ready to say he's over his Masters meltdown - but he's also not letting it get him down.

Stuard beats Day to Zurich Classic title

Brian Stuard receives the tournament trophy from Rohit Verma, regional executive for Zurich North America, after winning ...

Three straight rounds of sub-70 golf weren't enough for world No.1 Jason Day as journeyman Brian Stuard clinched a life-changing first PGA Tour title.

Rain stops play as Day surges

Catching up: Jason Day is just two shots off the pace at a rain savaged Zurich Classic.

Jason Day shot three under on the opening eight holes of the third round before rain washed away more play at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.

Day five off the lead at New Orleans

Cranky pants: Jason Day during the second round of the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana.

Jason Day had a four-under 68 to sit five shots off the pace at the completion of the weather-delayed second round of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans.

Woods close to return

Close to a return: Tiger Woods. illustration: John Shakespeare

Andrew Both   Tiger Woods has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources have told Reuters, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world No.1's PGA Tour return from back surgery.

Woods 'sick' of being sidelined but still not ready to return yet

'Sick' of being sidelined: Tiger Woods is still unable to return to competitive golf as he continues his rehab from back ...

United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III says he will cheer on assistant captain Tiger Woods to give him reason to put him on the team as a player once the former world number one returns to competition.

Golf's wild man John Daly turns 50

Eye catching: John Daly has a colourful line of golf pants.

Andrew Tate   John Daly has made it! Despite the gambling, booze, cigarettes, fast food and even lap band surgery the clown prince of golf celebrates his 50th birthday on Thursday.

Baker-Finch wants Olympic golf format changed

No thanks: Adam Scott has turned his back on the Olympics.

Ben Everill   Australian Olympic golf captain implores officials to help reduce the number of high-profile withdrawals in team competition.

Norman calls on Day to beat his No.1 mark

"Now that I'm No.1, I have to change my mindset": Day.

World No.1 Jason Day has revealed former No.1 Greg Norman wants the Queenslander to better his Australian record for time spent on top of the rankings.

Tiger Woods registers for 2016 US Open

Comeback: Tiger Woods is nearing a return to the PGA Tour.

Tiger Woods has registered to play in June's US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania but has not set a timetable for his return to the PGA Tour.

Hend fourth on European tour in China

Tied for fourth: Scott Hend.

Australian Scott Hend's flawless six-under-par 66 earned him a tie for fourth after a rain-delayed shootout at the European tour's Shenzen International in China on Monday.

Baddeley makes a charge in Texas golf

Up the leaderboard: Aaron Baddeley.

Aaron Baddeley has rocketed up the leaderboard at the Texas Open with a six-under 66 to be an outside chance going into the final round.