Tiger Woods out of US Open

Tiger Woods has ruled himself out of next week's US Open at Oakmont, saying he is not yet ready to return to competition.

Day messes up Muirfield again

World No.1 Jason Day has some accuracy concerns ahead of the US Open after he once again failed to break his home course hoodoo at the Memorial Tournament.

Late stumble hurts Day at Memorial

Ben Everill   World No.1 Jason Day was left to rue a double bogey on the final hole but he remains in the mix during a weather-suspended third round of the US PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament.

Zika may curtail Day's Rio plans

Ben Everill   World No.1 Jason Day has opened the door to being another high profile exit from the Rio Olympic Games.

Mickelson hits marshall on the head with tee shot

Steve DiMeglio   Phil Mickelson said he hit a lot of good shots Thursday during his opening-round 68 in The Memorial. The 15th was not one of them.

Day's hot form continues at Memorial

Jason Day's desire to be a dominant world No.1 has ensured he continued his hot form in the opening round of the US PGA tour's Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village.

Ruffels under the pump at Memorial

World No.1 Jason Day has taken Ryan Ruffels under his wing in Columbus this week as the teenager needs a big finish to keep his PGA tour dreams alive.

Holy crap ... that's the biggest alligator I ever saw

Simon White   Footage of a giant alligator on a golf course in Florida has gone viral - with the seemingly dinosaur-size reptile appearing to dwarf stunned players filming its progress across a fairway.

'Golf gods', devilish fans drive Spieth to storming PGA Tour win

David Humphrey   Spectacular final round - despite unwelcome crowd input - helps local hero bag first win since Masters meltdown.

Hend wanted to punch drunk golf hecklers

Scott Hend said he came close to punching two drunk fans who heckled him as the Australian was plotting his way to the top of the BMW PGA Championship leaderboard.

Webb's Rio dream under siege

Karrie Webb's dream of playing in golf's return to the Olympics is suddenly under threat.

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Royal Canberra postpones final stage of redevelopment

David Polkinghorne   Prestigious club will re-evaluate next year when they will complete $6 million facelift.

Garcia gets ninth PGA Tour victory

Sergio Garcia won the AT&T; Byron Nelson in Texas on Sunday, matching the late Seve Ballesteros for most career victories by a Spaniard on the PGA Tour.

Codeword: 'Dallas Cowboys'

David Voreacos   What began with a friendship forged over gambling, golf and business turned into a six-year insider-trading plot involving one of the world's most beloved golfers, Phil Mickelson.

Phil Mickelson named in federal lawsuit

A.J. Perez   The Securities and Exchange Commission named Phil Mickelson in a federal insider trading lawsuit, alleging in court documents that the five-time major winner made nearly $1.38 million via information that was not publicly available.

Muirfield dinosaurs pay the price

James Corrigan   Rory McIlroy and Sir Nick Faldo backed the R&A;'s decision to ban Muirfield from hosting the Open after the club's vote to accept women members fell agonisingly short.

Day's rankings lead bothers Spieth

Day's current gap at the top is the highest he has accumulated since he first claimed the No.1 position last September, before taking it back in March 2016.

Jason Day issues warning to rivals

Karen Crouse   Jason Day is a hybrid of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, growing his family even as he narrows his focus. And the best golfer in the men's game said he is obsessed with improving.

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Tiger Woods hits three dunkers on the trot

Danielle Rendina   Tiger Woods scowled as he took three warm-up swings, all of which ended up in the drink at Congressional Country Club.