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Woods should stop clinging to status as an American icon

American icon: Tiger Woods.

This control-freakery was fine so long as Woods was winning; yet the character trapped inside that play has turned out to be a lot more normal - more human - than the sweetly declining-elder-statesman script would allow.

Honest Ernie Els overrules his own eagle

"The game of golf, it is what it is. I know deep down the ball wasn't quite where it should be and, you know, I wouldn't ...

Four-times major winner Ernie Els underlined why golf has a proud reputation for integrity and fair play by calling a two-shot penalty on himself at the BMW PGA Championship.

GOLF:Day, Scott eye Players comeback record

Adam Scott is confident of delivering his best golf during the weekend.

​Adam Scott is confident the drama of TPC Sawgrass will help his and Jason Day's quest to chase down the equal-largest 36-hole deficit in Players Championship history.

Garcia sinks hole-in-one as Scott goes to water

Garcia celebrates his hole in one.

American William McGirt and Canadian Mackenzie Hughes shared the first round lead at The Players Championship on Thursday after Adam Scott dropped four strokes in the final two holes at Ponte Vedra, Florida.