• Victor Mather

Stephen Curry, who does amazing things on the basketball court, is going to see how he fares at professional golf.

Rory McIlroy says he sacked his caddie of nine years after growing tension in their relationship caused the four-times major winner to question his own behaviour on the golf course.

In a bid to shake up his lacklustre season, Adam Scott will rest caddie Steve Williams from a major championship for the first time in more than two years.

• Andrew Both

Rory McIlroy has sacked his long-time caddie J.P. Fitzgerald, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, ending a partnership that took the Northern Irishman to four major titles and the top of the world rankings.

Mi Hyang Lee took advantage of Karrie Webb's late double bogey to win the Ladies Scottish Open for her second LPGA Tour title.

With a powerful driving performance second only to world No.1 Dustin Johnson, teenager Ryan Ruffels is confident he can become the ninth Australian winner of the Canadian Open.

• Darren Kane

Tomic's candid interview followed hours later by Jordan Spieth hoisting aloft the Claret Jug, was as stark as contrasts come.

Australia's Karrie Webb has carded a superb 65 to claim a narrow lead after the opening round of the Scottish Open.

• Evin Priest

Harold Varner III says the chance to take on Masters champion Sergio Garcia and Adam Scott means he's "99.9 per cent" sure he will return to defend his Australian PGA Championship title in November.

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• Phil Lutton

In a coup for organisers, reigning US Masters champion Sergio Garcia has been lured to play at the $1.5 millon Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast. Adam Scott and Jason Day could be next.

• Phil Lutton, Sam McClure

The golf world has thrown its support behind the popular Victorian, who is facing his third bout of acute myeloid leukaemia.

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Popular Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has returned to hospital in what is suspected to be his third fight against leukaemia.

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• Paul Hayward

Facing another major collapse, golf's prodigy battled back through miraculous fortitude.

• Darren Walton

Jordan Spieth has won the British Open after denying fellow American Matt Kuchar in a dramatic final-round duel at Royal Birkdale.

Leader Jordan Spieth teed off at the British Open on Sunday in search of his third major title.

• British Open

Jordan Spieth has stolen Branden Grace's thunder to take command of the British Open.

Australia's British Open hopes have been seemingly blown away in brutal winds at Royal Birkdale.

• Karen Crouse

"You're Rory McIlroy," caddie JP Fitzgerald told his player. "What are you doing?"

Americans Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Matt Kuchar tamed a fiendish course in tough conditions to fire sparkling first-round 65s and lead the British Open by one shot.