Four share Valspar Championship lead
Sam Burns of the United States waits with his caddie Travis Perkins

Four share Valspar Championship lead

Defending champion Sam Burns closed with back-to-back birdies to match three others for the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Valspar Championship.

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Morikawa, Hovland chase world No 1 ranking
Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland shake hands at the 2021 Ryder Cup

Morikawa, Hovland chase world No 1 ranking

Playing partners Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland, the world’s No 2 and 3 players, will be chasing the summit of the global rankings at the Valspar Championship starting on Thursday.

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Smith’s birdie blitz clinches Players win
Cameron Smith celebrates with THE PLAYERS Championship Trophy

Smith’s birdie blitz clinches Players win

Australia's Cameron Smith charged to victory at the weather-disrupted Players Championship on Monday, carding a closing six-under-par 66 to win by one shot.

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Van Rooyen, Oosthuizen stay in Players hunt
Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa plays his shot from the eighth tee

Van Rooyen, Oosthuizen stay in Players hunt

South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen and Louis Oosthuizen were four and five shots behind the leader, respectively, before darkness halted this past Sunday’s third round of the storm-hit Players Championship.

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Dream win awaits Du Plessis
Hennie Du Plessis of South Africa

Dream win awaits Du Plessis

“If you build it, he will come” is what Kevin Costner’s character is told in the movie ‘Field of Dreams’. So, Hennie du Plessis Snr built it.

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Hovland seizes two-shot halfway lead
Viktor Hovland of Norway plays a shot

Hovland seizes two-shot halfway lead

Viktor Hovland rode a hot putter to the top of the Arnold Palmer Invitational leaderboard on Friday, taking a two-shot halfway lead at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida.

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Woods scoops PGA Tour’s $8m popularity prize
Tiger Woods

Woods scoops PGA Tour’s $8m popularity prize

Tiger Woods hasn’t played in a PGA Tour event in more than a year, but the golf great still won the inaugural Player Impact Program bonus that rewards a player’s popularity.

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Johnson confirmed as US Ryder Cup captain
United States captain Zach Johnson poses with the Ryder Cup trophy

Johnson confirmed as US Ryder Cup captain

Zach Johnson will captain the United States when they defend their Ryder Cup crown against Europe in Italy next year.

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Berger feasts on home cooking at Honda Classic
Daniel Berger lines up a putt

Berger feasts on home cooking at Honda Classic

Hometown hero Daniel Berger fired a second straight five-under-par 65 to grab the lead through Friday’s second round of the Honda Classic.

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