Matsuyama, DJ handle tough stuff to lead BMW Championship

Hideki Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama and Dustin Johnson played steady golf to share the lead with matching 69s at the BMW Championship in Chicago on Saturday for overall scores of 1-under 209.

Hideki san in the van as Tiger slips at BMW Championship

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Tiger Woods has a straightforward task at the BMW Championship in Chicago – qualify third or better to make it to the FedEx Cup finale.

Popov, DJ wins underline why golf is such an enigma

Sophia Popov

Sophia Popov and Dustin Johnson on Sunday pulled off wins that made the golfing world sit up and take notice by the sheer scale of the achievements.

Focus now on Tvesa Malik and Shubhankar Sharma

Tvesa Malik

Tvesa Malik and Shubnahkar Sharma survived into the weekend rounds of their golf tournaments in Scotland and Wales respectively.

Tvesa makes steady LPGA debut, survives Day 2 battle

Tvesa Malik

Tvesa Malik marked a debut to remember on the Ladies PGA Tour and was well placed to make the cut in the $1.5 million Ladies Scottish Open on Friday.

Lahiri happy to end enforced five-month holiday from golf

Anirban Lahiri

It’s been a while since he was last on a golf course and Anirban Lahiri is quite looking forward to resuming his acquaintance with the game.

Arjun Atwal is back where it began, and hungry as ever

Arjun Atwal

Almost exactly 10 years ago, Arjun Atwal became India’s first winner on the PGA Tour. And now he’s back for some more.

Collin Morikawa: Starts 29, cuts 2, wins 3, majors 1

Collin Morikawa

Collin Morikawa from Los Angeles carved out a stunning two-shot victory in the PGA Championship on Sunday, and in the process, branded himself as “the one to watch out for”.

DJ climbs on Moving Day as Li slips and Tiger limps

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China’s Haotong Li endured a disappointing back nine at TPC Harding Park as his chase for major glory at the PGA Championship came unstuck on Saturday.

Li brings his own flavour of China to San Francisco

Haotong Li

Three Asians made it into the weekend rounds of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco on Friday, led by China’s Haotong Li.

3M done, it’s on to Reno and some Stableford stuff for Atwal

Arjun Atwal

Arjun Atwal is off to Nevada next for the only event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system on the PGA Tour.

Atwal flirts with danger but pulls into weekend rounds at 3M Open

Arjun Atwal

It needed two brave shots to ensure a continued Indian presence at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, as some big names tumbled out of contention on Friday.

Penalty and all, Rahm emulates idol Seve in shot and result

Jon Rahm

A two-stroke penalty for a moving ball was not enough to stop Jon Rahm winning the Memorial Tournament on Sunday and emulating his idol Severiano Ballesteros.

Tiger makes it 18 from 18 at Memorial, but only just!

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods had to wait for others around him to falter to make his 18th cut from as many starts at the Memorial tournament in Ohio on Friday.

Tiger back in action at event, venue of five previous wins

Woods and Zozo trophy

Tiger Woods is back on the tee. There is little need to overstate the story-line beyond that as the Memorial tournament tees off later on Thursday.

Jeev reflects on a productive career, says self-belief is key

Jeev Milkha Singh

Golfing great Jeev Milkha Singh has had 27 years as a professional to distil his thoughts on life, the game that he loves most and how to manage the highs and lows of a career many would love to emulate.

Tiger Woods returns to action at Memorial next week

After the deluge of bad news, there was something to cheer about especially for Tiger Woods fans as the golfer said he would be playing next week’s Memorial tournament.

Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup postponed by a year each

Ryder Cup

In yet another hammer-blow handed out by the corona-virus pandemic, the Ryder Cup this year and the Presidents Cup of 2021 have been put back by a year each.

Of howitzer hits, image tantrums and some slip-sliding away

DeChambeau Twitter

Bryson DeChambeau and his Bofors-style hits off the tee are now front and centre on the PGA Tour, and in the debate on where modern golf is headed.

Leaner, fitter Atwal out to enjoy his new self on golf course

Arjun Atwal

Arjun Atwal, India’s first winner on the PGA Tour, is at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit 15 pounds lighter, ache-free and swinging quicker than before.

Virus lands more blows on its defences, but PGA Tour stands firm

Jay Monahan

Professional sport around the world is tip-toeing back to life but at every stage the threat from the Covid-19 virus is a real and active one.

River Highlands: Course that provides for odd scoring patterns

Chez Revie

TPC River Highlands, site of this week’s Travellers Championship in Connecticut isn’t the hardest course on the PGA Tour.

Corona-virus breaks through at PGA Tour despite safety protocols

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Just how tenacious an adversary the corona-virus can be was demonstrated on day two of the RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina.

Harigae, DeChambeau stun golfing world in their own ways

Mina Harigae

There’s something about golf and numbers. Most recently, it has been to do with Mina Harigae’s extraordinary victory streak, and Bryson DeChambeau’s prodigious power play.

Berger pips Morikawa as PGA Tour action resumes

Daniel Berger

Daniel Berger emerged winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge in a play-off over Collin Morikawa in Fort Worth on Sunday as the PGA Tour sparked back to life.