World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is staring at a hefty fine after hurling a four-iron into the water in disgust on the second day of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral.

Waterford’s Kevin Phelan carried on from where he left off last week by carding an opening 67 to claim a share of the lead in the Africa Open at East London Golf Club in South Africa.

Rory McIlroy will be an interested spectator as the first event of the European Tour's Final Series gets under way in China on Thursday.

There has been a lot written about Rory McIlroy in the days since he won the Open Championship.

Justin Rose believes he is now at the optimum stage of his career when he can cash in at the Majors.

Teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios yesterday sensationally dumped two-time champion and second seed Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon to reach his first grand slam quarter-final last night.

Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka zipped into an all-Swiss quarter-final, with time to spare to watch their country’s World Cup clash against Argentina.

Top seed Serena Williams crashed out of Wimbledon at the hands of Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in a tense three-set battle.

If Americans were going to be deprived of the thrill of a Phil Mickelson US Open triumph, or baffled silly by the ongoing Major championship disappearance of Tiger Woods; if we’re going to watch Merion bludgeon the world’s best players into a bloody, pulpy mess, then we will happily, enthusiastically embrace the only storyline remaining.

On the surface, you’d have to assume that Mike Davis has never stepped foot in the United Kingdom and had the pleasure of navigating a true links.

More players will make the halfway cut in the Masters this year after Augusta National chairman Billy Payne announced changes to the system used for 50 years.