Jim Furyk is coming to terms with his achievement after carding an historic 59 on day two of the BMW Championship in Illinois.

“It wasn’t the best year for me at the majors but there is always next year. I feel progress has been good. I have been hitting the ball well and playing well. I hope there will be more positives by the end of the season.”

The number of contenders for the Meath SFC title was reduced to nine following the final round of the group phase at the weekend — and 2011 champions Summerhill were among the big winners.

Sergio Garcia looked in imperious form as he set the clubhouse target at 13 under during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.

Ireland’s Pádraig Harrington fired a 69 to finish the opening day of the FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis on one under.

England’s Brian Davis was among those who booked their places at this year’s Open Championship in the American leg of International Final Qualifying in Plano, Texas.

Keegan Bradley absorbed back-to-back bogeys before equalling the course record on the opening day of the Byron Nelson Championship in Texas.

Shane Lowry will tee off from two under par later this afternoon at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Graeme McDowell has won the RBC Heritage in South Carolina, beating US Open champion Webb Simpson in a play-off.

Rory McIlroy allayed fears about the state of his game by storming into contention at the Valero Texas Open.

DA Points found form out of nowhere to claim victory at the Shell Houston Open by a shot and book his place at the Masters.

Rory McIlroy yesterday decided to commit to play in next week’s Valero Texas Open.

Rory McIlroy’s slow start to the new season continued as he began the defence of his Honda Classic title at Palm Beach.

Local boy John Merrick sealed his first PGA Tour win as he edged out Charlie Beljan in a play-off for the Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.

Rory McIlroy is back as world number one after storming to his second major victory at the USPGA Championship – and David Lynn is up from 98th to a career-high 40th after finishing as a shock runner-up.

Rory McIlroy made a superb opening to the USPGA Championship at Kiawah Island today – helped rather than hindered this time by a spectator.

Tiger Woods held firm to beat Bo Van Pelt to the AT&T National title at Congressional and move second on the all-time list of PGA Tour winners.

Success hasn’t changed Pádraig Harrington as a person but it has transformed him as a player.

Spencer Levin shot a three-under-par 69 to lead by one at the end of the third round of the Memorial Tournament as Tiger Woods battled to stay in contention.

American Matt Kuchar won golf’s richest event at Sawgrass on Sunday night – and denied Scotland’s Martin Laird for the second time in his career.

Rickie Fowler has given himself the chance of back-to-back wins after a brilliant third-round charge in the Players Championship at Sawgrass.

Golf’s man-of-the-moment Rickie Fowler took a starring role again today with a third-round charge in the Players Championship at Sawgrass.

Martin Laird and Ian Poulter tumbled out of the lead while world number one Rory McIlroy crashed out of golf’s richest event again on Friday.

Scotland’s Martin Laird held the outright lead at eight under par after seven holes of his Players Championship second round at Sawgrass.

It was agony and ecstasy for two of England’s stars at golf’s richest event today.

Rory McIlroy took some solace from returning to the top of the world rankings after missing out on a second Wells Fargo Championship title to Rickie Fowler in a play-off.

Golf’s world number one spot has changed hands for the fifth time in just over two months.

Rory McIlroy is five shots off the lead after day one of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.

Bubba Watson moved all the way from 16th to a career-high fourth in the world rankings thanks to his play-off victory over Louis Oosthuizen in The Masters.

Louis Oosthuizen recovered from a dreadful start in his third round register a six-under-par total and establish a two-stroke lead at the Shell Houston Open.

England’s Brian Davis had a share of the lead alongside Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa on 11 under at the end of day two of the Shell Houston Open.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington lit up the Transitions Championship in Florida today with a dazzling course-record 10-under-par 61, the lowest round of his career.

Tom Gillis leads Rory McIlroy by one shot at the Honda Classic in Florida.

Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose both started the Honda Classic in Florida today with four under par rounds of 66 – but Ian Poulter pulled out ill before the start.

Rory McIlroy is tied for second in the Honda Classic in Florida after carding a four-under-par first round of 66.

Australia‘s Robert Allenby led the way as he came to the end of his opening round at the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic.

Luke Donald and Webb Simpson today set up the prospect of a riveting end to the PGA Tour money list race in Florida this weekend.

Tiger Woods has dropped another three places to 36th in the latest world rankings.

Luke Donald and Lee Westwood were resigned tonight to missing out a major title again as little-known American Jason Dufner headed towards victory in the USPGA Championship in Atlanta.

Paul Casey collapsed to his highest score in the USPGA Championship for eight years today – and eight of them came on one hole.

Tiger Woods went in two lakes and 11 bunkers as he totally wasted what had earlier been a flying start to the USPGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.

With the big names away in Akron, Londoner Brian Davis will be disappointed if he does not give himself a chance to end his long wait for a PGA Tour victory at this week’s Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Tiger Woods, expected to announce later this week that he is returning to action at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday week, is out of the world’s top 20 for the first time since January 1997.

Defending champion Steve Stricker will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the John Deere classic in Illinois after another impressive round.