Tiger Woods will not take part in next month’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles after withdrawing himself from consideration to be selected for the United States team.

The bare statistics make grim reading for Tiger Woods after the worst season of his career came to an end at the US PGA Championship.

US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson is concerned at the number of his players currently "dropping like flies" and admits new vice-captain Steve Stricker could be required to play at Gleneagles instead.

Somewhere on the road to everlasting fame, the Tiger Woods saga morphed into a soap opera.

Jason Dufner hopes to simply complete 72 holes in the defence of his US PGA title and secure his place on the US Ryder Cup team.

Adam Scott edged Jason Dufner in a play-off to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth today, comfortably retaining the world number one spot in the process.

Rory McIlroy intends to treat the next 54 holes at Augusta National like a game of chess as he patiently tries to become a grand Masters champion.

The United States opened up a five-point lead on the third day of the Presidents Cup as play was once again disrupted by rain at Muirfield Village in Ohio.

If you believe the cavemen who scream “Mashed potatoes’, “Get in the hole’, “You the man” or “Baba Boey’ are headed for extinction under a new draconian security policy by golf’s tours, think again.

The closing day of any major championship always makes for compelling viewing.

Jason Dufner had sat in the media centre two years previously at Atlanta Athletic Club as the disappointed yet philosophical PGA Championship runner-up. Sunday night he was back on stage at Oak Hill as a newly-minted Major champion.

American Jason Dufner tonight claimed his first Major title after surviving a nervous finish in the 95th US PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

American Jason Dufner tonight claimed his first major title after surviving a nervous finish in the 95th US PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

Rory McIlroy saw his hopes of a successful PGA Championship title defence hit the rocks last night as Jason Dufner was attempting to protect a two-shot lead down the stretch at Oak Hill.

The world’s top two players looked anything but after finding themselves relegated to the status of also-rans in the US PGA Championship today.

Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods found themselves among the early starters in the third round of the US PGA Championship today – and both needed to create history to win at Oak Hill.

Jason Dufner took a two-shot lead into the third round of the US PGA Championship, but all the talk at Oak Hill was about the only bad shot he hit yesterday.

Jason Dufner shot himself into the golfing record books at the PGA Championship last night with a second-round of 63, equalling the lowest score ever carded in Major championship history.

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

Bo van Pelt clinched his first victory on the European Tour with a two-shot triumph in the ISPS HANDA Perth International.

Bo van Pelt extended his overnight lead and looks firmly poised to claim his maiden European Tour crown at the ISPS HANDA Perth International.

Bo van Pelt’s 60 foot birdie putt on the 18th green has given the American a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the ISPS HANDA Perth International.

Jason Dufner has spent his entire career not getting excited and he does not see why that should change, now he’s made a Ryder Cup team.

It did not take long for the first potential flashpoint of the Ryder Cup to occur at Medinah today – or for the first flash of genius from world number one Rory McIlroy.

With the top two spots on the leaderboard held by a South African and an Australian, the British Open provided considerable food for thought for the rival Ryder Cup captains Davis Love III and Jose-Maria Olazabal.

Zach Johnson survived a two-stroke penalty on the final hole to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial by one stroke from Jason Dufner.

The big guns of Irish golf will contest this week’s BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship tournament, at Wentworth.

Jason Dufner beat Ernie Els in a sudden death play-off to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, an event which saw Luke Donald regain top spot in the world rankings.

Rory McIlroy fell all the way from third to 19th with a terrible start to his third round in The Masters at Augusta today.

Luke Donald counted himself out of The Masters after a disappointing third round 75 at Augusta today – and it could well cost him the world number one spot as well.

Rory McIlroy was just two years old when Fred Couples pulled on his Green Jacket at Augusta National in 1992.

Rory McIlroy is now just two shots behind the leaders after holing two birdies in his opening five holes in The Masters at Augusta today.

Graeme McDowell continued an amazing month for European golfers in Florida with a second round 63 in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill today.

Padraig Harrington was unable to follow up his stunning opening round at the Transitions Championship in Florida as he surrendered top spot to American Jason Dufner at the end of day two.

Rory McIlroy confessed that the strain of getting to world number one took its toll on him as he crashed to his first over par score for five months in the WGC-Cadillac Championship at a blustery TPC Blue Monster.

Keegan Bradley held a two-shot lead at the end of the first round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

JASON DUFNER is keen to dispel the funereal air surrounding him following last weekend’s USPGA Championship play-off defeat.

WILL GREENWOOD yesterday questioned the balance of England’s midfield as Michael Lynagh called for Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood to play 10 and 12 at the World Cup.

The bells are ringing for America’s new golf star Keegan Bradley – but they could also be sounding more bad news to come for struggling superstar Tiger Woods.

Keegan Bradley won golf's final Major from five shots behind the leader with three to play tonight and with good reason said: "I can't believe it."

History was made in Atlanta tonight as little-known Keegan Bradley, who was five shots behind with only three holes left and in the first major of his life, beat fellow American Jason Dufner in a three-hole play-off to become USPGA champion.

History was being made in Atlanta tonight, but a play-off was needed to decide whether it was Jason Dufner – five clear with only four to play – or fellow American Keegan Bradley who achieved it.

PHIL MICKLESON has been talked about in many terms –exciting and dynamic, pretentious and confounding being some of the extreme descriptions.

UNHERALDED American Keegan Bradley was the toast of Atlanta Athletic Club last night when he captured the 93rd PGA Championships after a three-hole play-off against Jason Dufner.