Rory McIlroy admitted he was looking forward to seeing the back of his golf clubs for a few days after failing to land the jackpot in Atlanta.

Rory McIlroy’s hopes of claiming the $10 million dollar FedEx Cup jackpot and another $1.4m for winning the season-ending US PGA Tour Championship at East Lake, Atlanta, ended in bitter disappointment last night when a series of serious errors beginning with a double bogey five at the short 6th put paid to his chances.

Rory McIlroy produced a brilliant finish to his second round to boost his chances of an extremely lucrative victory in the Tour Championship in Atlanta today.

Billy Horschel won his second PGA Tour event and catapulted himself into FedEx Cup contention with victory at the BMW Championship in Denver on Sunday.

When it came to feuds, Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods made all the headlines last week at the US Open, with the Spaniard apologising for his “fried chicken” remark made a few weeks earlier at a dinner before the BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour at Wentworth.

The third round of the US Open may have been behind schedule, but it wasted little time in getting off to a dramatic start at Merion today.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods ducked and weaved as best they could but tough gal Merion continued to land her punches in what’s turning out to be a fascinating US Open.

Billy Horschel charged to a maiden PGA Tour victory as an eight-under-par 64 gave him a one-stroke win over DA Points at a stormy Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Rory McIlroy is hoping the old racing adage about horses for courses holds true this week when he returns to action in the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA US Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Rory McIlroy and Martin Laird both had every reason to be cheerful today as they arrived in Augusta for the first major of the year after perfect results at the Valero Texas Open.

Rory McIlroy got his third round off to a steady start to remain firmly in 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.

Webb Simpson took a step towards top spot on the PGA Tour's money list by shooting a seven-under-par 63 to share the lead in the first round of the McGladrey Classic at Sea Island.

One of the leading lights of the Britain and Ireland Walker Cup side failed to shine on the opening day at Royal County Down in Northern Ireland.

The United States held the early advantage when they began the defence of the Walker Cup against Britain and Ireland’s amateurs at Royal County Down in the North today.