Charley Hoffman shot 6-under-par before being forced to the clubhouse due to darkness after 14 holes to hold a one-shot lead in the suspended third round of the Frys.com Open.

D.A Points carded an 8-under-par 64 at the TPC Summerlin course in the second round of the Frys.com Open on Friday to move to 14-under 129.

Gabriel Hjertstedt bogeyed two of the final three holes but still held a one-stroke lead after firing a third-round four-under-par 68 at the BC Open in New York.

Those wondering what had happened to Bernhard Langer since he captained Europe to their record-breaking Ryder Cup win two years ago now know.

Nintendo thinks it has the answer for people scared off by all the complex switches and buttons on home video-game controllers – a simpler device that looks like a TV remote control and can be waved like a wand or a baseball bat.

Michelle Wie looked to be on the verge of history after reaching the turn at four under par in the second round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois.

Graeme McDowell won his all-Irish duel with Darren Clarke and Ian Poulter produced the most sparkling golf when the Accenture World Match Play Championship finally began in California.

You can’t keep Fiji’s Vijay Singh down for long. One week after blowing the final-round lead at the PGA Tour’s season-opener, Singh bounced back to win the $4.8m (€3.7m) Sony Open on Sunday.

Justin Rose tumbled into a tie for eighth place, five shots behind leader Shigeki Maruyama, after a disappointing two-over-par 72 in the third round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Japan's Shigeki Maruyama is ahead by one shot in the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley just missed out on the first sub-60 score of their golfing lives today – yet still found themselves only joint leaders with unfancied Austria after the first day of the World Cup in Seville.

NOT everybody likes Tiger Woods. He can be sullen and uncommunicative, evasive and defensive, but nobody can question his commitment on the golf course.

JAPAN rejected former chess champion Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a political refugee yesterday and issued an order to deport him.

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months on from starting the Open championship with a horror round of 85 which he admitted left him “embarrassed and looking stupid”, England’s Paul Casey posted a 66 today to set the pace at Royal Troon.

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months on from starting the Open Championship with a horror round of 85 which he admitted left him “embarrassed and looking stupid”, England’s Paul Casey posted a 66 today to set the pace at Royal Troon.

Retief Goosen produced one of only three sub-par scores on a brutal day to move into the lead at the United States Open.

A tough task became tougher for Tiger Woods today after an error-strewn start to his third round in the US Open at Shinnecock Hills.

Two months after winning his first major at the Masters – after 13 years of trying and 17 top-10 finishes – Phil Mickelson topped the leaderboard in the United States Open today.

YOU only had to watch and listen to appreciate just how much the New York public adored Phil Mickelson.

Padraig Harrington took something his wife Caroline told him back onto the course today to try to re-ignite his challenge for a first major title.

A “knackered” Nick Faldo today matched his worst-ever score in 88 major championships, slumping to an 11-over par 81 at the start of the United States Open.

YOU all know the one about patience seldom in a woman, never in a man. Well, females aren't allowed to play in the US Open so the males had the field to themselves yesterday to disprove that old adage.

Nick Faldo did not have the same excuse as David Duval today as they both failed to break 80 in the first round of the United States Open at Shinnecock Hills.

David Duval found himself in last place on his return to golf at the United States Open today – and that after starting his first competitive round since November with a birdie.

A comment Vijay Singh made about Padraig Harrington’s speed – or lack of it - carried extra significance after they were drawn together for the first two days of the Masters.

Mike Weir carded a final-round level-par 71 to hold off a spirited late challenge from Shigeki Maruyama and defend his title at the Nissan Open in California.

Mike Weir opened up a five-shot lead over Shigeki Maruyama at the end of the third round of the Nissan Open after firing a five-under-par 66 on day three.

Mike Weir and Shigeki Maruyama share the lead after two rounds of the Nissan Open in California.

Open runner-up Thomas Bjorn fired a level-par round in Miyazaki today to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament.

JAPAN’S first World Cup win in 45 years could provide the inspiration for a new generation of players in the country, Shigeki Maruyama believes.

Worthing’s Gary Evans, without a tournament win in 274 events, today gave himself a chance to break his duck in the most spectacular fashion imaginable.

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Tiger Woods was heading for the biggest nightmare of his professional career today as Muirfield turned nasty and claimed the scalp of golf’s most famous player.

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Japan's Shigeki Maruyama leads the Open at Muirfield and is a shot ahead of Ireland's Des Smyth.

Japan's Shigeki Maruyama and England's Justin Rose lead the Open at Muirfield and are a shot ahead of Ireland's Des Smyth.

Tiger Woods lost his cool but saved his par in a nervous start to his pursuit of the third leg of the Grand Slam in the Open at Muirfield.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON admits he has a puzzle to try to solve on the eve of the Open championship tomorrow.

Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama captured his second career PGA Tour title, holding off rookie Ben Crane and Tiger Woods to win the Byron Nelson Classic in Irving, Texas.

Mike Weir tied the course record with a 10-under-par 63 to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the USPGA season-opening Mercedes Championship in Hawaii.