Golf’s return to the Olympic Games after a 112-year absence is just over a year away but the test event the International Golf Federation hoped to stage this year has been pushed back to the first quarter of 2016.

Rory McIlroy’s former fiancée Caroline Wozniacki has achieved a lifelong dream of appearing in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue which goes on sale this week. 

When the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the custodians of the world’s oldest professional golf championship (the Open Championship), confirmed last week that it was severing its 60-year exclusive TV partnership with the BBC in favour of Sky, it divided opinion amongst those most qualified to talk on the subject.

The R&A insists its decision to hand live television rights of the Open Championship to Sky Sports is “the best result for golf as a whole”.

The Open Championship deal between the R&A and Sky Sports has been welcomed by the Golfing Union of Ireland. 

Sky Sports has been awarded exclusive rights to live television coverage of The Open Championship in a five-year deal from 2017, the R&A has announced.

Ted Bishop spent Tuesday trying to salvage whatever was left of his legacy as the 38th president of the PGA of America.

Women who have made a “significant contribution” to golf will be first in line to join the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, if the club votes in favour of women members.

Royal Portrush has been pencilled in for a return to the British Open rota in 2019 but in what has been an awkward and politically sensitive three-hand reel between the R&A, the Northern Ireland Executive and the club, it will be several months at least before a definitive date can be announced.

The Royal Portrush course in the North has been invited to join the rota to host future Open Championships.

A month after insisting it remained “some distance” from being able to stage the Open in the North for the first time since 1951, the R&A is set to announce Royal Portrush will host the championship in 2019.

The R&A insists it remains "some distance" from being able to stage the British Open in Northern Ireland for the first time since 1951.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews believes it has “strong support” for a vote in September to finally admit women members, 260 years after it was founded.

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has announced it will recommend women be finally allowed to join the club, 260 years after it was founded.

Graeme McDowell believes representing Ireland at this week’s World Cup of Golf in Melbourne may mean he will “have to play” for the country at the Olympic Games in 2016.

Royal Portrush has emerged as a surprise contender to stage the US PGA Championship if the PGA of America goes ahead with plans to stage the event outside the United States.

Two counties still searching for a senior football manager are expected to fill the respective positions next week.

Yes, yes, I know it’s nearly November and the leading golfers in the world are out east chasing dollars, dirhams and yuan — there’s gold in them thar (Mission) Hills, eh, Rory! — but it has actually been quite a good week for the Irish Open.

R&A chief executive Peter Dawson believes a new international qualifying series for the Open Championship will be more “rigorous” than International Final Qualifying which it replaces.

Darren Clarke has had a rollercoaster morning at the 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield today.

Ryder Cup trio Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke and Henrik Stenson made early inroads on the second morning of the 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield.

A difficult week at Muirfield got even trickier for Open Championship organisers the R&A yesterday as some golfers rounded on near unplayable greens on the sun-parched Scottish links.

Former Masters champion Zach Johnson today began the 142nd Open Championship in the same imperious style as he did the 141st, but there was no let up in the misery for world number two Rory McIlroy.

Open Championship officials tonight promised to listen to complaints from players about conditions at Muirfield after Ian Poulter labelled some of the pin positions for the opening round as “a joke.”

Ian Poulter today labelled some of the pin positions for the opening round of the Open at Muirfield as "a joke," while Phil Mickelson called for tournament organisers to "let go of their ego."

Royal Portrush members have been urged not to hold their breath in anticipation of an announcement over the prospects of the British Open Championship returning to the Dunluce Links any time soon.

Despite his obvious disappointment, Pádraig Harrington could see a plus in missing the halfway cut in the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.

The R&A have denied a report that the Open Championship will be staged at Royal Portrush in Co Antrim in 2018.

Masters champion Adam Scott is among nine players taking legal advice over the ban on anchored putters.

South Africa’s Tim Clark has said he is among “a fair number” of players taking legal advice over the ban on anchored putters.

South Africa’s Tim Clark has said that he is among “a fair number” of players taking legal advice over the ban on anchored putters.

R&A chief executive Peter Dawson admits he does have concerns about possible legal action against the ban on anchored strokes, but believes any law suits would “not be on particularly strong grounds”.

Anchored putters, dodgy drops and armchair referees. Drugs. Top players behaving like kids in the schoolyard.

It was a week ago that R&A chief executive Peter Dawson held court in Scotland to discuss a myriad of hot topics in golf, from Tiger Woods’ controversial drop at the Masters, to Rory McIlroy’s Olympic status and the Vijay Singh doping case that is hanging around the game like a case of halitosis.

Former world number one Greg Norman has described golf's anti-doping procedures as "disgraceful" and called for blood testing to be introduced by the game's governing bodies.

The Irish Olympic Council were last night remaining tightlipped over claims made by golf chiefs that Rory McIlroy may only be eligible to compete for Ireland in the 2016 Rio Games.

Golf’s governing bodies were too slow to act on legislating anchored putting strokes but are now determined to “do the right thing,” according to R&A chief executive Peter Dawson.

Rory McIlroy could be spared the potentially divisive decision over which country to represent when golf returns to the Olympics in 2016.

If double Major-winning Rory McIlroy qualifies for the 2016 Olympics he will represent Ireland in Rio de Janeiro.

Adam Scott's dramatic Masters victory helped prevent the Tiger Woods rule debate dominating, but it did bring another issue back to the top of the agenda for golf's governing bodies.

Before a ball is struck in anger Peter Williamson considers eight topics which look set to dominate the 2013 golf season

Triple Major winner Pádraig Harrington declared it’s in best interests of younger golfers taking up the sport that golf’s ruling bodies will ban the anchoring of any club against the body.

Any threat of legal action will not stop golf’s governing bodies introducing a ban on anchored putters in 2016.