Simon Lewis Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler may not have had the outcomes they wanted

Ask any professional golfer and they will tell you just how difficult the game can be at times, whatever your standard.

Rory McIlroy is only Irish player to survive the cut at the Scottish Open.

Justin Rose was just eight years old when he stood in front of a mirror at his home in England and posed the finish of his golf swing.

The skies above Pebble Beach Golf Links for most of Thursday’s first round were gray, but the leaderboard featured a different hue, one players aren’t typically accustomed to seeing at the U.S. Open: Red.

But the world number one has a fresh chip on his shoulder at Pebble Beach after a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance in a television advert.

Americans Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson were playing a practice round at the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor Resort when Mickelson proposed a dream scenario: “Can you imagine what a phenomenal Ryder Cup venue Bethpage Black would be?” he said.

As Rory McIlroy climbed the hill to the 18th tee at Bethpage Black, he turned to caddie Harry Diamond and said, "I can't remember the last time I played a round of golf without a birdie. I was like, I better birdie this last hole."

By the time Rory McIlroy arrived at the first tee on Thursday to begin pursuit of his elusive first green jacket, he already had spent a week trying to crack the code at Augusta National.

The Masters is a tournament not a championship — a limited field event that’s there to be won by the man in form who displays the stomach for battle down the stretch.

Rory McIlroy will be able to keep a keen eye on the progress of Masters rival Tiger Woods following the draw for the opening two rounds at Augusta National.

The not-quite-ready-for-prime-time Thanksgiving exhibition with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson produced such bad golf that Mickelson and country singer Jake Owen traded barbs about it a day later at Jordan Spieth’s wedding.

Pádraig Harrington has confirmed he will return to Lahinch Golf Club for the first time since his amateur days at this July’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

When Thomas Bjorn arrived at Le Golf National at the start of last week, Europe’s captain could not have dreamed he would be reflecting on a landslide victory, nor imagined what a pain in the backside it could become.

Well you can rip up the record books, the 42nd Ryder Cup matches will get underway at Le Golf National this morning with a completely new roster of partnerships.

Tiger Woods, in his Sunday red shirt, both arms raised in victory on the 18th green. For so many years, the scene was familiar.

Shane Lowry can't catch a break. It's been a bit of a struggle for the Irishman this year, but just as his game looked to be heating up he had to cool off as play at the 100th PGA Championship was suspended due to inclement weather.

Four years. It’s the term of the American presidency, the typical length of time to earn a college undergraduate degree and the timespan since Rory McIlroy last won a major.

Ten of the leading contenders for the US PGA Championship (listed in predicted order of finish)

During the week of the 2015 Players Championship, Rickie Fowler was tagged in an anonymous survey of players by

One day after competitors in the 118th U.S. Open moaned that the setup of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club had crossed the line from tough to unfair, the U.S. Golf Association watered all the greens Saturday night and Sunday morning and reduced green speeds.

Shane Lowry’s luck might be about to change after he produced a miraculous par save the last to sneak under the projected cut line in The Players.

Former world number one Tiger Woods has confirmed his entry for the 147th Open Championship.

Jason Day channeled his inner LeBron James and captured his second PGA Tour event of the season.

The tepid applause that greeted Patrick Reed on the first tee made it clear he wasn’t the people’s choice.

Rory McIlroy suffered more Masters misery as Patrick Reed held off the challenge of Ryder Cup team-mates Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth to claim his first major title in the Masters.

Ben Crenshaw remembers the time he led the Par-3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club in 1987.

Sergio Garcia admits the odds are against him joining Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to successfully defend the Masters.

The world golf scene has been re-energised ahead of next month's Masters by the resurgence of Tiger Woods and the return to form of Rory McIlroy.

Hideki Matsuyama's hopes of recording a hat-trick of victories in the Waste Management Phoenix Open have been ended by a wrist injury.

World number one Dustin Johnson holds a two-shot lead going into the final day of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

The PGA Tour rings in the new year at Kapalua for the 20th straight time. The one moment that stands above all others over the years was the titanic battle between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els in 2000.

Rickie Fowler produced a course record round of 61 to surge to victory in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas as Tiger Woods' challenge evaporated.

Tiger Woods declared himself highly satisfied after making an encouraging start to his latest eagerly-anticipated injury comeback in the Hero World Challenge.

Tiger Woods admits he is “winging it” ahead of his latest comeback, but still harbours ambitions to remind his kids and a new generation of rivals that he is more than “the YouTube golfer”.

Tommy Fleetwood would happily be responsible for a “boring” end to the season as he looks to hold off the inspired challenge of Justin Rose and win the Race to Dubai.

With another US victory in the Presidents Cup, the Ryder Cup is officially on the clock. September 28, Day One of the competition next year, can’t come soon enough. But in the meantime, Team Europe’s captain Thomas Bjorn should be afraid. He should be very afraid. Just ask International Team captain Nick Price.

Tiger Woods has given another positive update on his fitness but admits he is "not in golf shape yet" and has no date in mind for a return to competitive action.

Dustin Johnson had a chance to win $10m while sitting in front of a television.

Marc Leishman will take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the BMW Championship after producing a superb 68 on Saturday.

Marc Leishman has put in another fine performance during the second round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms.

Three of the world's top players sit at the top of the Northern Trust leaderboard at the halfway mark.

Three weeks after drinking out of the Claret Jug to celebrate close friend Jordan Spieth's Open victory, Justin Thomas had a major trophy of his own after his victory in the US PGA Championship.