Rory McIlroy was taken by surprise when told of Tiger Woods’s appointment as a 2016 Hazeltine Ryder Cup vice-captain.

Paula Creamer is calling for a women’s Masters at Augusta National.

Steve Stricker’s slim chance of making the United States Ryder Cup team is gone after the 47-year-old confirmed he will not play again until December due to injury.

United States captain Tom Watson has confirmed that Steve Stricker is being considered for a Ryder Cup wild card, despite already being chosen as a vice-captain.

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.

Emotionally charged though sentiments might be given the genuine professionalism Steve Stricker extends, one must be careful to show restraint in light of how things unfolded in yesterday’s second round of the US PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy has recovered from a slow start to boost his chances of a second major title in succession in the weather-affected 96th US PGA Championship today.

Steve Stricker was among those who at first believed the news was a cruel April Fool’s Day joke when informed the 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods has withdrawn from next week’s Masters due to injury.

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.

The United States opened up a potentially decisive four-point lead on day three of the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village in Ohio.

Jim Furyk followed up Friday's stunning 59 with a two-under 69 on Saturday to ensure he will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the BMW Championship.

Justin Rose today survived a rollercoaster final round to win his first major title in the US Open and inflict further misery on Phil Mickelson.

The way it’s going lately, it can’t be a major championship unless someone calls in to report a rules violation.

Ian Poulter continued his irresistible form as he led the charge into the semi-finals of Accenture World Match Play in Tucson.

Shane Lowry's giant-killing run in Arizona is at an end after he fell to a 3&2 loss to fellow Irishman Graeme McDowell at the Accenture Match Play Championship.

Dustin Johnson began his year in supreme style with victory in the first PGA tournament of 2013 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

Dustin Johnson began his year in supreme style with victory in the first PGA tournament of 2013 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

THERE will be no gold medals here; no trinkets, baubles or pay cheques.

World No.1 Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods arrived in Antalya yesterday to be presented each with Turkish Airlines model airplanes bearing their names.

As if there’s not enough heartache for fans of American professional golf, given yet another deflating Ryder Cup performance by their heroes, here’s a sobering thought to make them even sicker: Had Mark James done a more thoughtful job with his singles lineup in 1999 and had Luke Donald not been sidelined in 2008 and captain Nick Faldo been more in tune with things, we very likely could be at nine straight European wins in the biennial competition.

This week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is again billed as a ‘Celebration of Links Golf’ but there was no hiding American Dustin Johnson’s bitter disappointment declaring simply it “sucks to lose” the Ryder Cup.

Europe may have taken 8 1/2 points from 12 singles matches to win the Ryder Cup, but captain Jose Maria Olazabal believes the seeds were sown the previous afternoon.

Dressed in the colours of the late Seve Ballesteros, Europe tonight pulled off one of his trademark great escapes in what will go down as the “Miracle of Medinah”.

The sign in the sky said ’Do It for Seve’, but it was the Americans – most notably Keegan Bradley and Phil Mickelson – who were still in charge as the Ryder Cup neared the halfway point in Chicago.

Ian Poulter took a noisy leaf from Bubba Watson’s book as the second day of the Ryder Cup got off to a rousing start at Medinah today.

After just one game Nicolas Colsaerts can already be called a Ryder Cup star - the man who saved holders Europe from being whitewashed in a session for the first time since 1981.

Europe’s bid to retain the Ryder Cup on American soil will need a resuscitating at Medinah Country Club today after last night’s second session saw the United States take a firm grip on the contest with a 5-3 lead.

Phil Mickelson celebrated becoming America’s most capped Ryder Cup player with two wins on the opening day in Chicago.

Davis Love’s two current major champions and a pumped-up Keegan Bradley more than made up for the struggles of Tiger Woods as the United States threatened to take a grip on the Ryder Cup in Chicago today.

The opening session of the Ryder Cup was shared 2-2 for the first time since 1997 after an action-packed – and for a moment contentious – morning’s golf at Medinah in Chicago.

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.

The man who secured the winning point in the last Ryder Cup was today aiming to claim the first in defence of the trophy, alongside “the greatest player on the planet”.

We’re not sure when the transformation came, but at some point in time, the Ryder Cup morphed into a national security endeavour.

Steve Stricker has warned the Europeans not to underestimate the influence Tiger Woods can have on this Ryder Cup.

Davis Love confidently walked out to deliver his Ryder Cup team yesterday quietly aware he had already gained a small advantage over Europe.

United States captain Davis Love III cannot wait for the action to start after completing his line-up for this month’s Ryder Cup.

Davis Love III is set to end speculation – if not debate – over the final make-up of the United States Ryder Cup team by naming his four wildcard picks.

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.

Troy Matteson kept up his furious pace with a five-under 66 to lead by three from three-time defending champion Steve Stricker going into the final round of the John Deere Classic.

Fit-again Graham DeLaet opened up a two-stroke lead on the first day of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

AMERICAN Steve Stricker birdied two of the last three holes to fire a four-under-par 69 in the final round to win the US PGA Hyundai Tournament of Champions by three strokes.

Steve Stricker produced a strong finish to his third round to ensure he will take a five-shot lead into today’s final round of the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

PEOPLE should cast their minds back a year before declaring that Tiger Woods is on his way back to the top.

The hug said it all today as Tiger Woods yet again clinched another Presidents Cup victory for the United States.