Matthew Fitzpatrick was left wondering what might have been had he not opened his Masters account with a round of 78.

Two weeks to go and the Masters hype is building nicely, writes Kevin Markham.

On Monday, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood conducted a clinic at The Players Championship for more than 100 youngsters from local chapters of The First Tee and PGA Junior League.

Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida due to a neck strain.

Rory McIlroy has not given up hope of winning a fourth Race to Dubai title despite facing a massive deficit to Open champion Francesco Molinari.

Tiger Woods is hoping to find the missing piece of the jigsaw at Shinnecock Hills to claim a first win since his latest comeback and end a 10-year victory drought in the majors.

As Rory McIlroy tries to put all pieces of the puzzle together and claim a fifth major title at this week’s US Open, he has received a vote of confidence from his putting mentor.

Rory McIlroy is nothing if not bold. He’s a Manchester United fan who hopes Liverpool win the Champions League final on Saturday, admits he enjoyed his round of golf with Donald Trump, and he’s back at Wentworth, where he has missed the cut four times in his previous eight outings at the BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event.

Former champion Rory McIlroy hopes a second victory in the BMW PGA Championship can spark a repeat of the best season of his career.

Jack Nicklaus believes Rory McIlroy is the man to beat in the Masters as he seeks to complete the career grand slam with a victory at Augusta National.

Dustin Raymond has carried a black marker to every Masters since 1991 to collect autographs on yellow souvenir flags with the Masters logo in the centre.

Rory McIlroy might not be a country music fan but if he’s looking for advice on winning the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam, Sky Sports analyst Paul McGinley has some words of wisdom.

Rory McIlroy has revealed the part that Wayne Rooney played in his brilliant victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a win which led to a surprisingly low-key celebration.

At the Arnold Palmer Invitational, it’s never long before the talk turns to legends. It starts with the tournament’s namesake, Palmer, segues to eight-time API winner Tiger Woods, and Sunday night moved onto another legend, albeit one we hadn’t heard from for a while.

Tiger Woods pushed his drive right Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Bay Hill’s par-5 16th, hardly the end of the world given he made birdie each day.

"It's huge for my confidence going into the next few weeks."

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.

Tiger Woods insists enjoyment is still the primary aim of his latest comeback, even as he came close to recording his first victory in five years last weekend.

The red shirt didn’t have a collar. His head doesn’t have quite as much hair. His lower spine has been fused.

Tiger Woods is playing the Hero World Challenge this week, making it the 10th time he has returned from layoffs of 10 weeks or longer.

A strong start and eliminating victory-killing rounds will be the key to Rory McIlroy finally donning a green jacket at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy was disappointed to three-putt the last but pleased his game is moving in the right direction with just 17 days to go before the start of the Masters.

England's Matt Fitzpatrick remained firmly in contention to add a first PGA Tour title to his impressive CV on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

England's Matt Fitzpatrick claimed a share of the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational as pre-tournament favourites Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson struggled to make an impression.

England's Matt Fitzpatrick claimed a share of the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational as pre-tournament favourites Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson struggled to make an impression.

Rory McIlroy has indicated he can’t easily forgive Muirfield members despite their belated vote to admit women members for the first time in the 273-year history of the course this week.

Tiger Woods admits he has “no timetable” for his return to golf after announcing he will not play in next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Rory McIlroy came out swinging in his first media conference after six weeks with US President Donald Trump taking a low blow that will have hurt as much as any stress fracture.

The Tour Championship is a lot tougher than it needs to be for Justin Thomas.

The celebration for John Daly began the day he became eligible for the PGA Tour Champions.

No world No. 1 has won the Masters since Tiger Woods in 2002, and current incumbent Jason Day does not consider himself the favourite this week.

Jason Day ended up on his knees in pain but fought on to beat Graeme McDowell 3 and 2 on the opening day of the WGC-Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.

Arnold Palmer was watching him. Tiger Woods was texting him.

Jason Day survived a rollercoaster final round to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and move above Rory McIlroy to second in the world rankings.

Jason Day snatched the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill to take over from Rory McIlroy as world No 2 and underline his credentials as a major contender for Masters glory.

A golf cart driving onto the practice range and parking behind players to watch them swing isn’t typically met with this kind of enthusiasm.

Shane Lowry has vowed never to change despite promising PGA Tour officials that he’ll do his best to watch his language from now on.

Rory McIlroy won’t be pushing any panic buttons following his missed cut in the Honda Classic.

The road to the Masters starts on the other side of the country for Rory McIlroy.