Rookie Eric Cole powered to the top of the leaderboard on five-under with four holes of his opening round to complete in the frost delayed PGA Championship.

Ronan Mullarney got a lift from Bryson DeChambeau in more ways than one as he prepared for his dream debut in The Open.

Rory McIlroy declared the proposed Saudi-backed Super Golf League "dead in the water" last night after Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson declared their loyalty to the PGA Tour, leaving the entire scheme without any big-name stars.

Pádraig Harrington admits he needs “a fabulous weekend” to contend for the DP World Tour’s Ras al Khaimah Championship after he found his putting touch but lost his long game on day two.

Forget about Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. Tiger Woods won’t be teeing it up in this week’s Hero World Challenge, but should he make the trip, the mere presence of the 15-time Major winner in the Bahamas this week will be worth its weight in gold.

Niall Kearney made two monster putts and fired a one-under 70 to lead the Irish challenge in the weather-delayed Joburg Open with Jonathan Caldwell hot on his heels after a rollercoaster 17 holes.

SHANE LOWRY vowed to grab his Ryder Cup place “by the scruff of the neck” in next week’s final-counting BMW PGA after closing his PGA Tour season with a brilliant 65 in the BMW Championship in Baltimore.

Rory McIlroy insists he will have to “fight” today if he’s to end his seven-year wait for his fifth Major after he fired a four-under 67 to go into the final day of the US Open just two strokes off the lead at Torrey Pines.

Rory McIlroy describes the feud as “the best thing ever” but Bryson DeChambeau was struggling to see the funny side as Brooks Koepka fans heckled him during the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

PAUL MCGINLEY sees confidence and putting as the biggest obstacles to Masters glory for Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry and tipped “Mad Scientist” Bryson DeChambeau to find the winning formula at Augusta National.

There will be inevitable speculation about the future of his coach and caddie after Rory McIlroy confessed he needs “a spark” to get his game back on track after a closing 76 left him making up the numbers in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

Rory McIlroy is hoping Bay Hill shows its teeth and he can close the gap with a fast start after a level-par 72 left him four shots behind Lee Westwood heading into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Rory McIlroy hopes to rekindle his love affair with Bay Hill as he bids to end his 16-month drought in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Golf continues to shoot itself in the foot with Argentina’s Angel Cabrera facing extradition to his homeland for gender violence and Bryson DeChambeau missing a golden opportunity to distance himself from the behaviour of US President Donald Trump.

Bryson DeChambeau has no plans to stop any time soon in his bid for more distance - even if it means blacking out in practice.

Shane Lowry put Dustin Johnson's record-breaking Masters win down to hard work and "balls" and confessed he was unsurprised that Bryson DeChambeau failed to live up to his own hype.

Tiger Woods fired an early warning shot across the bows of the young turks eager to take his throne by going bogey-free for the first time on the opening day of the weather-delayed Masters Tournament.

Augusta National admits that the club and the game is at “a crossroads” when it comes to stopping big hitters like Bryson DeChambeau destroying the integrity of the course.

Nine years ago, Graeme McDowell reflected on Rory McIlroy’s Masters meltdown and boldly predicted the Holywood star would finish his career with a wardrobe full of green jackets.

Shane Lowry hopes he can give Irish sports fans something to cheer about after Thursday's European Championship penalty shootout exit by claiming the $7 million BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Graeme McDowell hopes there's no "over-reaction" to Bryson DeChambeau's game-changing US Open win at Winged Foot, insisting that the equipment and the ball are not to blame.