Graeme McDowell escaped disaster after inadvertently picking up his ball but lies four shots behind American Kevin Kisner as he bids to make it back-to-back PGA Tour wins in the RSM Classic at Sea Island in Georgia.

Rory McIlroy doesn’t just have to worry about the putting brilliance of a Jordan Spieth or the emergence of another ball striking monster in the Jason Day mold. Now he’s got China on his mind.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry had days to forget in the WGC HSBC Champions in China. As McIlroy shot a level par 72 and slipped 10 strokes behind leader Kevin Kisner, Lowry added a 75 to his 74 to lie 71st on five over.

Seven weeks after 43-year old Pádraig Harrington ended a seven-year PGA Tour drought, 44-year old Jim Furyk out an end to a 100-event winless run with a stunning play-off victory over Kevin KIsner in the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head.