Golfers make up 10 of the world's top 100 best-paid athletes, with Masters champion Jon Rahm now the second biggest earner behind Cristiano Ronaldo.

Graeme McDowell carded a four-under 66 to go into the final round of the Hong Kong Open with a chance of claiming his first for nearly four years.

LEONA MAGUIRE'S wait for her maiden Ladies European Tour win goes on, but she still finished the season on a high with a fourth-place finish in the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.

Leona Maguire returned energised from her two-week break and fired five birdies in a bogey-free 66 to lie just a shot off the lead at the Dana Open in Ohio.

Rory McIlroy holed nothing longer than a four-and-a-half footer on the final green as he carded a third-round 73 to fall nine shots behind Billy Horschel heading into the final round of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

CAMERON SMITH claimed a dramatic win in the Players Championship and a cheque for $3.6 million as Shane Lowry and Séamus Power failed to fire at TPC Sawgrass.

Séamus Power edged a step closer to a precious Masters invitation when he moved to a career-high 63rd in the world by finishing tied for 15th behind record-breaking Australian Cameron Smith in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Seamus Power got stuck in neutral on moving day and knows he now needs to putt the lights out in the final round to clinch a top finish in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Seamus Power blasted an eight-under 65 to roar into contention for the Sentry Tournament of Champions but insisted he might need to repeat the trick twice more to contend for his second PGA Tour win.

Dustin Johnson consigned past calamities to the history books when he produced one of the great Masters performances to bury his rivals and claim his second major title by five shots at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy must match the biggest comeback in the history of the Masters and close an eight-shot gap on runaway leader Dustin Johnson if he's to win the green jacket and complete the career grand slam.