Diminutive Miyu Yamashita won the AIG Women's Open by two strokes and her maiden major title at Royal Porthcawl.

Rory McIlroy was left to rue a poor finish to his opening round in the defence of his Hero Dubai Desert Classic title.

Sam Burns clinched the fifth win of his PGA Tour career and a cheque for $3.5 million when he beat Cameron Young 6&5 in the final of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas.

World golf will get to see Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler go head to head in the WGC-Dell Technologies Championship but it will be for third place after they lost 2-up leads and fell in extra holes in their semi-finals at Austin Country Club.