McDowell carded five birdies in a bogey-free 66 on Sunday, but his momentum was stalled by two weather delays as heavy rain hit Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. After a birdie on the 17th, the 45-year-old gave himself the chance to match Niemann’s 15-under mark on the final green, but missed his putt on the...
New Zealander Ryan Fox beat American Sam Burns at a fourth play-off hole to claim a dramatic victory at the Canadian Open. Fox sank a birdie at the 18th hole of his fourth round to set up a play-off against Burns, who had produced a stunning eight-under-par round of 62 at TPC Toronto at Osprey...
There were two delays at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club as rain impacted the final round. However, when play resumed Niemann stormed into the lead to edge out Lahiri and McDowell, who had led before the second rain delay. After starting with six straight pars, McDowell chipped in for birdie at the par-four seventh...
Connor Syme battled difficult conditions at the KLM Open to shoot a final-round 71 and win his first DP World Tour title. The Scot, 29, led the field by two shots after 54 holes and no player was able to chase him down as the rain fell and wind gusted in Amsterdam. Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren...
Italian Matteo Manassero and New Zealand’s Ryan Fox were tied for the lead after the third round at a closely contested Canadian Open. Manassero and Fox both carded rounds of 64, each including seven birdies and one bogey as they moved to 14 under. “It was a really good round,” said Manassero, whose bogey came...
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy says he is “concerned” by his form heading into the US Open next week after struggling with driver issues at the Canadian Open. The 36-year-old missed the cut at the Canadian Open on Friday, finishing nine over par and 149th in a 153-man field. The Masters champion shot an eight-over-par 78...
Rory McIlroy carded a woeful eight-over-par 78 as he missed the cut at the Canadian Open. It is the first time the Northern Irishman has failed to make the weekend in a tournament since the Open Championship last July. The Masters champion, who won this event in 2019 and 2022, ended his second round at...
World number one Scottie Scheffler has confirmed he will play in this year’s Scottish Open at The Rennaisance Club in East Lothian from 10-13 July. It means the top five players in the world rankings – and seven of the top 10 – will all be using the tournament as final preparation for The Open...
Rory McIlroy was off the pace at the Canadian Open as he carded a one-over-par 71 in the first round. The Northern Irishman hit three birdies but four bogeys in Ontario to trail clubhouse leader Thorbjorn Olesen by 10 shots. Dane Olesen’s nine-under-par round of 61 included an eagle, eight birdies and a bogey. McIlroy...
They will be brothers in arms at Oakmont – but there is also a serious rivalry as well. The two Weavers have played together for the Suffolk county team and Max made a notable mark of his own by winning the 2023 Welsh Amateur Championship in Newport. “We always said that if one of us...
McIlroy returns to action at TPC Toronto this week, after skipping the Charles Schwab Challenge and Memorial Tournament, as he ramps up his preparations for next week’s US Open. Having realised his lifelong ambition by clinching the career Grand Slam at the Masters in April, he finished joint seventh at the Truist Championship before a...
Robert MacIntyre says he is starting to see “light at the end of the tunnel” before his Canadian Open title defence, after a mixed 2025 so far. The 28-year-old Scot has earned three top-10 finishes on his second year on the PGA Tour, but at times has struggled with his putting and short game. However,...
Maja Stark claimed her first major title with a two-shot victory at the US Women’s Open to become the third Swede to lift the trophy. Stark, the first Swedish winner since Annika Sorenstam won her third title in 2006, held off the challenge of world number one Nelly Korda of the United States and Japan’s...
The Swede leads Spain’s Julia Lopez Ramirez, who climbed to second in the leaderboard after producing a round-of-the-day 68. The pair will be last out to start their final round, at 19:10 BST on Sunday. Japanese trio Mao Saigo, Hinako Shibuno and Rio Takeda are all tied on five under in third place. Successive bogeys...
World number one Scottie Scheffler stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a four-under-par 68 in a “challenging” third round of the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The 28-year-old American continued his impressive run of form to go one shot ahead of compatriot Ben Griffin, whom he had trailed by three going into the...