Stewart Cink took full command of the RBC Heritage after retaining a five-shot advantage heading into the final round in South Carolina. Latest leaderboard RBC Heritage The former major champion broke the tournament’s 54-hole record by posting a two-under 69 and moving to 18 under, ensuring a commanding lead over closest challenger Collin Morikawa. Starting the day with a five-shot […]

Alejandro Canizares recovered from a terrible start to his second round to retain his lead over Martin Kaymer and John Catlin at the halfway stage of the Austrian Golf Open. Canizares hit back from a bogey, double-bogey opening to fire a six-birdie 70, with Kaymer and Catlin also two under for the day as the Diamond Country Club in Atzenbrugg […]

Annika Sorenstam has confirmed she will play alongside Henrik Stenson when they host the Scandinavian Mixed Hosted by Henrik and Annika in Gothenburg this summer. The mixed tournament will feature 78 men and women from their respective European Tours, with Sorenstam competing in her homeland for the first time since her retirement from professional golf, 13 years ago. The 10-time […]

A historic victory for Hideki Matsuyama at The Masters, impressive performances from Augusta debutants and stories of club-breaking all feature in the latest Sky Sports Golf podcast. Rob Lee and Gary Murphy join Josh Antmann to look back at the big talking points from the opening men’s major of the year, where Matsuyama became the first Asian recipient of the […]

‘If I am in the spots, I’m in and they can’t not pick me’: Robert McIntyre insists he will play his way into Ryder Cup selection and is NOT holding out for Padraig Harrington’s captain’s pick after sublime Masters debut Robert MacIntyre wants to play his way into Ryder Cup contention  Scottish star was in inspired form at the Masters […]

Billy Horschel knows he may have gone too far. The American golfer apologised on Twitter after his on-course meltdown at The Masters went viral on Monday (AET). Horschel was seen on the Masters website coverage slamming his golf clubs repeatedly into his bag after a disappointing hole during the final round. Watch LIVE coverage from The USPGA Tour with Fox […]

The 13th hole at Augusta National statistically ranks as one of the easiest holes at The Masters, although the iconic par-five left plenty of players frustrated during this year’s contest. The 510-yard hole is comfortably reachable in two with an accurate tee shot on the dogleg left par-five, but not everyone has been able to make the most of the […]

Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN and is executive producer of TrueSouth and co-executive producer of Backstory. He is the author of New York Times bestselling The Cost of These Dreams. AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama smiled as he walked from the front nine to the back on Sunday, never looking toward the giant scoreboard to his right. […]

In the wild scenes that followed Hideki Matsuyama’s historic Masters triumph on Monday morning it took hours for the golf world to turn its attention back to an act of sheer class that went widely overlooked. Matsuyama’s breakthrough win — the first major triumph by a Japanese player — created the usual global attention and wild fanfare in the minutes […]

Jordan Spieth felt a slow start had cost him any chance of victory in the final round of The Masters, although he was content with his week’s work at Augusta National. The 27-year-old American started the day six behind Hideki Matsuyama but dropped shots at the first, fifth and sixth – either side of a birdie at the second – […]