RORY McIlroy recovered from a late speed wobble and answered the $64 million-dollar-question when he held off a final-round challenge from PGA champion Justin Thomas to retain the RBC Canadian Open and head for the US Open with a spring in his step.

Shane Lowry holed over 100 feet of putts and fired his eighth sub-par score in his last 10 rounds to go into the final day of the Valspar Championship just three shots outside the top 10.

Rory McIlroy was six shots behind Chile's Joaquin Niemann in the Genesis Invitational as the PGA Tour reeled in the aftermath of Phil Mickelson's reasons for potentially supporting a breakaway tour backed by "dangerous motherf***ers" Saudi Arabia.

US Ryder Cup stars Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas insist they're fully focussed on the PGA Tour and not the proposed Saudi-backed circuit fronted by Greg Norman.

Patience is a virtue at Augusta National and it doubly rewarded Shane Lowry and Justin Rose as they recovered from slow starts to keep their Masters hopes very much alive on a day of hot scoring in steamy Georgia.

SHANE LOWRY gave his Ryder Cup hopes a massive shot in the arm when he birdied the last to clinch his first top-10 finish for seven months in The Players at TPC Sawgrass.

Shane Lowry reckons golf TV producers could back off with microphones after US star Justin Thomas lost a major sponsor after he was heard uttering a homophobic slur in anger.

Harris English paid tribute to his Irish coach Justin Parsons after the clinched his third PGA Tour win with a playoff victory over Chile’s Joaquin Niemann in the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Harris English carded a bogey-free, six-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Rory McIlroy’s bid to rule out the silly mistakes that have dogged him for months failed at the final hurdle in the Zozo Championship in California.

Rory McIlroy admits that he must rule out the silly mistakes after mixing 15 birdies with seven bogeys and two double bogeys in the first two rounds of the ZOZO Championship in Los Angeles.

Justin Thomas edged Jon Rahm to capture his second PGA of America Player of the Year Award, presented by the PGA of America for excellence by a PGA TOUR professional.

Dustin Johnson held off final-round challenges from Xander Schauffele and Justin Thomas to win his first Tour Championship and the $15 million FedEx Cup bonus in Atlanta.

Rory McIlroy fired a warning shot across the bows of his FedEx Cup rivals when he finished with a hat-trick of birdies to open with a superb six-under 64 in the Tour Championship in Atlanta.