VIKTOR HOVLAND

LIV Golf is turning up the heat on the Official World Golf Ranking.

One major takeaway from the just-concluded Italian Open at the Marco Simone club outside Rome that will host next year’s Ryder Cup is that the course is being set up to reward accurate tee shots with narrow fairways surrounded by nasty rough and even higher grass beyond.

Rory McIlroy’s first competitive round on next year’s Ryder Cup course was a success.

For Rory McIlroy, it’s a flat-out “no_” U_S_ Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is open to having LIV Golf players on Europe’s team at next year’s Ryder Cup because he says “I just want to make sure that we win.”.

A truncated tournament should ensure a thrilling finish to the BMW PGA Championship with the top 10 players separated by two shots heading into Sunday’s final round.

It sure doesn't sound like Wentworth will be a place for PGA Tour players and LIV Golf players to visit over tea.

Cameron Smith is a tough-as-nails Aussie.

The birdies that flowed so freely for Viktor Hovland over the first three days of the British Open finally dried up.

Rory McIlroy's wait for his fifth major goes on.

Cameron Young was very briefly tied for lead on the 18th hole on the final day of the British Open with only three other golfers still out on the course.

Expect Cameron Smith to celebrate his British Open victory with a drink or two.

Cameron Smith started the third round of the British Open with a two-shot lead and finished it four strokes back.

Rory McIlroy is one round away from ending eight years without a major.

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland will share the lead heading into the final round of the British Open.

Tiger Woods made an early and emotional departure from the British Open at St. Andrews, perhaps for the last time.

Tiger Woods may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews.

Shaun Norris is headed home to South Africa to see his young children and decide on his future.

Jason Day describes himself as “obsessed” with the new swing he's working on with instructor Chris Como.

Harris English has been a forgotten figure in golf the last few months.

As tradition dictates, there is now very bad news to report about Canadian golfers Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes.

Golf has a bright future and isn't quite ready to let go of Tiger Woods.

It’s been 25 years since Tiger Woods famously won the first of his five Masters titles, so it would seem only natural that other players seek his advice on how to play Augusta National.

This is the final year the LPGA Tour's first major is at Mission Hills in California.

Sixteen players have made it to the weekend in the Dell Technologies Match Play.

As if the Dell Technologies Match Play isn't fickle enough.

Maverick McNealy was the last man to get into the Dell Technologies Match Play.

Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are playing the Valspar Championship.

Scottie Scheffler didn't win the U.S. Open on Sunday.

Billy Horschel and Talor Gooch lead the group of survivors at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Viktor Hovland took advantage of an early start with a 66 to lead the Arnold Palmer Invitational by two shots at Bay Hill.

Joaquin Niemann has another scoring record at Riviera and is one step closer to winning the Genesis Invitational.

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Joaquin Niemann returned from his best day of golf at Riviera and had another round just like it.

Scottie Scheffler outlasted Ryder Cup teammate Patrick Cantlay on the third hole of a playoff in the WM Phoenix Open for his first PGA Tour victory, making a 25-foot birdie putt that had just enough momentum to tumble in.

Sahith Theegala crashed golf’s biggest party.

Top-ranked Jon Rahm starred at Arizona State and lives in the Valley of the Sun.

Viktor Hovland has beaten Richard Bland in a playoff to capture the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday after Rory McIlroy missed a chance to win the title in regulation by bogeying the last hole.

Collin Morikawa has had plenty of thinking to do ahead of this week's Dubai Desert Classic.

The PGA Tour begins the new year in the idyllic setting of Kapalua that makes it feel like a working vacation.

Tiger Woods now has everyone guessing.

Viktor Hovland is the winner of the Hero World Challenge and even he couldn't believe it.

Collin Morikawa is one round away from reaching No. 1 in the world.

A holiday exhibition in the Bahamas suddenly is shaping up to be a lot more.

Talor Gooch is one round away from his first PGA Tour victory.

Players were expecting low scores at The Summit Club and Robert Streb led the way.

Sang Kang was doing everything right except putting his tee shots in play.

A young and hungry U.S. squad didn't just take back the Ryder Cup.

In the post-defeat dissection that’s sure to come for Europe's Ryder Cup team, certainly the disappearing act by Rory McIlroy will be one of the top talking points.

All the drama Saturday at the Ryder Cup was to see if Europe could make a game of it.

The U.S. closed out Saturday’s fourball matches with an 11-5 lead in the Ryder Cup for its biggest two-day advantage since 1975.

Europe trails the Ryder Cup 6-2 after an opening day that saw Rory McIlroy lose twice and the entire team post only one victory.