Golf

Tiger Woods has confirmed he will not take part in next week's Open Championship at Sandwich due to injury.

The 35-year-old has withdrawn due to the Achilles and knee injuries that have kept him out of action since the Players Championship in May.

The former World No.1 had been working ...

US golfer Robert Garrigus, who secured a third place finish in the US Open earlier this month, has admitted he used to smoke cannabis during his rounds.

The 33-year-old said he would smoke the drug while competing on the Nationwide Tour in the early 2000s by sneaking to the toilet. And he claims he was not the only player 'driving' ...

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from next week's AT&T National because he has not yet recovered from injury.

The Philadelphia event was on the former world number one's schedule, but he is still not fit enough to compete, Sky Sports reports.

Woods revealed the news on social networking site Twitter ...

US Open champion Rory McIlroy has pulled out of next week's French Open, as had been expected, Sky Sports reports.

Golf's newest major winner has decided not to compete in Paris.

McIlroy's compatriot Graeme McDowell made exactly the same decision after he won the same title ...

Rory McIlroy eased to victory in the US Open at Congressional to round-off four superb rounds, reports the BBC.

McIlroy - who finished with a comfortable eight-shot lead - broke a host of records en route to victory.

The 22-year old is the youngest US Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923 and the youngest major winner since Tiger Woods' victory at the Masters in 1997.

He also broke an array of ...

Rory McIlroy is within touching distance of winning his first major after opening up and eight-shot lead over nearest rival YE Yang ahead of today's US Open final round.

The 22-year-old shot 68 in his third round to break the US open record for the best total after 54 holes with 199. The Northern Irishman is also the first golfer to reach 14 under in the tournament's 111-year existence. ...