McIlroy falters at Wentworth after strong start

Rory McIlroy got off to a flying start in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth but his round unravelled to leave fellow major champion Aaron Rai as the early clubhouse leader.

Jon Rahm missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship, finishing last among 36-hole finishers for the first time in his nearly 100 events on the European tour.

Patrick Reed, who leads the Race to Dubai rankings, was forced to retire from the BMW PGA Championship after injuring his left hand during Friday's second round.

Jon Rahm missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship after shooting 78-77 at Wentworth. He has never finished last in his nearly 100 events on the European tour.

Max Greyserman found himself in a peculiar spot, away from golf for five weeks and suddenly fighting to keep his full PGA Tour card. He responded Thursday with a 7-under 64 to share the lead with Eric Cole in the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville.

PGA champion Aaron Rai and Joakim Lagergren of Sweden both shot 6-under 66 on Wednesday and share the lead after first-round play at the BMW Championship at Wentworth.

The European tour's newfound collaboration with the Asian Tour will see events in Hong Kong and Singapore return to the schedule for 2027.

Billy Horschel has failed to register a top 10 on the PGA Tour this year and is No. 100 in the FedEx Cup going into the fall. If he doesn't finish in the top 100, he loses his full PGA Tour card for the first time in more than a decade.

The PGA Tour on Tuesday announced membership categories and explains points system for its Championship and Challenger Series starting in 2028.

U.S. Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford has taken a position as an assistant women's golf coach at her alma mater, TCU.

Zach Johnson won the Sanford International on Sunday, birdieing the final two holes to edge Ben Crane by a stroke.

Shane Lowry produced another golfing masterclass with a final-round 63 as the home favorite cruised to a record 11-shot win at the Irish Open.

The Solheim Cup is back in the hands of the Europeans after Lottie Woad holed a putt from 2 feet on No. 17 to guarantee Team Europe would reach the 14½ points needed to beat the United States.

The Solheim Cup is back in the hands of the Europeans after Lottie Woad holed a putt from 2 feet on No. 17 to guarantee Team Europe will reach the 14 1/2 points needed to beat the United States.

Shane Lowry thrilled his home crowd Saturday in the Irish Open by one-putting every green on the back nine for a 5-under 65, and a four-shot lead going into the final round.

Jennifer Kupcho rolled in two late birdie putts -- one from 90 feet -- to earn the Americans an unlikely point and tie the Solheim Cup at 8-8 after four sessions.

Team Europe finally took down the record-setting U.S. partnership of Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz at the Solheim Cup on Saturday on the way to winning the morning foursomes and building a 7-5 lead after three sessions.

Shane Lowry shot an 8-under-62 to set a course record and build a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Irish Open.

Europe's Carlota Ciganda pulled off an unlikely par after Americans Nelly Korda and Lauren Coughlin left birdie putts short to gain a half-point with rookie Julia Lopez Ramirez and leave the teams tied at 4-4 after Day 1 at the Solheim Cup.

Nelly Korda played like the world No. 1 in a record-setting partnership with Allisen Corpuz, helping the Americans split the opening foursomes 2-2 with Team Europe in a loud and wet start to the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands on Friday.

Here are some of the main takeaways from LIV Golf's bankruptcy filings, including its plans for player compensation.

Joaquín Niemann ran off four straight birdies down the closing stretch at the Irish Open on Thursday that carried him to a 5-under 65 and a two-shot lead. Rory McIlroy had a 69.

Europe's top two players, Charley Hull and Lottie Woad, will open the Solheim Cup against a U.S. pairing containing top-ranked Nelly Korda.

Rory McIlroy has predicted players will leave LIV Golf following the breakaway circuit's bankruptcy filing and believes their return could strengthen the DP World Tour.

For the Ryder Cup matches in Ireland in September 2027, U.S. team qualifying now will be based solely on points earned in 2027 events.

Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the Irish Open poses logistical challenges and that the atmosphere will be different.

Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the Irish Open poses logistical challenges and that the atmosphere will be different.

LIV Golf and its related entities voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey on Tuesday, with court records listing Jon Rahm ($7.5 million) and Bryson DeChambeau ($5.7 million) as the league's top creditors.

LIV Golf and its related entities voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey on Tuesday, with court records listing Jon Rahm ($7.5 million) and Bryson DeChambeau ($5.7 million) as the league's top creditors.

Connor Graham and Josh Hill each won the 18th hole in the final two matches Sunday at Lahinch as Great Britain & Ireland capped off a stunning comeback against the Americans to win the Walker Cup for the first time since 2015.