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Monday, 4 September 2017 :  US PGA champion Justin Thomas produced a superb eight-under 63 to tie for the lead after the penultimate round of the Dell Championship in Massachusetts. Despite dull, soggy conditions at TPC Boston, the 24-year-old world number seven recorded 12 threes, a record for a round …

Monday, 28 August 2017 :  American Julian Suri shot a brilliant seven-under final-round 64 to win the Made In Denmark title by four shots. The 26-year-old finished on 19 under, ahead of England’s overnight leader David Horsey, who completed his championship with a triple-bogey. “It was a blast. Especially in …

Monday, 21 August 2017 :  The United States retained the Solheim Cup with a 16½-11½ victory over Europe at Des Moines in Iowa. The hosts went into Sunday’s singles matches with a commanding 10½-5½ lead and kept their nerve to hold off Europe’s attempted fightback. Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer …

Saturday, 19 August 2017 : Rory McIlroy plans to play again this year after suggesting last week that he might not compete again in 2017 to aid his recovery from a rib injury. McIlroy’s management confirmed in an email that the world number four intends to defend his FedEx Cup title. …

Thursday, 17 August 2017 :  Scotland’s Catriona Matthew has been called up to replace the injured Suzann Pettersen in Europe’s Solheim Cup team, captain Annika Sorenstam has announced. Norwegian Pettersen, an eight-time Solheim Cup participant, was receiving treatment for a recurrent back injury but withdrew on Wednesday morning. Matthew, 47, …

Tuesday, 15 August 2017 :  Hideki Matsuyama announced on Monday that he has been married since January and is now a father, news which caught Japanese media and fans by surprise. Though numerous Japanese reporters follow Matsuyama every second of the day that he spends on a golf course, the …

Monday, 7 August 2017 :  Kim took a six-shot lead into the final round but a course record-equalling 64 from England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff took her to within two shots of the lead. But Kim, 29, maintained her form to post a 71 and win by two shots. Another Englishwoman, …

Monday, 7 August 2017 :  World number three Hideki Matsuyama shot a nine-under-par 61 to win the Bridgestone Invitational by five shots in Ohio. Matsuyama, 25, who started two shots behind Zach Johnson and Thomas Pieters, sunk an eagle and seven birdies to equal the course record at Akron. American …

Saturday, 5 August 2017 : Rory McIlroy is three shots off leader Jimmy Walker in a share of third place after a one-under-par 69 in the second round at the Bridgestone Invitational. Scotland’s Russell Knox is a shot further back after a one-over-par 71 on a rain-interrupted day at Firestone Country …

Friday, 4 August 2017 :  Michelle Wie leads after the first round of the Women’s British Open following a course record eight-under-par 64 at Kingsbarns. The American, 27, posted nine birdies on the Fife coast to sit one clear of South Korea’s Kim In-Yung (65) and two ahead of American …