Rory McIlroy is already an overwhelming favorite to win the European tour’s season-long Race to Dubai title and he has just made his chances even better.

Paul Waring has hit the shot of his life to complete a career-low 11-under 61 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday and establish a five-stroke lead heading into the weekend of the European tour’s first playoff event.

Rory McIlroy described his new swing as “unimaginative” after trying it out for the first time competitively in shooting 5-under 67 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Tiger Woods will be making his debut in the TMRW Golf League the second week of the season after the NFL wild-card weekend.

Billy Horschel becomes the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holes a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff.

Matthew Baldwin is setting an unexpectedly hot pace at the BMW PGA Championship after shooting 6-under 66 to establish a two-stroke lead after the second round.

Rory McIlroy lost the club head on his 9-iron and then lost the lead by going out of bounds on the last hole in shooting an eventful 5-under 67 in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy believes it will be difficult for Ian Poulter or Lee Westwood to be a future Ryder Cup captain because they no longer have a connection with Europe’s emerging stars after defecting to LIV Golf.

Rasmus Hojgaard delivered a stunning finish to win the Irish Open and hand Rory McIlroy more heartache.

Rory McIlroy says the made-for-TV match in December between stars of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is not about sending a message.

Golfweek reports there will be a made-for-TV match involving top players from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

Scottie Scheffler has polished off the best year in golf in nearly two decades with the biggest prize.

Xander Schauffele has earned enough points through his two majors that he would have clinched the PGA of America award for player of the year.

Adam Scott was happy to be in the BMW Championship because he's assured of being in all the signature events next year.

Keegan Bradley went from sweating whether he would get to the BMW Championship to taking the lead at Castle Pines.

Scottie Scheffler says it's silly to call the FedEx Cup title a season-long competition when it comes down to one tournament at the end.

Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy are tied for the lead going into the weekend at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The PGA Tour has released its 2025 schedule and it looks a lot like this year's schedule.

Scottie Scheffler starts the final leg of his remarkable year in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs.

Scottie Scheffler is the best player in golf and has an Olympic gold medal to show for it.

Double major winner Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm share the 54-hole lead in Olympic men's golf, setting the stage for a big finish.

Rory McIlroy was the center of attention as he began preparations for the Olympics.

Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the British Open and he has 265 days until the start of the next major at the Masters.

Shane Lowry has the British Open lead at Royal Troon after a 69 on a wild day at Royal Troon.

Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau were the protagonists from Pinehurst No. 2.

Daniel Brown delivered the biggest surprise of them all at the British Open.

Playing great golf helps at the British Open.

Royal Troon has some unique aspects but maybe most curious is the private house that sits in the middle of the championship course and has views of five holes for the British Open starting Thursday.

Scottie Scheffler might not be the biggest draw in golf but he's the center of attention at every major.

Rory McIlroy got plenty of text messages after his late collapse at the U.S. Open last month.

The final men's major of the year is the oldest championship in golf.

Robert MacIntyre is an Open champion in his native Scotland.

Rory McIlroy doesn't see the British Open as a chance at redemption.

Keegan Bradley's selection as the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain was a surprise in another way.

Justin Thomas is taking advantage of easy scoring conditions in the Scottish Open.

Rory McIlroy's recovery from a devastating U.S. Open loss was to walk the High Line in Manhattan.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says the difficulty in finalizing a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf isn’t a reason for concern.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan says he understands why Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Travelers Championship to recover from a late-Sunday meltdown at the U.S. Open.

Bryson DeChambeau has gone from being the petulant young pro who seemed to court controversy to a fan favorite and man of the people during a memorable week at Pinehurst No. 2.

Rory McIlroy missed two short putts over the final three holes during the final round of the U.S. Open, allowing Bryson DeChambeau to beat him by a shot at Pinehurst No. 2.

Bryson DeChambeau is the U.S. Open champion for the second time.

Tony Finau and Ludvig Aberg had their U.S. Open hopes dealt crushing blows on the back nine Saturday, when each made triple bogey minutes apart on the same hole.

Bryson DeChambeau put on another show at Pinehurst No. 2 in the U.S. Open.

Ludvig Aberg might be playing in his first U.S. Open.

Scottie Scheffler began his pursuit of the U.S. Open title on Thursday with a 1-over 71, leaving the world's top-ranked player in contention but with some ground to make up.

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay are tied for the lead after one round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

Colin Prater feels a little like Kevin Costner’s character in “Tin Cup” this week — a relative unknown who suddenly finds himself on one of golf’s biggest stages at the U.S. Open.

Rory McIlroy showed up at the last major amid news he had filed for divorce.

Scottie Scheffler arrives at the U.S. Open with his peers in awe of what he's doing.

Rory McIlroy arrived at the U.S. Open this week insisting that he is content with his career.

Tiger Woods has never gone this long without seeing a major championship course he has played before.

Xander Schauffele made one putt that turned out to mean so much.

The last two years have been a struggle for professional golf.

Shane Lowry tied a major championship record by firing a 9-under 62 in the third round of the PGA Championship.

For Rory McIlroy, there was no better place than the golf course.

Xander Schauffele has set the PGA Championship record with a 62.

Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade.

How much has golf changed in the 10 years since the PGA Championship was last at Valhalla.

Club pro Michael Block is back at the PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce in a stunning development as the PGA Championship nears.

Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce in a stunning development as the PGA Championship nears.

There's some uncertainly about whether Valhalla will get another PGA Championship now that the PGA of America no longer owns it.

Jimmy Dunne is one of the key architects behind the PGA Tour's stunning deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

Scottie Scheffler made it to the PGA Championship with a newborn at home.

Jordan Spieth is next in line to chase the career Grand Slam.

Rory McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for a record fourth time Sunday, overcoming a two-stroke deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five strokes.

Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Saturday to pull within a stroke of leader Xander Schauffele with a round left in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Xander Schauffele has consistently been near the top of the leaderboard most of the year.

Justin Thomas returns to Valhalla in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for the third time, with one big difference.

Tiger Woods has company in player negotiations with the Saudi-backers of LIV Golf.

Rory McIlroy hoped that his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season.

Tiger Woods is the only player on a five-member subcommittee that will be negotiating with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.

Rory McIlroy won’t be returning to the PGA Tour board.

The PGA Championship field next week at Valhalla includes everyone from the top 100 in the world.

Rory McIlroy says it was during a drunken lunch after the Ryder Cup that he asked Shane Lowry to be his teammate in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff.

Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry held onto a share of the lead Friday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, with the Irish duo shooting a 2-under 70 in alternate play in the PGA Tour’s only team event.

Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course.

Players who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour in the divide with Saudi-funded LIV Golf are starting to find out how much that loyalty could be worth.

Rory McIlroy could be rejoining the PGA Tour board just six months after he resigned.

Scottie Scheffler is wiped out from his emotional Masters win and he's already back to work.

LIV Golf has managed to claim a chunk of golf news after the Masters.

Rory McIlroy’s bid to complete a career Grand Slam will have to wait yet another year after the world’s second-ranked golfer failed to make a run up the leaderboard on Saturday at the Masters.

Rory McIlroy caught a break when his tee shot hit a tree on the ninth hole at Augusta National and kicked out into the middle of fairway, giving him a workable second shot.

Action has resumed Friday at Augusta National with power hitter Bryson DeChambeau leading the Masters and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler well positioned to win his second title in three years.

In some ways, golf finds itself at a point in time not unlike pro football in the 1960s, when two rival leagues duked it out but found a path to reconciliation that produced a game far bigger than anyone could’ve envisioned.

Rory McIlroy will try for the 10th time to finish off the career Grand Slam when he tees off this week in the Masters.

Akshay Bhatia is headed to the Masters after winning the Valero Texas Open.

Akshay Bhatia is one round away from going to the Masters.

Akshay Bhatia started with a three-shot lead in the Valero Texas Open and at one point fell behind.

Camilo Villegas is all about energy.

Akshay Bhatia has opened with a 63 to build a three-shot lead in the Valero Texas Open.

Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau will be the in the same place next week, when they head to Augusta National for the Masters.

The PGA Tour has taken a step toward sparking negotiations with the Saudi Arabia national wealth fund behind LIV Golf.

Golf is always searching for the next Tiger Woods.

Players on the PGA Tour board are preparing to meet with the Saudi leader backing LIV Golf.

Wyndham Clark is leading The Players Championship by four shots after another 65.

Rory McIlroy tied The Players Championship record with 10 birdies for a 65.

Rory McIlroy had 10 birdies, two water balls and one lengthy dispute on where to take a penalty drop.