Golf Archive

Could it be third time lucky for a Scot in the Amateur Championship this week?

Rory McIlroy was left hoping that a careless three-putt bogey was not the difference between making the halfway cut and packing his bags at the US Open in San Francisco yesterday.

Rory McIlroy has decided that the best way to try to keep his US Open title – something only Curtis Strange has done, in 1988 and 1989, in the past 61 years – is to attack.

At a jaw-dropping 670 yards, the par-5 16th at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, host venue to this week's US Open, has caused a fair old commotion.

One of the most comprehensive surveys of Scottish golf has revealed almost half of the country's clubs are operating at a loss.

Don't bank on a birdie blitz.

Lee Westwood will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Nordea Masters after keeping the chasing pack at bay in Stockholm.

A second 68 has taken Jamie McLeary into contention at the European Challenge Tour's Karnten Open at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim in Austria.

Lloyd Saltman barged into title contention with a spectacular eight-under-par 64 in the second round of the Nordea Masters in Sweden yesterday.

Gavin Dear, the 26-year-old from Perth, had a six- under-par 66 to be just two strokes off the lead in the Challenge Tour's Karnten Open, despite suffering from a bout of food poisoning, and losing a ball off the first tee at the Golf Club Klagenfurt-Seltenheim in south-east Austria.

Carly Booth aims to build on her strong start to 2012 as she seeks a second Ladies European Tour title at the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open at Gray Bear Golf Course in Tale ski, golf and hotel resort, near Brezno, Slovakia, starting today.

Magnus Carlsson produced a stunning round of seven-under-par 65 to open up a two-shot lead on day one of the Nordea Masters in Stockholm.

Tiger Woods could be back atop the world rankings by the time he heads to Royal Lytham next month for the Open Championship.

THAILAND'S Thongchai Jaidee prevailed yesterday in miserable conditions of wind, rain and cold to win the Wales Open and record his first victory on European soil by one shot from a group of four players.