Golf

Adam Scott has some work to do as he strives to extend one of golf's most extraordinary streaks at the opening event of the PGA Tour's $150 million playoffs.

Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson have secured silver and bronze for Australia in the high jump, while Noah Lyles has claimed 100m gold by the barest of margins.

Golf's return to Olympic competition failed to initially capture the imagination of the game's best. But on the eve of competition in Paris, all that has changed — and Australia's four-strong team of superstars are more driven than ever.

A double bogey on the 10th hole of his final round at Royal Troon halts Adam Scott's momentum as he scores his sixth top-10 finish at The Open, nine shots off the winner.

Adam Scott takes advantage of benign early conditions in Scotland to give him a chance ahead of the final round of The Open.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are approaching, but even elite sportspeople can find themselves unable to perform. Why do athletes "choke" under pressure, and how can they reduce the likelihood of it happening again?

Jason Day holds Australia's hopes in his hands at The Open as awful conditions see all but two Aussies miss the cut for the third round.

Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee have risen before first light to illuminate Australia's British Open chances — but Cameron Smith's hopes of reclaiming his 2022 title were plunged into darkness after a horror opening round at Royal Troon.

The oldest major in golf is set for its 152nd edition, as the best players in the world descend on Scotland for one of the toughest tests in the game.

After seeming poised to win his PGA Tour title in four years, Adam Scott is stunned as the Scottish crowd spurs local favourite Robert MacIntyre to a famous victory. 

Australian star Steph Kyriacou will have to wait for her first major championship after being pipped at the post by Japan's Ayaka Furue in a finish for the ages in France.

For nearly 100 years, a volunteer-run, nine-hole golf course was the only sign of the sport on King Island. But times have changed, with roughly 60 per cent of the island's tourists here for a chance to play on its world-class courses.

Chasing her first victory at a major, Stephanie Kyriacou posts seven birdies to help establish a one-shot lead heading into the fourth round of the Evian Championship.

Australian golf superstars Minjee and Min Woo Lee are embracing being the first siblings to represent Australia in Olympic golf.

Australian golf star Cam Davis holds his nerve to claim his second PGA Tour win with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.

After admitting he regrets not representing his country at the Olympics in previous years, former world No.1 Jason Day will get his chance to don the green and gold in Paris this year.

The top two Australians at the Women's PGA Championship finish in a tie for 24th, but honorary Australian Amy Yang takes the win after a series of near misses.

Retiring US star Lexi Thompson has continued her resurgence to claim the first-round lead at the Women's PGA Championship, with world number one Nelly Korda lurking.

Min Woo Lee will join his superstar sister Minjee at the Paris Olympics after continuing his own irresistible rise to global fame with another fine US Open display in North Carolina.

Bryson DeChambeau wins his second US Open title after a heartbroken Rory McIlroy stumbled on the final three holes.

Facing the cut as he stepped up to the final hole in his second round, Italy's Francesco Molinari delivers a stunning ace to stay alive at the US Open in North Carolina.

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay share the US Open lead after the first round, while Australia's contingent have work to do if they are to be in contention at Pinehurst.

Jon Rahm, who won the 2021 US Open, withdraws from this year's tournament in North Carolina after being troubled by foot injury.

Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre has won his first PGA Tour title, claiming a one-shot victory at the Canadian Open with his father as his caddie.

Australian golfer Minjee Lee has missed out on her chance of winning a second US Women's Open, with Japan's Yuka Saso taking the crown.