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Woods cast doubt over his willingness to accept the role earlier this week, citing his involvement in golf's slow-burning merger talks as a barrier to being able to commit to next year's clash in New York.

Erica Stoll cut a dejected figure as she left her Pilates class without the $650,000 sparkler given to her by Rory McIlroy upon their engagement after news of their shock split.

The Swede, who finished runner up on his major debut at the Masters , was forced to withdraw from the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow last week because of the issue.

McIlroy filed the divorce papers shortly before the US PGA Championship. The former couple started dating in 2015 and married in 2017.

The 35-year-old PGA Tour ace had been snapped still wearing his wedding band on Sunday as he lifted the Wells Fargo Championship cup - and is said to have filed for the split 24 hours later in Florida.

The 35-year-old PGA Tour ace had been snapped still wearing his wedding band on Sunday as he lifted the Wells Fargo Championship cup - and is said to have filed for the split 24 hours later in Florida.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Tiger Woods has cast doubt on whether he will take the US Ryder Cup captaincy at a point when he is weighed down by golf's political sideshow.

The PGA Tour star and four-time golf majors winner looked relaxed and happy alongside caddy Harry Diamond as he took to the driving range at Valhalla ahead of the PGA Championship.

The start of 2024 has not been the kindest to Rory McIlroy. As his drought since his last major turns a decade old, his performance on the course has been coupled with rumored rifts off-course.

Rory McIlroy has been spotted for the first time since he filed for divorce from his wife, as he practiced ahead the PGA Championship on Tuesday afternoon.

The 35-year-old is said to have filed on Monday just three days before the start of the PGA Championship, and fresh off his latest victory at the Wells Fargo Championship last weekend.

At the end of a long drive through what brochures call 'rolling parkland' on the western outskirts of Dublin, you'll find Ireland's biggest hotel: the four-star Citywest.

After retiring from professional golf in the mid-Nineties, Oosterhuis became one of the most popular commentators in the game with CBS in the United States.

Rory McIlroy was among the players who called for a rewrite of the rules following Rahm's £400million defection, with concerns mounting the Spaniard would not be eligible to play in 2025.

Ryder Cup-winning captain Luke Donald has announced his vice-captain for next year's Ryder Cup showdown at Bethpage Black in the United States.

It was claimed in recent days that the Northern Irishman was close to a seismic U-turn to join the Saudi-backed breakaway. 'I honestly don't know how these things get started,' McIlroy said.

McIlroy, who will tee up at the RBC Heritage on Thursday after finishing T22 at the Masters this weekend, has been one of the most vehement opponents to the Saudi-backed league.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: They chased and they pushed and a Swedish comet flew impossibly high over Georgia, but all comers succumbed to the inevitable eventually.

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac has criticized Zach Johnson after the former USA Ryder Cup captain was caught angrily telling fans at The Masters to 'f*** off' on Friday.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: DeChambeau and Homa shared the clubhouse lead on six under par, via marginally different routes before Scheffler later joined them later on

Former USA Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson was caught angrily telling fans at The Masters to 'f*** off' after missing a putt on Friday.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: This is the Dane's first Masters and yet he defied conventional wisdom and the elements to post a 73 that was more impressive than it might sound.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: At a time when the PGA of America is yet to finalise who will even lead their team, European preparations are gaining pace.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: Woods is in line to become Zach Johnson's successor for the 2025 showdown in New York, but has claimed he was too preoccupied to focus on the prospect.

The pair, two of the top three golfers in the world, will go toe-to-toe on Thursday and Friday as Scheffler looks to win a second Green Jacket and McIlroy bids for his first title at Augusta National.

MIKE KEEGAN AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL: There are fewer events in LIV and less holes to play, but Rahm was adamant that it would aid his performance over the coming days at Augusta.

MAX WINTERS AT TRUMP DORAL NATIONAL: They may have both come up short in the individual event but their solid performances powered Legion XIII to a team win here in Florida.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Living up to fairytales is not easy, which in Lowry's case means following up his superb Open victory on home soil five years ago.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It does not take Ludvig Aberg long to list the indulgences he has afforded himself from a rise that is almost unmatched for speed.

OLIVER HOLT: Any list - your list as well as my list - can become dominated by those who are not on it. But really, it should be about the players who are on it. This list is meant as a celebration.

OLIVER HOLT: Any list - your list as well as my list - can become dominated by those who are not on it. But really, it should be about the players who are on it. This list is meant as a celebration.

Frank Mannion shares details of the 'spectacular' places he encountered on the Emerald Isle while filming his documentary 'Quintessentially Irish', starring Pierce Brosnan.

Golf star Lee Westwood questioned why the Premier League is yet to reach a verdict on Manchester City's 115 charges after handing a points deduction to Nottingham Forest.

WORLD OF RUGBY: Six Nations 'Super Saturday' awaits and it has become a popular triple-header to bring the curtain down on the annual tournament.

In an interview with GolfWeek, Azinger opened up about the frustrating end to his otherwise successful tenure. 'Sam Flood came in and was just, you know, just an a**hole about it.'

DAVID COVERDALE: UK Sport, the Government agency responsible for major sporting events, confirmed that the tournament is one of 70 events they want to stage over the next 15 years.

The opening sequence of Netflix 's Full Swing Season 2 ends with Rory McIlroy turning to the camera and declaring, 'It's been quite the year in the world of golf.' And he wasn't lying.

2023 was a year full of bombshell news, intrigue and scandal in the golfing world and Netflix's docuseries looks set to cover it all following the release of its jampacked season 2 trailer.

He won three times on the PGA Tour, starred for the United States Ryder Cup team and set a Masters birdie record a year before securing a third-place finish at Augusta - all before the age of 25.

While Rory McIlroy surprisingly softened his stance after the move, the same seemingly can't be said for Woods as Rahm opened up on the two PGA Tour star's very different reactions.

DOMINIC KING AT KEMPTON PARK: As a Major Champion and Ryder Cup hero, McDowell has mastered the art of staying calm when the stakes are high on a golf course.

Givemefive carries the colours of Smash Racing. The names behind it are two of the world's best golfers, Graeme McDowell and five-times major winner Brooks Koepka.

Since Ryder Cup teammates Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton's switches, four-time major winner McIlroy has softened his stance, admitting that he has been 'too judgmental' of those who jumped ship.

Following Jon Rahm's landmark £400million move to the Saudi-backed golf league, there has been much debate on whether LIV players should be allowed to re-join the original tours.

ISABEL BALDWIN IN MEXICO: Hatton said his debut felt like the first day of school, admitting it would 'take a bit of time' to find his feet. Two rounds in and it seems it's going to take a lot longer than that.

Jon Rahm has officially launched his career in LIV Golf, teeing off at the Saudi-backed circuit's first event of the season in Mayakoba.

Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas are among the golf superstars who will appear in the second season of Full Swing when the fly-on-the-wall docuseries returns next month.

Tyrrell Hatton said that LIV Golf's team format - similar to the Ryder Cup - was one of the main draws for him to leave the PGA Tour and join the breakaway Saudi-backed golf circuit.

McIlroy, who softened his stance following Jon Rahm's reported $500m deal, has reversed his course once again after it was confirmed that Tyrrell Hatton, had made the move.

Ryder Cup star Hatton, who has defected to the Saudi-backed venture in a deal worth a reported $64million, joins Legion XIII alongside Caleb Surratt and Zimbabwe's Kieran Vincent.

Tyrrell Hatton's move to the LIV circuit will be rubber-stamped imminently in what will cause a fresh headache for European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald.

Hatton, a member of the 2023 Ryder Cup-winning Team Europe, is now set to follow Jon Rahm to LIV Golf. Rahm became LIV's greatest coup when he inked a massive £450m deal last month.

Hatton, ranked World No 16, is said to have turned down previous offers over reluctance to risk dropping of the top 50 and missing out on the majors but an improved deal may have turned his head.

Molinari's statistical analysis played a key role in Europe regaining the trophy in Rome last year with a five-point victory over the United States at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.

Tommy Fleetwood has revealed he turned down a multi-million pound approach from the Saudi-backed LIV tour just weeks after Jon Rahm's sensational £500million defection.

The golf star, the 2014 runner-up of the showpiece prize, did not even attend this year's ceremony via video link. Mary Earps scooped up the honour in December, .

The Ryder Cup legend indicated on social media that he isn't over some of the heavy criticism aimed at his choice to be among the first batch of players to sign with LIV in June 2022.

When Rory McIlroy stood on the final tee for his 72nd hole, he held a one-stroke lead at 19-under-par over his English playing partner and great mate.

The 53-year-old, six time major champion was an unlikely choice anyway, due to his allegiance to LIV Golf, which he joined in June 2022. Mickelson wasn't involved in last year's Ryder Cup.

Phil Mickelson spoke defiantly Wednesday about Jon Rahm's move to LIV Golf, saying that the Spaniard's defection from the PGA shows that the breakaway league 'isn't going anywhere.'

While Patrick Cantlay is already a very accomplished golfer, he got a reminder that he still has a ways to go before being considered the best.

Mickelson took a righteous approach to Rory McIlroy's U-turn this week, calling for peace rather than his own validation as he claimed Jon Rahm's defection could finally bring the warring factions together.

KIERAN GILL AT ALEXANDRA PALACE: Littler's position as the fan-favourite ahead of Humphries was laid bare during the walk-ons - cheers for 'the Nuke', jeers for 'Cool Hand'.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: In a notable U-turn on previous hostilities, the world No 2 conceded he had been harsh on the big-name rebels that cashed in on golf's civil war

Despite Luke Humphries being favourite, the majority of outright winner bets overnight going on Luke Littler, ensuring a sizeable hit for Paddy Power if the teenage star completes his fairytale run.

Littler has captured the public's imagination with his fairytale run at Alexandra Palace, having made it all the way to the final as a 16-year-old.

The four-time major champion recently made an appearance on the Stick to Football podcast, alongside Keane, Gary Neville , Jill Scott and Ian Wright.

Rory McIlroy has admitted he regrets losing control of his emotions at the Ryder Cup after clashing with Patrick Cantlay's and his caddie Joe LaCava during Europe's triumph last year. 

Rory McIlroy has admitted that he was 'too judgmental' of the players who first joined the lucrative Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour.

The year of 2023 has now come and gone but it's left behind a remarkable 12 months of sport. Here, Mail Sport looks back at the storylines and stunning pictures that accompany them.

The attritional relationship between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf has ignited feuds, broken down relationships and has vastly changed the golfing landscape as we know it.

LEWIS STEELE AT GOODISON PARK: Newly crowned world champions Manchester City returned to Premier League action by coming from behind to beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park.

The end of 2023 is drawing near and it's time to reflect on yet another unforgettable year of sport. To celebrate, we've created a bronze, silver and gold quiz for you to sink your teeth into!

The football legend, 44, told a shocked BBC reporter that he had never had a cup of tea or coffee at the Salford event on Tuesday.

Aside from their talent on the pitch, the Lionesses have also become known for their energetic Tik Tok dances. 

Aimee Fuller put on a very leggy display in a red glittering dress as she attended the BBC Sports Personality of the Year held at Media City in Salford on Tuesday. 

Zara - a keen athlete - received the honour in 2006 after winning the Eventing World Championship in Aachen, Germany. Tonight's she shared her disbelief at the moment in a video.

Leah Williamson showed off her chic sense of style as she walked the red carpet at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards at MediaCityUK in Salford on Tuesday.

Paula Radcliffe looked sensational as she attended the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards at MediaCityUK in Salford on Tuesday.