has opened up a two shot lead at the US Women's Open after a six-under round of 66 at the CordeValle Golf

US Open champion Dustin Johnson has become the latest big name golfer to withdraw from the Rio 2016 Olympic competition - with the American joining others in citing fears about the Zika virus.

in the women's tournament.Many have been critical of the decisions, however, with the high number of golf

would still prioritise a major title over Olympic gold with the exodus leading to debate about whether golf

brand.Thousands of bottles will be given to athletes, staff and volunteers as part of the deal.The view from golf

Spain's Sergio Garcia tweeting: "I know there are some dangers but representing Spain, trying to make golf

round of 64 to open up a three-shot lead on the opening day of the US Women's Open at the CordeValle Golf

The International Golf Federation (IGF) and its President Peter Dawson should, in the words of the famous

the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its Session in Copenhagen in 2009 to add golf

game’s top players have been spoiling the party by declining the opportunity to play in the Olympic golf

 Why just golf? Why aren’t other sports affected?

- but golf is in danger of bucking that particular trend.

“The golf course is super, really good,” Dawson said.

to win the third major of her career at the US Women's Open, which is due to begin at the CordeValle Golf

success on the big stage after an impressive run of form.The competition has the biggest purse in women's golf

World number 17 Hideki Matsuyama has become the latest golfer to withdraw from competing at next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro over concerns about the Zika virus.

 The Japanese star described it a “heart wrenching decision”.Golf has been plagued by high-profile

 “Although I am excited that golf is returning to the Olympics and I realise that my potential success

like to send my sincere appreciation to all the parties who have worked very hard to get the game of golf

those to have withdrawn from the Olympics ©Getty ImagesMatsuyama’s withdrawal is the latest blow to golf

Bill Beaumont will officially take up his post as chairman of World Rugby tomorrow having been unanimously elected to the position last month.

to the Games by the International Olympic Committee at its Session in Copenhagen in 2009, along with golf

Disability sports were presented throughout the Old Town Square in Prague as the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Under-23 World Games was officially declared open.

several stations having been set up throughout the square.Wheelchair basketball, table tennis, hockey, golf

South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace has become the first female golfer to withdraw from the Olympic Games tournament at Rio 2016 due to concerns over the Zika virus.

“I was very much looking forward to the opportunity of being part of the South African golf team and

“Some people argue it would have been better to send amateurs there, but the whole reason that golf is

London 2012 gold medal-winning boxer Katie Taylor has hit out at golfers who have pulled out of competing at Rio 2016 due to concerns over Zika, with the Irishwoman accusing them of using it as an excuse.

birth and vision problems in babies.World number one Jason Day has provided the biggest blow yet to the golf

Louis Oosthuizen and Charles Schwartzel have opted not to compete.Paul McGinley, Ireland's Olympic golf

Golf was added to the Games by the International Olympic Committee at its Session in Copenhagen in 2009

with rugby sevens.The high degree of withdrawals among the game's elite has intensified fears that golf

Committee of Kosovo (OCK) counterpart Besim Hasani in Pristina, where the 2016 WMF World Adventure Golf

Hasani is said to have expressed his gratitude for Kosovo being awarded this year's WMF World Adventure Golf

staging of the event in its six-year history with 62 players and 11 teams playing on the Kosovo Adventure Golf

minigolf debut at the inaugural event held in English town Hastings in 2011.The WMF World Adventure Golf

World number one Jason Day of Australia has provided the biggest blow yet to the Olympic golf tournament

suit by confirming his withdrawal due to the virus.It marks another huge setback for the International Golf

Federation (IGF), who successfully campaigned to get the sport included at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.Golf

IOC) at its Session in Copenhagen in 2009, along with rugby sevens.Day has confirmed he has informed Golf

insists that it had been a "major goal to compete in the Olympics for my country" but that "playing golf

While it has always been a major goal to compete in the Olympics for my country, playing golf cannot

Golf should lose its place on the Olympic programme unless it can guarantee the participation of its

highest-profile golfer to withdraw from Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesRio 2016 will be the first time that golf

Jason Day will consult with his family before he decides whether to take part in the first Olympic golf

put the health of his family ahead of his sport as he became the latest golfer to snub the Rio 2016 golf

Ireland's Graeme McDowell has become the latest golfer to announce he will not participate at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

As many within golf will know my wife Kristin is pregnant and is due to have out second child just a

couple of weeks after the Olympic golf competition concludes," McDowell said in a statement.

“I’ve always been a proud member of Ireland’s golf teams, from my amateur career through to playing

in four World Cups of Golf for Ireland and I wish the Irish Olympic Team the very best of luck in Rio

Singh and America's Marc Leishman, have already cited Zika as their reason for withdrawing from the golf