By Gary AndersonThe USPGA Championship is set to get underway later this week at Valhalla Golf Club in

thinking about it," said McIlroy, who is chasing his second USPGA title after winning at Kiawah Island Golf

You just try to win golf tournaments and my goal between now and the end of the year is to win as many

Australia's Olympic squad has named six more team leaders for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, headed by golf

He will lead the Australian golf team in Rio when the sport makes its Olympic return after a 112-year

Australian golf is currently in rude health, with Adam Scott ranked number two in the world and Jason

I am looking forward to this incredible honour of leading the men's and women's golf teams into Rio 2016

The Australian team is one of the most respected teams in the world both on and off the field and our golf

number who took part in an oversees Games at Athens in 2004 ©Getty ImagesWith rugby sevens debuting and golf

By Zjan ShirinianA draft calendar of 45 test events that will be held in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been published as the city prepares to celebrate the two-years-to-go countdown.

calendarSome of the events will be ticketed.Despite concerns about whether the under-construction Olympic golf

of fecal pollution, and 195-times the United States limit.Concerns have also been raised about the golf

due to polluted waters, admits ISAF officialMarch 2014: Fear Rio 2016 will not be ready to host test golf

By David OwenShares of Adidas, the sportswear group that recently agreed a record kit deal with Manchester United, one of the world's best-known football clubs, have been hit hard following a profit warning.

billion) previously expected.The revision partly reflected what it called "continued weakness" in the golf

programme" at TaylorMade-adidas to "align the organisation's overhead to match lower expectations for the golf

revision in Adidas' expected net income this year has been partly blamed on "continued weakness" in the golf

sales increased by 10 per cent on a currency-neutral basis, even though sales at TaylorMade-adidas Golf

million), while net income attributable to shareholders was €144 million (£114 million/$193 million).Golf

Can the Olympics put some spring back into the step of golf, a sport that has been struggling in recent

love to have golf's problems.An economic impact study for Europe, compiled by the firm on behalf of golf

Professional Golfers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland, concluded that in 2012 the game of golf

George Lyon was the last Olympic golf champion ©WikipediaAs for other changes that could help golf to

George Lyon, a Canadian cricketer who took up golf at the age of 38, has reigned as Olympic golf champion

By Gary AndersonChina's former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Yao Ming has been announced as the latest ambassador for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

of double Olympic and three-time world pole vaulting champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia, American golf

2014 Summer Youth Olympic GamesMarch 2014: Nanjing 2014 Athlete Role Models unveiledOctober 2013: US golf

Their musical journey across Scotland included a representation of golf at the Royal and Ancient, Scotch

European Tour (LET) has announced next year's Turkish Ladies Open will become the first professional golf

Traditionally, golf tournaments on both the men's and women's tours run from a Thursday to a Sunday.However

, the LET has decided to try out a new format in order to maximise potential interest in women's golf

The Ladies European Tour strategy includes exploring new ways to provide maximum exposure to women's golf

Club in Belek ©Getty Images Derrey won her title at the National Golf Club in Belek and the LET also

announced the tournament is set to alternate between the National and the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa

By Gary AndersonBritish satellite broadcaster Sky Sports is dedicating a whole channel to coverage of this year's Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Scotland with the launch of Sky Sports Ryder Cup.

on September 18 and run until 6am on October 2.The Channel is set to provide more than 330 hours of golf

We're dedicating a whole channel to the biggest event in golf, providing viewers with the complete Ryder

We're incredibly proud of our partnership with golf and its fitting we mark our 10th Ryder Cup on Sky

hand to launch innovative Ryder Cup educational resource marking one year to goJune 2013: Scottish golf

By Gary AndersonRory McIlroy joined an exclusive club with his first Open Championship win today as he held the Claret Jug aloft at Royal Liverpool to become only the third player in history to win three majors by the age of 25.

The course is a very, very good test of golf."

By Nick ButlerRory McIlroy tightened his formidable grip on the Claret Jug today after a third superb round in the British Open at Royal Liverpool to take a six-shot lead into the fourth and final day of action.

By Gary AndersonNorthern Ireland's Rory McIlroy put in another masterful display around the links at Royal Liverpool to take a four-shot lead into the weekend at the Open Championship as Tiger Woods struggled to a round of 77 to just make the cut at two-over-par.

It was just another solid a round of golf."Everything seems to be on the right track."

Golf is a very fickle game."

By Emily GoddardRory McIlroy has shot a six under par 66 to secure his place at the top of the leaderboard after the first day of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

It was just a real solid round of golf," McIlroy said."

By Emily GoddardFiji has set a budget of more than $2 million (£1.2 million/€1.5 million) to send a team to next year's Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

capital to compete in the sports of athletics, basketball, body building, boxing, cricket, football, golf

By Gary AndersonEngland's Justin Rose will be hoping history repeats itself as he gets his Open Championship challenge underway tomorrow at Royal Liverpool after winning the Scottish Open earlier this week. 

has been in fine form recently, following up his win in the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Golf

go there as a past champion, as opposed to a foreign player who has never been able to conquer links golf

edition of golf's oldest major Championship and the 12th time it will be staged at Royal Liverpool Golf

took place there in 2006 and the 14-time major winner will be making only his second appearance on a golf