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Woods Posts First Picture Since Car Crash

Tiger Woods has posted a photo of himself smiling on a golf course - the first time he has been pictured since he was seriously injured in a car accident in...... Read more Matsuyama Makes History As First Japanese Man To Win Major Golf Championship

Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a major golf championship on Sunday, holding his nerve down the stretch to capture the 85th Masters after a dramatic final round....... Read more Tiger Woods Crash Due To ‘Unsafe’ Driving Speed Up To 87 Mph

Tiger Woods was driving at nearly double the 45 mph speed limit when he crashed in California in February, Los Angeles County’s sheriff said Wednesday. Woods’s SUV flew off the road...... Read more Injured Tiger Woods Will Miss Masters 20 Years After Tiger Slam

Severe leg injuries in a February car crash ensured Tiger Woods won’t be playing in this year’s Masters on the 20th anniversary of his “Tiger Slam” victory at Augusta National. But...... Read more Anambra SWAN Undergoes Golf Reporting Training

Members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter, over the weekend underwent a training on golf reporting. The one-day training which was initiated by the State Chairman,...... Read more Tiger Woods Back Home And Recovering After Car Accident

Golfer Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he is back home and continuing his recovery after suffering severe leg injuries in a car accident last month. “Happy to report that I...... Read more Tiger Woods ‘In Good Spirits’ After Being Moved To New Hospital

Tiger Woods is "in good spirits" after being moved to a new Los Angeles hospital for treatment from injuries he sustained in a car accident. A statement on the golfing champion's...... Read more Tiger Woods’s Car-Crash Injuries Cast Doubt On Future

Golf legend Tiger Woods was recovering in hospital on Wednesday after surgery for serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash that have raised fears for the 45-year-old’s career. Law enforcement...... Read more Record-Breaking Johnson Wins First Masters

World number one Dustin Johnson won his first Masters title by five strokes as he finished with a record-breaking low score of 20 under par at Augusta. The American posted a...... Read more Georgia Oboh Gets Invite To Participate In Saudi Arabia Golf Tournament

Nigeria’s teenage golf sensation, Georgia Oboh has continued to make progress into the elite class in international golf with the latest invite to compete at the 2020 Saudi Arabia Ladies Golf...... Read more Woods Back At Familiar Sherwood With Eyes On PGA Tour Wins Record

Defending champion Tiger Woods will be on a familiar stomping ground when he seeks a record-setting 83rd PGA Tour victory this week at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California, for...... Read more Trump Given Permission To Build Another Golf Course In Scotland

US President Donald Trump has been given permission to build another golf course in Scotland, after authorities there decided in his favour on Sunday in spite of local opposition. The new...... Read more Nigeria’s Teenage Golfer Georgia Oboh Makes Top 20 In Scotland

Still relishing her Ladies Scottish Open debut, Georgia Oboh shot a 73 one over par on a wet rainy day in a one-day mini-tour event at the Willow Valley Golf club...... Read more Nigeria’s Teenage Golf Sensation, Georgia Oboh, Invited To Compete At Scottish Open

Nigeria’s teenage golf sensation, Georgia Oboh, has been invited to compete at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open taking place next month, Aug 13 – 16 at The Renaissance Club...... Read more Lady Professional Golfers Hail Nwodo As Their Inspiration

The Ladies Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria (LPGAN) on Monday described its Board Chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo, as a great Nigerian with immense love for the sport and its female players. Uloma...... Read more Rahm Wins Memorial To Take World Number One Spot

Jon Rahm wiped away a tear of joy after replacing Rory McIlroy as world number one by winning the Memorial Tournament. A three-over-par 75 was enough to win on nine under,...... Read more Tiger Battles To 71 In Third Round At Memorial

Tiger Woods overcame nagging back issues to fire a one-under-par 71 in Saturday's third round of the US PGA Memorial tournament, feeling better after barely making the cut. The 44-year-old reigning...... Read more Tiger Woods Set For First PGA Event Since Covid-19 Shutdown

Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods, a 15-time major winner, said on Thursday he will play his first US PGA Tour event since February at next week’s Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial Tournament. Woods...... Read more Ryder Cup Postponed Until 2021

The 2020 Ryder Cup has been postponed for a year because the coronavirus pandemic means the event cannot be staged safely with spectators present. The match between the United States and...... Read more Pandemic Forces Cancellation Of Senior PGA Championship

Next month’s Senior PGA Championship joined the lengthy list of golf events to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday as US officials confirmed cancellation of the May 19-24 tournament....... Read more Tiger Roars Into Contention For Record 83rd US PGA Win

Tiger Woods charged into contention for a record-setting 83rd all-time US PGA title on Saturday, shooting a three-under par 69 as he chases a ninth career victory at Torrey Pines. Woods...... Read more Bayelsa Golf Course Inaugurated, Hosts Championship

The inaugural International Invitational Open Golf Championship in Yenagoa came to a climax over the weekend with Francis Epe of the Ikoyi Golf Club emerging winner in the Professional category. About...... Read more Tiger Woods Targeting Tokyo Olympics

Golf returned to the Games in 2016 after a 112-year absence but Woods, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 21st century, missed its return through injury. “Making...... Read more Tiger Woods Undergoes Knee Surgery, Targets October Return

Tiger Woods had a knee operation last week but is expected to make a full recovery and hopes to be back competing in October. The former world No 1 said he...... Read more McIlroy Misses Cut at Home Open as Lowry Shares Lead

Rory McIlroy agonisingly missed the cut at his home Open as Ireland's Shane Lowry produced a four-under-par 67 to take a share of the lead. McIlroy's 79 on Thursday left him...... Read more