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Jason Day and Marc Leishman had 12 birdies, two eagles and finished 1 shot short of the record for the scramble format, posting a 16-under 56 to lead the QBE Shootout by a stroke.

Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen was cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a flight to the United Kingdom from a World Golf Championships event in Tennessee in 2019.

Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son, Charlie, in the PNC Championship, he tweeted Wednesday.

Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen has given evidence during a trial where he denies charges of sexual assault, assault by beating and being drunk on an aircraft from the US to the UK.

Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen grabbed a woman's breast and urinated on a first class seat after taking alcohol and sleeping pills on a British Airways flight from the United States to London in 2019, a court heard.

Viktor Hovland made consecutive eagles and closed with consecutive bogeys while overcoming a six-shot deficit to win the Hero World Challenge on Sunday and keep Collin Morikawa from reaching No. 1 in the world.

Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson both had to take 2-shot penalties at the Hero World Challenge after starting the ninth hole from the 17th tee en route to finishing in the last two positions.

Daniel van Tonder wins the SA Open as fellow South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout secured a year-ending position in the world's top 50 and a spot at next year's Masters.

With sights set on becoming the No. 1 player in the world, Collin Morikawa raced away from a 20-man field Saturday in the Hero World Challenge with an 8-under 64, building a five-shot lead with one round left

Jazz owner Ryan Smith typically would be in Utah for a home game against the Celtics. But he took a part-time job for the week. Smith is at the Hero World Challenge as the caddie for Tony Finau.

Bryson DeChambeau made five birdies in a six-hole stretch and overcame a late double bogey to shoot 8-under 64 and lead the Hero World Challenge by 1 stroke over Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa and Tony Finau.

The U.S. Golf Association is providing a national championship for players with disabilities that will start next year on the No. 6 course at Pinehurst.

Rory McIlroy's opening-round 6-under 66 at the Hero World Challenge was good for a share of the lead with Daniel Berger and Abraham Ancer.

Tiger Woods seemed at peace in front of reporters for the first time since his February car accident. He said he will likely try to come back and play again -- when and where and how often is still up in the air.

Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he's hopeful he can play some limited golf in the future but said the road back from his February crash has been "a lot of hard work" and he's "lucky to be alive and still have a limb."

In his first extensive interview since his February car crash, Tiger Woods said his hope is to return to competitive golf, but that he never expects to compete again at the highest level, "and I understand it, and I accept it."

Lee Elder, the first Black player to compete in the Masters and a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, has died at age 87.

Suzann Pettersen, who won the Solheim Cup for Europe in 2019 with the last shot of her career, will captain the team four years later for its second straight title defense.

South African golfer Thriston Lawrence won the Joburg Open on Saturday after the third round was abandoned because of bad weather, meaning the result was called after 36 holes of the inaugural event on the DP World Tour.

Brooks Koepka had four birdies in his match against Bryson DeChambeau on Friday en route to an easy 4-and-3 victory in a 12-hole match in Las Vegas.