Golf

May 23, 2013: Ryan Palmer was the leader on the opening day of the Crowne Palmer Invitational at Colonial after the American hit an eight-under 62 to hold a one-shot advantage

May 23, 2013: European Tour chief executive George O'Grady has managed to reignite the ongoing race controversy surrounding Sergio Garcia by insisting that many of the Spaniard's best friends are "coloured athletes"

May 23, 2013: Rory McIlroy stumbled to an opening round 74 to end day one of the BMW PGA Championship on two-over par

May 23, 2013: Rory McIlroy has insisted he has not fallen out with Graeme McDowell, after his compatriot appeared to confirm that the two-time major champion is set to leave his management company

May 22, 2013: Tiger Woods has branded remarks Sergio Garcia made about him "clearly inappropriate", saying they were both wrong and hurtful

May 22, 2013: Rory McIlroy believes the banning of anchored putting strokes will be "good for golf"

May 22, 2013: Sergio Garcia has formally apologised for an ill-advised comment he made about Tiger Woods at an awards dinner in London on Tuesday evening

May 21, 2013: Colin Montgomerie has called for the PGA Tour to align themselves with the anchored putting ban issued by the R&A and USGA under the new Rule 14-1b on Tuesday

May 21, 2013: European captain Paul McGinley reveals he will have three wildcard picks for next year's Ryder Cup at Gleneagles

May 21, 2013: Golf's governing bodies, the R&A and USGA, have agreed to ban anchored putting from 2016

May 21, 2013: England's Brian Davis was among eight players to book a place at this year's Open Championship

May 21, 2013: Sergio Garcia believes he is the only player on tour brave enough to stand up to Tiger Woods

May 20, 2013: Tiger Woods has said there is little chance of he and Sergio Garcia ever patching up their relationship

May 20, 2013: Tiger Woods and Guan Tianlang have both committed to play in this year's Memorial Tournament

May 20, 2013: After a solid showing to defeat Thongchai Jaidee 2&1 in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, Graeme McDowell collected his second trophy in three tournaments as he prepares to tackle the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth

May 19, 2013: Sang-Moon Bae clinched his first PGA Tour title with a two shot victory at the HOP Byron Nelson Championship in Texas

May 19, 2013: Graeme McDowell has won the Volvo World Match Play Championship after beating Thongchai Jaidee in the final

May 18, 2013: Keegan Bradley will head into the final round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship with a one-shot lead after he hit a two-under 68 on Saturday in Texas

May 18, 2013: Graeme McDowell produced a polished display to topple defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts and book his place in the semi-finals of the Volvo World Match Play Championship