Professional golf tours

Talor Gooch became the first golfer to win back-to-back LIV titles after he defeated Spain's Sergio Garcia in the first playoff hole at the LIV Singapore competition on Sunday.

Gooch pocketed $4 million for the victory in the city-state, the same amount he won in his breakthrough in Adelaide last week.

Australia's Grace Kim won the LPGA's Lotte Championship on April 15 after triumphing in a three-woman playoff in Oahu, Hawaii to give the 22-year-old her first tour triumph.

Charl Schwartzel's victory at the first event of the rebel LIV Golf series brought the curtain down on one of the most dramatic weeks in the history of a sport now in deep turmoil.

The breakaway circuit, fronted by former world number one Greg Norman and bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, is now a real and present threat to golf's established tours.

Annecy – Golfer Pia Babnik scored the first Slovenian win at the Ladies European Tour on Saturday as she won the EUR 200,000 Jabra Ladies Open tournament in the Evian Resort Golf Club in France. The win earned he a ticket for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Justin Rose is not only looking to successfully defend his Turkish Airlines Open title but in the process return to golf's world number one ranking.

Justin Thomas is celebrating in becoming the 21st different golfer to become number one in the world after finishing tied for 11th at the Players Championship on May 13.

Ian Poulter beat PGA Tour rookie Beau Hossler in a playoff to win the Houston Open on April 1 and earn the final invitation to the U.S. Masters.

Rory McIlroy ended an 18-month PGA win drought in sensational fashion March 18 with birdies on five of the last six holes to capture the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

American Justin Thomas rolled in a birdie on the first hole of a playoff to out-duel third round leader Luke List and win the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic on Feb. 25.

South Korean sensation Park Sung-Hyun became the first LPGA Tour rookie to be crowned world number one on Nov. 7 after a season in which she also won her first major.