ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal was selected the captain of the European Ryder Cup team for the 2012 competition in the United States.
LONDON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Graeme McDowell and Ernie Els each inched up in the men's world golf rankings, updated Monday.
HONOLULU, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Mark Wilson notched his third career PGA tour win Sunday, firing a 3-under-par 67 in the final round to take the Sony Open in Hawaii by two strokes.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Charl Schwartzel shot 4-under-par 67 Sunday in successfully defending his title at the European Tour's Joburg Open in Johannesburg.
HONOLULU, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Shigeki Maruyama and Stuart Appleby finished knotted for first place at 10-under-par 130 after Saturday's second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Defending champion Charl Schwartzel and two other golfers are tied for the lead heading into the final round of the European Tour's Joburg Open in Johannesburg.
HONOLULU, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A 6-under 66 by Stuart Appleby Friday gave him a one-shot lead over nine players at the end of the opening round of the Sony Open.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Defending champion Charl Schwartzel shot 10-under-par 61 Friday and moved into a tie for the lead at the European Tour's Joburg Open in Johannesburg.
HONOLULU, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Heavy rains over the island of Oahu Thursday led the PGA Tour to postpone the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Martin Maritz and Tyrone Mordt each had bogey-free, 9-under-par 62s Thursday and share the lead at the European Tour's Joburg Open in South Africa.
KAPALULA, Hawaii, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The disqualification of a professional golfer in Hawaii for a rules violation spotted by a television viewer has angered some players, officials said.
LAHAINA, Hawaii, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Robert Garrigus missed a short par putt on the second playoff hole Sunday, handing Jonathan Byrd a victory at the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Louis Oosthuizen had a birdie on the first hole of the three-way playoff Sunday to win the European Tour's Africa Open in South Africa.
LAHAINA, Hawaii, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Steve Stricker, Jonathan Byrd and Robert Garrigus finished Saturday's third round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in a three-way tie for the lead.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Louis Oosthuizen shot 4-under-par 69 Saturday and is tied with Markus Brier for the lead after three rounds of the European Tour's Africa Open in South Africa.
LAHAINA, Hawaii, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Robert Garrigus highlighted another day of low scoring with a 10-under 63 Friday that put him one shot in front midway through the Tournament of Champions.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Miles Tunnicliff's chip-in on the final hole Friday pulled him into a three-way tie for the lead after two rounds of the Africa Open in South Africa.
LAHAINA, Hawaii, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Jonathan Byrd and Carl Pettersson both turned in a 7-under 67 Thursday to share the lead at the Tour of Champions, the opening event on the 2011 PGA Tour.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Brandon Pieters had a string of five consecutive birdies Thursday that carried him to the first-round lead of the European Tour's Africa Open in South Africa.
KAPALUA, Hawaii, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The first round of the American golf season will be played Thursday without Tiger Woods and three of the four major championship winners from 2010.
KAPALUA, Hawaii, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Defending Tournament of Champions titlist Geoff Ogilvy injured his finger in Hawaii Wednesday, a day before the start of the PGA's season-opening event.
CHIBA, Japan, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Japanese court gave an Australian professional golfer a suspended prison sentence for cocaine use and possession.
