Patrick Reed

Schwartzel celebrates as golf’s power struggle deepens

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.

Stage set for classic Masters battle

The most hotly anticipated Masters in years gets underway early April 9 morning under the towering Georgia pines of Augusta National with a host of gripping potential story lines.
      
First and foremost is the return to competitive play of four-time winner Tiger Woods after a two-month timeout to try and get his game back together.