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Danny Willett had withdraw from the Irish Open after one round

Willett sets for six months out due to shoulder surgery

Former Masters champion Danny Willett is set to be sidelined for six months by the shoulder injury which ruined his bid for a second BMW PGA Championship title.

Golf • 20 Sep 23

McIlroy has become the face of the main Tours during the LIV saga

Tour talisman McIlroy lining up a Wentworth return

World number three Rory McIlroy is to return to the BMW PGA Championship for the first time in three years this summer as one of the flagship events on the DP World Tour boosts its star quality.

Golf • 22 Jul 22

The 2019 winner is well in the mix ahead of the final round

McDowell well placed at the Corales Puntacana

Graeme McDowell is three shots off the lead, held by Joel Dahmen and Rafael Campos, after the third round of the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.

Golf • 28 Mar 21

Willett out of Sawgrass after positive Covid-19 test

Former Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from this week's Players Championship after testing positive for Covid-19.

Golf • 10 Mar 21

Danny Willett relaxing in his green jacket after a dramatic 2016 Masters

On this day 2016: Spieth shock as Willett wins Masters

The final day of the 2016 Masters will live long in the memory as England's Danny Willett secured his first major, capitalising on a Jordan Spieth back-nine collapse.

Golf • 10 Apr 20

Willett celebrates after the last with his son

Willett holds off Rahm challenge at Wentworth

The former Masters champion carded a closing 67 to finish 20 under par, three shots ahead of fellow overnight leader John Rahm

Golf • 22 Sep 19

Jon Rahm plays his third shot on the 18th hole

Willett & Rahm lead the way after topsy-turvy climax

Former Masters champion Danny Willett and Spain's Jon Rahm share the lead heading into the final day of the BMW PGA Championship after a dramatic finish to the third round at Wentworth.

Golf • 21 Sep 19

Danny Willett bursts to sweet Dubai glory

Danny Willett claimed his first win since the 2016 Masters with victory in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Golf • 18 Nov 18

Willett & Reed set pace in Dubai, McIlroy slips back

Past and present Masters champions Danny Willett and Patrick Reed set the pace in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Saturday, as Rory McIlroy slipped back t leave himself with a mountain to climb on the final day of action.

Golf • 17 Nov 18

Chez Reavie eyes up a put on the way to taking the lead

High winds mean no low scores at CJ Open in Korea

The weather wasn't kind and most of the main contenders find themselves back in the field after the first day at the CJ Open

Golf • 18 Oct 18

Graeme McDowell is one shot off the lead

Kaymer leads from McDowell at the Italian Open

Martin Kaymer surged into contention for his first victory in four years as several of Europe's star names, including Graeme McDowell, rediscovered their top form in the Italian Open.

Golf • 01 Jun 18

Danny Willett reacts after one of his shots at the Masters in Augusta.

'I just hit one bad one and got really, really screwed'

Former champion Danny Willett was left to rue a costly late stumble after missing the cut in the Masters for the second year in succession.

Golf • 07 Apr 18

Danny Willett capitalised on Jordan Spieth's capitulation at Augusta last year

Willett admits to wilting at times after Masters win

Danny Willett has found it hard - and at times impossible - to ignore the criticism which comes with being a major champion struggling to rediscover his top form.

Golf • 03 Apr 17

Rory McIlroy had a day to forget at Bay Hill

Fitzpatrick prospers as McIlroy struggles at Bay Hill

Matt Fitzpatrick claimed a share of the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational as pre-tournament favourites Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson struggled to make an impression.

Golf • 17 Mar 17

Rory McIlroy has endured a mixed start at the second round of the DP World Tour Champio

McIlroy gets title defence back on track in Dubai

World number two Rory McIlroy got his title defence back on track in the DP World Tour Championship, but admitted he will still need help from elsewhere to claim a fourth victory of the season.

Golf • 18 Nov 16

Henrik Stenson hopes to cap off a good year that also saw him win the Open

Stenson looking to secure a second Race to Dubai

Henrik Stenson can seal a second Race to Dubai title with victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge this week as an off-form Danny Willett tries to "find some game" at Sun City.

Golf • 09 Nov 16

Willett says floodlights should only used for 'a giggle'

Willett pans idea of floodlit Tour golf

Masters champion Danny Willett has given short shrift to the suggestion that a regular tournament could be played under floodlights.

Golf • 03 Nov 16

Rory McIlroy is seven off the pace in Shanghai

McIlroy fails to catch fire in Shanghai charge

Rory McIlroy spluttered in his charge for the Shanghai victory he feels will be necessary to have a chance of winning the Race to Dubai for the third year running.

Golf • 27 Oct 16

Danny Willett: 'I don't think you should be walking around playing golf while people are saying things to your parents and saying things to your wife.'

Willett claims rowdy US fans targeted his family

Danny Willett has revealed his parents and wife were targeted by rowdy Ryder Cup fans.

Golf • 05 Oct 16

Danny Willett: 'Still shows that sometimes fans don't know when to call it a day'

Willett says USA fans proved his brother right

Danny Willett signed off Europe's Ryder Cup defeat with a swipe at Americans fans, saying their behaviour over the weekend had justified comments made by his brother.

Golf • 03 Oct 16

Danny Willett has distanced himself from a column written by his brother

Danny Willett apologises for brother's Ryder rant

Masters champion Danny Willett hopes his apology can draw a line under the controversy caused by an article written by his brother which describes American Ryder Cup fans as a "braying mob of imbeciles."

Golf • 29 Sep 16

Danny Willett is one off the lead at the Italian Open

Masters champion Willett in title hunt in Italy

US Masters champion Danny Willett moved within one stroke of the lead during a weather-interrupted third round of the Italian Open.

Golf • 17 Sep 16

Danny Willett finished in a share of sixth at last year's Open

Willett bidding to rediscover top form at the Open

Masters champion Danny Willett admits he is trying to rediscover the game which won him the Green Jacket as the knock-on effects of winning at Augusta have impacted on his form.

Golf • 12 Jul 16

Reserva de Marapendi in Barra da Tijuca, a suburb west of Rio de Janeiro will host the golf tournament

Rose: Olympics Zika threat could be 'non-event'

Justin Rose believes the threat of the Zika virus could prove to be a "non-event", but can sympathise with his fellow professionals who have cited it as a reason to miss the Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 12 Jul 16

Willett and McIlroy during their first round at Oakmont, which was cut short due to thunder storms

McIlroy and Willett already scrambling at US Open

Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett face a battle to get back into US Open contention as the tournament itself fights to get back on schedule following a rain delayed first day.

Golf • 17 Jun 16