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McIlroy follows his shot on the 18th hole

McIlroy opens with mixed round in Texas

Rory McIlroy is seven shots off the lead after a mixed opening round at the Valero Texas Open, with Graeme McDowell two strokes further back.

Golf • 31 Mar 22

Knox opened his tournament steadily with pars on the 10th, 11th and 12th before roaring into life with birdies on five of the next six holes

McDowell five shots adrift of leader Knox in Mexico

A surge of birdies on the front nine was enough to propel Scotland's Russell Knox to the top of the leaderboard following the opening round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico.

Golf • 04 Dec 20

Cink had to wait 11 years to enter the winner's circle again

Cink wins Safeway Open, first title since 2009 Open

PGA Tour veteran Stewart Cink put together a stellar final round 65 to win the Safeway Open in California by two shots.

Golf • 14 Sep 20

Steele and Davis hold slender lead at Sony Open

Brendan Steele and Cameron Davis share the lead at the half-way stage of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Golf • 11 Jan 20

Russell Knox (l): 'It's tough to describe how amazing this feels'

Knox eyes Open title after Irish glory

Russell Knox set his sights on Open Championship glory and Ryder Cup redemption after defeating Ryan Fox in a play-off to win the €6m Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in truly extraordinary fashion.

Golf • 09 Jul 18

Russell Knox wins Irish Open after dramatic playoff

Scotland's Russell Knox defeated Ryan Fox in a play-off to win the €5.3m Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in amazing fashion at Ballyliffin.

Golf • 08 Jul 18

Russell Knox has a point to prove going into the FedEx Cup

Knox eager to prove Clarke wrong over Ryder Cup

Russell Knox admits he is desperate to win the FedEx Cup to prove he should have been given a Ryder Cup wild card ahead of a player rated in the same league as Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

Golf • 30 Aug 16

Russell Knox is one of the favourites to gain a Ryder Cup wildcard

Knox hoping for Ryder Cup call from Clarke

Scotsman Russell Knox sits fourth on the FedExCup points list but may need a strong showing at The Barclays, which opens the lucrative PGA Tour playoffs this week, to join the European Ryder Cup team.

Golf • 24 Aug 16

Harrington fades as Knox wins Travelers C'ship

Jim Furyk made history in the final round of the Travelers Championship as he fired the first 58 on the PGA Tour, but it wasn't enough to deny Russell Knox victory on a day when Pádraig Harrington hit a disappointing 75.

Golf • 08 Aug 16

Russell Knox celebrates his victory at the HSBC Champions

Russell Knox holds nerve to triumph in Shanghai

Scotland's Russell Knox tasted victory on his World Golf Championship debut as he won the HSBC Champions in Shanghai by two shots.

Golf • 08 Nov 15

Ben Martin plays his tee shot on the 16th

Martin sparkles to take Shriners lead

Ben Martin shot a third-round 62 to take a two-shot lead at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Golf • 19 Oct 14

Russell Knox lines up a putt on the 16th green

Knox hopes he won’t bow under pressure

Scotland's Russell Knox is hopeful he can handle the pressure of chasing a first PGA Tour win after moving into a share of the halfway lead at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

Golf • 18 Oct 14

Russell Knox