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McIlroy was left frustrated at the par-five 18th

Late stumble leaves McIlroy off the pace in Atlanta

Rory McIlroy's FedEx Cup chances were dealt a blow as water trouble at the 18th left him five shots off the lead heading into the third round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Golf • 05 Sep 20

Tiger Woods plays his shot from the 17th tee during a practice round on Tuesday ahead of the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields

Woods anticipating a tough test at Olympia Fields

Tiger Woods is expecting more of a major-style test in the second FedEx Cup play-off event as he attempts to qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship.

Golf • 26 Aug 20

Rory McIlroy wins Tour Championship by four strokes

Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title for the second time in four years to pocket the $15million first prize in Atlanta.

Golf • 25 Aug 19

Rory McIlroy wins Tour Championship - Day 4 recap

The action is it happened in the final round of action in the Tour Championship as Rory McIlroy won by four strokes from Xander Schauffele

Golf • 25 Aug 19

Rory McIlroy is well in the hunt in Atlanta

McIlroy one shot off the lead at the Tour Championship

Rory McIlroy is one-shot off the lead after the third round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, in the race for the $15 million first prize.

Golf • 25 Aug 19

Fans are assisted by medical personnel after a lightning strike

Play suspended in Atlanta after lightning strikes

The third round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta was suspended on Saturday following lightning strikes at East Lake which resulted in some spectators being taken to hospital, the PGA has confirmed.

Golf • 24 Aug 19

Rory McIlroy: 'It was nice to finish the way I did'

McIlroy has bit between his teeth at Tour Championship

Rory McIlroy shot back-to-back birdies on the final two holes of his second round at the Tour Championship to card a three-under 67 for a share of second place on 12-under, one behind Brooks Koepka.

Golf • 24 Aug 19

Conor McGregor addressed a recent incident in a Dublin pub in an interview with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani on ESPN last night.

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the latest sports news from this August Friday morning.

Other sport • 23 Aug 19

Rory McIlroy turned a five-shot deficit into one following the opening round at East Lake

McIlroy one shot off the lead at Tour Championship

Rory McIlroy admitted that he was very pleased with his opening round at the Tour Championship as the four-time major winner sits just one shot off the lead following the first day's play in Atlanta.

Golf • 23 Aug 19

There will be no Tiger Woods at this year's East Lake finale, despite the former world number one winning the Masters this season

Format favours the field at the Tour Championship

Players starting the tournament on different numbers. Is that the best way to create prestige in the season-ending FedEx Cup, pondered Rory McIlroy ahead of the Tour Championship.

Golf • 21 Aug 19

Ronnie O'Sullivan hails this latest achievement in getting to the top of the rankings

O'Sullivan rockets to the top of the world rankings

Ronnie O'Sullivan has returned to the top of the world rankings for the first time in nine years after sealing victory in the Tour Championship final in Llandudno.

Snooker • 24 Mar 19

Bubba Watson is feeling slightly under the weather

Exhausted Bubba hints at a virus in the US camp

A husky-voiced Bubba Watson suggested he had a sinus infection, and said he was not the only member of the United States Ryder Cup team feeling under the weather.

Golf • 26 Sep 18

Rory McIlroy says the first tee experience is still one that gives him nerves as he braces himself for his fifth Ryder Cup appearance.

McIlroy ready for 'nerve-wrecking' first tee experience

Rory McIlroy says he already has goosebumps ahead of the upcoming Ryder Cup Le Golf National and admits he will still experience first-tee nerves in Paris this week.

Golf • 26 Sep 18

Tiger Woods: "It means a lot more to me now in the sense because I didn't know if I'd ever be out here again playing"

Tiger Woods admits he feared he'd never win again

Tiger Woods has admitted fearing he would never win another golf tournament due to his chronic back injuries.

Golf • 24 Sep 18

Spectators flock behind Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as they make their way to the 18th green in the final round of the Tour Championship

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the breaking news from this September Monday morning.

Other sport • 24 Sep 18

Tiger Woods salutes the crowd after clinching the Tour Championship title

Road to redemption - Tiger's fall and rise

The man himself will tell you it is not even the greatest comeback in golf, let alone sport as a whole. But in many ways it doesn't matter. All that matters now, is that Tiger Woods is back.

Golf • 24 Sep 18

Rory McIlroy (L) and Tiger Woods will face off in Atlanta

'It's exciting for the tournament, exciting for golf'

Rory McIlroy will go head to head with Tiger Woods on the final day of the Tour Championship with his eyes on the prize, as excitement builds for a mouthwatering climactic battle.

Golf • 23 Sep 18

Woods has been in great form in recent weeks

Tiger sets pace at Tour Championship, McIlroy in fifth

Woods leads the way and Rory McIlroy is only two shots back after a rollercoaster first round in Atlanta.

Golf • 20 Sep 18

Rose feeling on top of the world

The English man says his aim for the end of 2019 is to finish up at the top of golf's rankings.

Golf • 19 Sep 18

FedEx Cup play-offs cut to three events

The FedEx Cup play-offs have been reduced from four events to three as part of a revamped 2019 schedule released by the PGA Tour on Tuesday.

Golf • 10 Jul 18

Casey moves into pole position for FedEx title

England's Paul Casey stormed into pole position to celebrate the birth of his second child by winning the FedEx Cup title and £7.4million bonus after a rollercoaster third round of the Tour Championship.

Golf • 24 Sep 17

Justin Thomas: 'I felt like I was leaving a lot of shots out there'

Thomas on track for FedEx title

US PGA champion Justin Thomas moved into pole position to win the FedEx Cup title and $10million bonus after claiming a share of the halfway lead in the Tour Championship.

Golf • 23 Sep 17

Spieth recovered from a shaky start to card a three-under-par first round of 67

Spieth remains on course for lucrative FedEx Cup

Kyle Stanley upstaged the big names to take the first-round lead with a six-under-par 64 at the Tour Championship in Georgia.

Golf • 21 Sep 17

Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the TOUR Championship and FedExCup

Rory McIlroy hopes Tour win can 'galvanise' Europe

Europe's top golfer Rory McIlroy hopes he can bring some momentum to the team's bid to win an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup after his Tour Championship victory.

Golf • 26 Sep 16

Rory McIlroy poses with the FedExCup and Tour Championship trophies

McIlroy seals stunning Tour and FedEx Cup triumph

Rory McIlroy came through a tense three-way play-off to win the Tour Championship in Atlanta and clinch the overall FedEx Cup title, securing a payday of $11.5m.

Golf • 26 Sep 16