American a six-under-par 65 to move to 10 under for the tournament and well clear of England’s Tommy Fleetwood.

Rory McIlroy battles way around Royal Liverpool Golf Club to even par 71 on opening day, but Taichi Kho struggles in his Open debut, with a quintuple bogey on 18 the worst of a difficult round.

Taichi Kho is the first Hong Kong-born golfer to compete at the The Open Championship, and qualified after winning his home World City Championship in March.

Australian believes he is close to being tournament ready ahead of last major of the year at Royal Liverpool.

‘The more I thought about [winning], the more nervous I felt,’ he admits after triumph on home soil makes him the first Hongkonger to win on the Asian Tour.

British Open winner Cameron Smith of Australia stayed silent on reports he will jump from the US PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.

Cameron Smith reacts angrily to questions about his future moments after thrilling victory at St Andrews. Reports suggest he and Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama are about join Saudi-backed series.

Aged 28, Smith is the first Australian in almost three decades to win the Open since Greg Norman in 1993 – the world number six showed nerves of steel.

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland tied at top of leader board on 16-under par after shooting identical 6-under 66s in the third round.

Cameron Young fires bogey-free 8-under par 64 at St Andrews, as Rory McIlroy lives up to his billing as favourite.

2014 Open champion Rory McIlroy says it would be better if likes of Phil Mikelson and Sergio Garcia, who have joined breakaway tour, weren’t at St Andrews.

Li says he was on verge of walking away from sport before he came second at National Games last year, but he’ll play at this week’s 150th Open Championship with confidence soaring.

Kho is in the field for Final Qualifying at St Annes Old Links, weeks after playing there in The Amateur Championship, with 4 places in The Open up for grabs.

Thai golfer fires two-under par 69 to finish three shots ahead of the field at Sentosa Golf Club. South Korea’s Joohyung Kim finishes top of order of merit with season earnings of US$507,553.

The American golfer became the first player to capture two different majors on the first attempt.

The 2020 US Open champion calls his comments ‘very unprofessional’ while Cobra tour operations manager Ben Schomin says ‘it’s just really, really painful when he says something that stupid’.

The 27-year-old American, known for his scientific approach to golf and a bulked-up driving dominance, leaves 21-year-old countryman Matthew Wolff in his wake.

The 31-year-old McIlroy, playing in his first major since the birth of daughter Poppy, says the lack of spectators as a coronavirus safety precaution removes potential distraction for leaders.

‘My back is what it is. It’s always going to ache and it’s always going to be stiff,’ 44-year-old says ahead of 120th US Open.

John Daly is diagnosed with cancer after seeking treatment for kidney stones.

Golf’s calendar has been decimated by the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Ryder Cup unaffected as PGA confirm September 22-27 dates but tournament calendar sees huge change in run-up, Masters moved to November if medical advice allows.

The Masters was already postponed last month and the remaining majors are expected to be moved in the coming days.

Jason Hak is one of the city’s top local hopes at this week’s Hong Kong Open that will see British Open champion Shane Lowry, of Ireland, in action

2019 Open winner Shane Lowry and Presidents Cup star Tony Finau join the rescheduled Hong Kong Open to kick-start the year.

Tiger Woods made a run for his 15th major title but settles for a tie for sixth