Olazabal won't return as 2014 Ryder Cup captain

LONDON | Describing the role as "torture" at times, victorious Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal ruled out the possibility of staying on for the 2014 competition at Gleneagles.

3rd event is the most important in FedEx Cup

CARMEL | Marc Leishman remembers the nervous feeling as he stood over a short putt on the final hole of the BMW Championship. It was his first time in the FedEx Cup, and the stakes were so enormous that he had a hard time blocking out everything but getting the ball in the cup.

Tom Lewis shines in front of namesake to lead British Open

SANDWICH, England | His parents named him after Tom Watson, so Tom Lewis was thrilled when the pairings for the British Open came out.

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, kisses the trophy after winning the U.S. Open in Bethesda, Md., on Sunday. McIlroy won the U.S. Open for his first major with a record setting 16-under 268.

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Rory McIlroy holds up the trophy for photographers after winning the U.S. Open on Sunday.

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 11th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open Championship in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday, June 18, 2011.

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The crowd watches a shot by Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, on the 18th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Championship on Friday in Bethesda, Md.

McIlroy opens 3-shot lead at U.S. Open

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, chips out of a bunker to the 14th green during the first round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Thursday in Bethesda, Md. McIlry shot a 6-under-par 65 to take a three-stroke lead over Y.E. Yang and Charl Schwartzel.

A wacky Sunday like no other at Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. | They say the Masters doesn't truly begin until the back nine on Sunday.

Fowler bounces Mickelson out of match play

MARANA, Ariz. | Hotter than his matching pink shirt and shoes, Rickie Fowler led a dynamic charge of the next generation Thursday in the Match Play Championship.

Surging Woods is 4 behind leader McIlroy in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Strong off the tee and hitting his shots with exquisite control, Tiger Woods seemed like his old self.

McIlroy's 65 takes lead in Dubai, Woods shoots 71

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Rory McIlroy upstaged the world's top three golfers with a 7-under 65 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Dubai Desert Classic, four shots better than No. 1 Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer and six ahead of an inconsistent Tiger Woods.