MATTHEW FITZPATRICK

Rory McIlroy finished the year as Europe’s top-ranked golfer for the fourth time - and first since 2015 - despite Jon Rahm winning the DP World Tour Championship.

Rory McIlroy is well-placed for another Race to Dubai title after his 7-under 65 left him three shots off the lead heading into the final round at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

The biggest team event in golf is coming to Italy and the Ryder Cup’s organizing committee is concerned that the locals might miss the party.

One major takeaway from the just-concluded Italian Open at the Marco Simone club outside Rome that will host next year’s Ryder Cup is that the course is being set up to reward accurate tee shots with narrow fairways surrounded by nasty rough and even higher grass beyond.

Bob MacIntyre might have just played his way onto Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

Rory McIlroy’s first competitive round on next year’s Ryder Cup course was a success.

For Rory McIlroy, it’s a flat-out “no_” U_S_ Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is open to having LIV Golf players on Europe’s team at next year’s Ryder Cup because he says “I just want to make sure that we win.”.

Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year and it wasn't a big surprise.

Don't expect Rory McIlroy to spend much time reminiscing with his former Ryder Cup teammates at Wentworth this week.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy can each claim a roller coaster day in the Tour Championship.

This is turning out to be a strong group of rookies on the PGA Tour, including three players with one thing in common down the home stretch: None has won yet.

Tiger Woods may have played his final round of a British Open at St. Andrews.

The dry conditions at the British Open turned a beautiful day for golf into a long slog for many of the players.

The Old Course at St. Andrews was fast as ever.

One of the famous lines of Bobby Jones often cited by Jack Nicklaus is that a golfer's career is not complete without winning an Open at St. Andrews.

Will Zalatoris has a chance to join some illustrious company at British Open.

Jack Nicklaus is at St. Andrews for the first time in 17 years, this time without his golf clubs.

Xander Schauffele went from a four-shot deficit to a two-shot lead in the Scottish Open.

Cameron Tringale finally saw how the other half was living at the Scottish Open.

Cameron Tringale has spent 12 years trying to get his first PGA Tour win.

Tiger Woods considers the British Open at St. Andrews to be a historic occasion.

European tour players now have access to the PGA Tour.

US Open Golf Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England, celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. Charl Schwartzel won $4.75 million a week earlier competing in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. And this was one week after Rory McIlroy won the Canadian Open, golf's fourth-oldest national open, in a tense duel with Justin Thomas. LIV Golf and its theme of being a “force for good” will return. Bryson DeChambeau wasn't in London — he signed up with the LIV Golf the weekend before the U.S. Open and will be outside of Portland, Oregon, at the end of the month.

The U.S. Open began with Phil Mickelson speaking without saying hardly anything.

APTOPIX US Open Golf Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England, reacts after a putt on the 13th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. — (AP) — The unsettled future of golf was in the surest of hands over the final four tantalizing hours of the U.S. Open. He was speaking of the shot Fitzpatrick hit from the fairway bunker on No. So you just say, ‘Yeah, we’ll get him next time.’”For Fitzpatrick, this win bookends with his title at the 2013 U.S. He became the second person to win both the U.S. Open and Amateur at the same place.

The unsettled future of golf was in the surest of hands over the final four tantalizing hours of the U.S. Open.

US Open Golf Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England, celebrates with his caddie after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. Matt Fitzpatrick's U.S. Open win Sunday also marked a breakthrough for one of the most popular loopers in the game. “I know it’s something he’s wanted for a long, long, long time. The U.S. Open marked the second straight major in which Fitzpatrick and Foster were part of the day's final pairing. “I just tried to pick a spot up by the tree, and he cut it off the tree and it was a brilliant golf shot,” Foster said.

Billy Foster grabbed the flag on the 18th green, pulled it toward his face and gave it a kiss.

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler tied for second at the U.S. Open, a stroke behind winner Matt Fitzpatrick.

The putt slid an inch — make that a millimeter — outside the left edge of the cup.

Fitzpatrick just barely outplayed Will Zalatoris to win his first major golf tournament, winning by one stroke in Massachusetts on Sunday.

US Open Golf Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England, reacts after a putt on the 13th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. — (AP) — Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies. The U.S. Open champion Sunday. Amateur and U.S. Open on the same course, joining Jack Nicklaus who turned the trick at Pebble Beach. Along with the $3.15 million in prize money, Fitzpatrick had that gold Jack Nicklaus medal draped around his neck.

Matt Fitzpatrick is a champion again at The Country Club.

Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick were tied at the U.S. Open with four holes to go in Sunday inn the final round.

The qualifiers who lingered among the leaders for 36 holes of the U.S. Open came back to reality in the third round.

Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick share the lead in a U.S. Open that was more about survival.

Justin Thomas wanted to honor the spirit of the game.

The storm clouds never arrived at the U.S. Open.

Rory McIlroy says he was wrong about his prediction in February that the Saudi-backed rival golf league was “dead in the water.”.

Bryson DeChambeau says it's a business decision to play for the LIV Golf series.

Mito Pereira had a one-shot lead in the PGA Championship when he sent his tee shot into the water on the par-4 18th hole at Southern Hills.

Justin Thomas has won his second PGA Championship.

Everyone went into a tailspin on a tough day of wind and cold at the PGA Championship.

First-round leader Rory McIlroy's stellar start turned into a stunning slide down the leaderboard.

Will Zalatoris is leading the PGA Championship with great shots and a good draw.

Max Homa played solid, steady golf during a week of cold, wet conditions and a back-and-forth Sunday duel with Keegan Bradley.

Keegan Bradley shot the lowest score in bad weather for the second straight day at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Sixteen players have made it to the weekend in the Dell Technologies Match Play.

No other tournament in golf is more fickle than Match Play.

The chances of an American golfer being crowned as European No. 1 for the first time were already strong heading into the Race to Dubai finale this week.

In the post-defeat dissection that’s sure to come for Europe's Ryder Cup team, certainly the disappearing act by Rory McIlroy will be one of the top talking points.

Europe closed out two matches in rapid succession, then the U.S. closed out another to give the Americans a 10-5 lead with one match left on the course Saturday.

Capsules from the opening day at Whistling Straits in the Ryder Cup.

Youth is being served for this U.S. team in the Ryder Cup.

The United States took a 6-2 lead for its largest opening-day advantage at the Ryder Cup since 1975.