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Australian pro golfer Jarrod Lyle is struggling through a "really scary" period in his third battle with cancer.

 

Phil Mickelson has apologised four days after intentionally violating golf rules by hitting a moving ball on the green at the U.S. Open, saying his frustration got the best of him.

OPINION: New Zealand produces countless amateur star golfers who appear destined for professional glory.

It's not for everyone, but closing his eyes when putting seemed to work for New Zealand's top amateur golfer Daniel Hillier in Scotland.

Top England golfer Lee Westwood says the USA Golf Association has set a dangerous precedent in not disqualifying Phil Mickelson from the US Open for hitting a moving ball.

All in all, Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox looks back on his rollercoaster ride of a US Open at Shinnecock Hills as a positive experience, leaving him feeling like "I can foot it with the big boys".

Golfer Phil Mickelson's wife Amy says her husband is "a good man who had a bad moment", and offered to withdraw from the US Open after putting a moving ball.

Camouflaged cameras are secretly monitoring Berhampore golf course's under-threat back nine.

Brooks Koepka has the game to win a U.S. Open on any course.

Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko maintained her solid and steady form at the LPGA Classic to rise to third place on the final day of the tournament in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Brooks Koepka has won consecutive US Opens.

Leader Dustin Johnson was brought back to the pack, but New Zealand golfers Ryan Fox and Tim Wilkinson were unable to make headway in the third round of the US Open on Sunday (NZ time).

OPINION: Phil Mickelson turned 48 on Sunday (NZ time), an occasion marked by fans singing 'Happy Birthday' at every turn.

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko had another blemish-free day, but still remains five shots off the lead, heading into Monday's (NZ time) final round of the LPGA Classic.

​OPINION: Tiger Woods still is aiming high, saying he is "absolutely" convinced he can regain his old form. We will see.

Dustin Johnson used the long ball to show how much was going his way in the US Open.

Lydia Ko improved on her first round on the second day of the LPGA classic but the leaders found form on the back nine to pull clear of the Kiwi golfer

Lydia Ko has got off to a good start on the latest stop of the LPGA Tour but is still five shots adrift after So-Yeon Ryu and Kelly Shon went low in the opening round of the LPGA Classic.

The return to a classic US Open course brought back the kind of scoring that gave this major its reputation.