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Marc Leishman will not compete at the Rio Olympics golf tournament in another blow to Australia's medal hopes following Adam Scott's decision to skip the Games.

Adam Scott and two other top-25 golfers are among the players who have chosen not to participate in golf's modern-era Olympic debut at the Rio de Janeiro games.

As defending champion Rory McIlroy returns to the Wells Fargo Championship this week, we retrace the steps of his first record-setting win at Quail Hollow in 2010

Crammed summer will alter plans for top pros

Anirban Lahiri took the clubhouse lead as Rory McIroy recovered from a poor start and a case of the hooks to haul his way back into a reasonable position in the Wells Fargo Championship first round on Thursday.

As if battling a rain-soaked course and gusting winds weren't difficult enough, playing partners Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler also had to dodge a golf ball with an earplug attached to it at the Wells Fargo Championship...

As if battling a rain-soaked course and gusting winds weren't difficult enough, playing partners Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler also had to dodge a golf ball with an earplug attached to it at the Wells Fargo Championship...

Francesco Laporta of Italy, Thomas Linard of France and Jason Scrivener of Australia shot a 4-under 68 to share the lead on the first day of the Trophee Hassan II on Thursday. …

Francesco Laporta of Italy, Thomas Linard of France and Jason Scrivener of Australia shot a 4-under 68 to share the lead on the first day of the Trophee Hassan II on Thursday.

Oklahoma State and Oklahoma will both play in the NCAA golf regional in Stillwater. …

The Arkansas men's golf team has been invited to play in the NCAA Regional in Kohler, Wisconsin. …

Rory McIlroy dug deep to salvage respectability after enduring a torrid start to the defence of his Wells Fargo Championship title at Quail Hollow.

History has been made in Morocco this week with Europe's women golfers sharing the same stage as the men for the first time.

Australian golfer Marc Leishman has become the latest player to announce his intention not to compete in the Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus.

A day after Rory McIlroy's 27th birthday, a fan at the Wells Fargo Championship had a weird gift for him Thursday - along with playing partners Rickie Fowler and Hideki Matsuyama. …

There was some spice to the Wells Fargo Championship's first-round leader board Thursday. It just takes a while to find it, and it comes in the form of Phil Mickelson. …

Leicester City have hit the headlines around the world, but can those across the pond pronounce their name?

Golfer Marc Leishman said on Thursday he has withdrawn his candidacy for the Rio Olympics, citing the Zika virus and health concerns for his wife, becoming the first Australian athlete to withdraw over the mosquito-borne...

Leishman withdraws from Olympic consideration

Leishman withdraws from Rio Olympics

The former boxing champion said Trump joined up with his group at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles two years ago and cheated twice in the space of two holes.

Marc Leishman won't be playing golf for Australia at the Rio Olympics in August, citing concerns over the health of his family because of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. …