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Tiger Woods was reduced to laughter on the first tee of the WGC-Mexico Championship, but his mood soon took a turn for the worse when he pulled his tee shot out-of-bounds.

Tiger Woods quickly put himself in a bind Thursday with a 5-wood tee shot that sailed out of bounds and finished with a first-round 71 in Mexico City.

Rory McIlroy found high-altitude golf to his liking as he opened the WGC-Mexico Championship with a sublime 63 to earn the outright lead on day one.

South Korean golfer Jenny Shin snatched the lead at the LPGA Thailand with a birdie on the last hole of the second round at Siam Country Club in Pattaya.

Rickie Fowler, after a wayward tee shot on his first hole Friday, was penalized for dropping a ball from shoulder height instead of knee height, as required by a new rule.

Rickie Fowler endured a difficult start to his second round at the WGC-Mexico Championship and became the first high-profile player to be penalised for an illegal drop.

Bryson DeChambeau has issued an apology after his angry, post-round outburst was caught on the Sky Sports cameras on day one at the WGC-Mexico Championship.

Spanish golfer Nuria Iturrios has established a four-shot halfway lead after taming brutal winds in the second round of the Australian Ladies Classic at Bonville.

Rory McIlroy has a one-stroke lead over Dustin Johnson after the first round of the Mexico Championship on Thursday.

Rory McIlroy was delighted with his attitude and his putting after setting the first-round pace with a superb eight-under 63 at the WGC-Mexico Championship.

Sydney amateur Doey Choi has a two-stroke lead heading into the second round of the Australian Ladies Classic after a record-setting effort at the Bonville golf resort.