Hideki Matsuyama

Philip Reid has the lowdown on this week’s PGA Tour event in California

34-year-old's US Masters dream alive and kicking as he breaks into world's top-50

Masters invite could be on the cards for the Waterford golfer as well as lucrative WGC events

American cards 11-under par 61 with McIlroy seven off the pace after triple bogey

Rory McIlroy is nine shots off the lead on eight under par after second round

McIlroy six shots off the pace as Shane Lowry cards 68 to get to five under

CT Pan wins seven-way playoff for bronze as McIlroy and Lowry look forward to Paris

Xander Schauffele takes gold, Rory Sabbatini silver and CT Pan finally takes the bronze

American has to settle for a 64 after being seven under after 14 holes

Defending champion comes in a little under the radar but with the perfect game for links

2015 champion and South Africa’s Louis de Jager the latest players to pull out of Major

Northern Irishman two shots behind leaders Oosthuizen, Hughes and Henley

DeChambeau’s agent denies player declined to be paired with his rival at Torrey Pines

McIlroy joined in the field by Harrington and Lowry at Muirfield Village this week

Youngster believes his strong ball-striking will prove valuable on Kiawah Island

This is the latest sign of deep unease in Japan over the scheduling of the Games