Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin charged up the leaderboard to share a one-shot lead at 10-under par after a pair of near-flawless performances in the third round of the Chevron Championship.

World number one Lydia Ko was in good spirits after an up-and-down opening round at the Chevron Championship, where she carded a one-under 71 to sit four shots off leader Chien Peiyun of Taiwan on Thursday.

Taiwan’s Peiyun Chien seized early control of the year’s first women’s major on Thursday, carding a five-under 67 to grab the first-round clubhouse lead at the Chevron Championship and grabbing the spotlight from the sport’s big names.

Tiger Woods has had “successful” ankle fusion surgery following his recent withdrawal from the Masters.

Fifteen-times major champion Tiger Woods has undergone fusion surgery on a bone in his ankle, he said, 10 days after he withdrew from the Masters due to injury.

Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from this week’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, the PGA Tour said, after the world number three failed to make the cut at the Masters last week.

Spain’s Jon Rahm kept his nerve and patience to win a first Masters, swinging an exciting final day in his favour from American Brooks Koepka.

Suva-based professional golfer Tukai Tuivuna scooped the top prize in the Extra Girmit Golf that ended yesterday.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was among 150 golfers who participated at the Extra Girmit Golf event at the Fiji Golf Club in Vatuwaqa today.

The DP World Tour has won its legal battle.

A rusty Tiger Woods will need to find a little polish after he opened the Masters with a two-over 74 on Thursday.

A whopping $40,000 in total prize pool is up for grabs in the Extra Girmit Golf tournament, which starts tomorrow.