Olympic champion Lydia Ko has won the women's British Open by two shots after a tense and roller-coaster final round on the blustery Old Course at St Andrews.
Lydia Ko has a great chance to win her third major title, sitting just three shots off the lead in the British Open ahead of the final day at St Andrews in Scotland.
Golfing legend Sir Bob Charles says he will be asking questions at a Canterbury Golf dinner on Friday night about whether they would host a LIV Golf event next year.
Making par is as important as eye-catching scoring shots on an unforgiving Olympic golf course near Paris, Lydia Ko says, after a solid second round kept her in contention to win the title.
American Xander Schauffele emerged from a tightly-bunched leaderboard to win the 152nd British Open with a supreme blemish-free final-round 65 at Royal Troon.
Outstanding junior golfers Cooper Moore (Clearwater) and Yoonae Jeong (Wakatipu juniors) have made their mark at their respective Royal and Ancient Junior Opens in Scotland.
North Otago have progressed to the Otago provincial senior A pennant final after a dominant display in a two-match series against northern rivals Lower Waitaki on Saturday.