First-round results from the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC, Dove Mountain, USA.

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YE Yang was the first man to book his place in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play as he beat Graeme McDowell.

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Reigning Masters champion Charl Schwartzel has admitted being centre of the limelight will be his biggest obstacle this time round.

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Tiger Woods insists he is no longer motivated by what other players have to say about him ahead of the WGC World Match Play.

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Rory McIlroy had admitted the world rankings are not in the forefront of his mind as he prepares for this week's WGC World Match Play.

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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano believes Tiger Woods is 'beatable' as he prepares to take on the American in the WGC World Match Play.

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Ernie Els admitted his surprise entry in the WGC World Match Play this week is something of a double-edged sword.

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Phil Mickelson is up to ninth in the world rankings after his near miss in the Northern Trust Open on Sunday.

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Luke Donald will open up his defence of the Accenture Match Play title against former world No.1 Ernie Els in Tucson on Wednesday.

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Bill Haas holed a monster 45-foot birdie putt to win a three-man play-off for the Northern Trust Open in California.

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Yani Tseng successfully defended her Honda LPGA Thailand title as she edged out Japan's Ai Miyazato by a single stroke.

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South African Jbe Kruger fired a final round of 69 to clinch a two-shot victory in the Avantha Masters on Sunday.

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Peter Whiteford was disqualified from the Avantha Masters in New Delhi over a ball-moving incident late in his third round on Sunday.

Phil Mickelson shares the lead with Keegan Bradley after the third round of the Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club.

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South Africa's Jbe Kruger shot a 66 to ensure he will take a narrow one-shot lead into the final round of Avantha Masters in New Delhi.

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