Tiger Woods and world number one Justin Rose shared the halfway lead after a pulsating second round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Friday.

American Woods carded two-under-par 68, while Englishman Rose shot 67 at East Lake.

At seven-under 133, they led Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy (68) by two strokes in the final event of the season on the PGA Tour.

Woods, a 14-times major champion, has not won this year in an otherwise impressive comeback following spinal fusion surgery in 2017.

Tiger Woods and world number one Justin Rose shared the halfway lead after a pulsating second round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Friday. American Woods carded two-under-par 68, while Englishman Rose shot 67 at East Lake.

Tiger Woods and world number one Justin Rose shared the halfway lead after a pulsating second round at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Friday. American Woods carded two-under-par 68, while Englishman Rose shot 67 at East Lake. At seven-under 133, they led Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy (68) by two strokes in the final event of the season on the PGA Tour. Woods, a 14-times major champion, has not won this year in an otherwise impressive comeback following spinal fusion surgery in 2017.

Golf: Woods, Rose tied for halfway lead at Tour Championship

The 21-year-old golfing sensation from India, Shubhankar Sharma has made the nation proud. Shubhankar Sharma, who had shot to 75th in the world with two European Tour wins this season finished the WGC Mexico Championship on ninth position sharing it with Canada&#39;s Adam Hadwin and USA&#39;s Bubba Watson.

Until a day before round four, Shubhankar was leading with two-shot over four players, two of whom are legends - Sergio Garcia and Phil Mickelson, but Phil fought back and edged Justin Thomas in a playoff to win the WGC Mexico Championship, marking his first title in nearly five years.

Shubhankar, who was born five years after Mickelson turned pro, had finished the 2016 season ranked 517th in the world. He started his foreign tours at a tender age of 16. He has won European Tour twice that sent a warning to the golf world and registered his arrival.

He was ranked 75th when the Mexico Championship started as&nbsp;he leapfrogged Ariban Lahiri, the highest-ranked player from India.

Son of an army officer, Shubhankar&nbsp;has won European Tour twice hit the headlines in the&nbsp;golf world.

Earlier, Shubhankar&#39;s father, an ex-Colonel in the Indian Army said to a golf-based media firm, &quot;He started at seven and hasn&rsquo;t put the club down after that, he got hooked and married to the game, his temperament is in sync, he&rsquo;s calm, composed, humble and down to earth, and thinks golf is bigger than him, therefore he is always improving.&quot;

&quot;He will be world No-1 one day,&quot; he further added.

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Until a day before the finals, Shubhankar was leading the game with two-shot over four players

The 21-year-old golfing sensation from India, Shubhankar Sharma has made the nation proud. Shubhankar Sharma, who had shot to 75th in the world with two European Tour wins this season finished the WGC Mexico Championship on ninth position sharing it with Canada's Adam Hadwin and USA's Bubba Watson. Until a day before round four, Shubhankar was leading with two-shot over four players, two of whom are legends - Sergio Garcia and Phil Mickelson, but Phil fought back and edged Justin Thomas in a playoff to win the WGC Mexico Championship, marking his first title in nearly five years. Shubhankar, who was born five years after Mickelson turned pro, had finished the 2016 season ranked 517th in the world. He started his foreign tours at a tender age of 16. He has won European Tour twice that sent a warning to the golf world and registered his arrival. He was ranked 75th when the Mexico Championship started as he leapfrogged Ariban Lahiri, the highest-ranked player from India. Son of an army officer, Shubhankar has won European Tour twice hit the headlines in the golf world. Earlier, Shubhankar's father, an ex-Colonel in the Indian Army said to a golf-based media firm, "He started at seven and hasn’t put the club down after that, he got hooked and married to the game, his temperament is in sync, he’s calm, composed, humble and down to earth, and thinks golf is bigger than him, therefore he is always improving." "He will be world No-1 one day," he further added. Watch here the highlights of round 4: Nearly ???? years in the making. ???? Round 4 highlights from an amazing @WGCMexico. ???? pic.twitter.com/IiBvZxN8EZ — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 5, 2018 ×

After leading WGC Mexico Championship, India's Shubnakar Sharma ties at 9th

Local favourite Billy Hurley III moved one step closer to a first PGA Tour victory as he seized a two-shot lead after Saturday&#39;s third round of the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland. 
 
The 34-year-old American, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who calls nearby Annapolis his home, fired a flawless four-under-par 67 on a rain-softened layout at Congressional to post a 15-under total of 198. 
 
PGA Tour veteran Ernie Els, seeking a 20th win on the U.S. circuit but his first in four years, was alone in second after shooting a bogey-free 65 with joint second-round leader Jon Rahm of Spain (70) a further stroke back at 12 under. 
 
Hurley, who had been tied for the lead overnight with Rahm, stormed ahead with three birdies on the front nine before picking up another shot after the turn, sinking a 15-footer at the par-four 14th. 
 
Though he failed to reach the green in two at the par-four last after his tee shot found the left rough, he very nearly holed out with a near-perfect chip from 55 feet and tapped in for par to remain two ahead. 
 
South African Els, whose most recent PGA Tour victory came at the 2012 British Open, holed out from 157 yards to eagle the par-four 12th, then sank a 24-foot birdie putt at the par-four 14th to surge up the leaderboard. 
 
&quot;I enjoyed it,&quot; Els, 46, told CBS Sports. &quot;I&#39;m not the straightest driver but I kept it in play for the most part. The misses I did have weren&#39;t too far off and the putter was hot for most of the round. 
 
&quot;I missed those short ones on 15 and 16,&quot; he said, referring to a six-footer and a four-footer, &quot;but just overall solid golf and that&#39;s what you&#39;ve got to do at Congressional.&quot; 
 
Els has recorded just one top-25 in 15 starts on the 2015-16 PGA Tour, a tie for 14th at the RBC Heritage in April, but has come a long way since his mind-boggling six-putt on the first green at the Masters in April. 
 
&quot;Obviously when we&#39;ve played this game long enough, there&#39;s a lot of things that&#39;s going to happen to you,&quot; he said. &quot;Playing the game for 25 years as a professional, everything just about has happened. 
 
&quot;And obviously that happened at the first hole of the Masters which is not great, so it&#39;s been a kind of a re-set since then and I&#39;m enjoying putting.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)

The 34-year-old American fired a flawless four-under-par 67 on a rain-softened layout at Congressional to post a 15-under total of 198

Local favourite Billy Hurley III moved one step closer to a first PGA Tour victory as he seized a two-shot lead after Saturday's third round of the Quicken Loans National in Bethesda, Maryland. The 34-year-old American, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who calls nearby Annapolis his home, fired a flawless four-under-par 67 on a rain-softened layout at Congressional to post a 15-under total of 198. PGA Tour veteran Ernie Els, seeking a 20th win on the U.S. circuit but his first in four years, was alone in second after shooting a bogey-free 65 with joint second-round leader Jon Rahm of Spain (70) a further stroke back at 12 under. Hurley, who had been tied for the lead overnight with Rahm, stormed ahead with three birdies on the front nine before picking up another shot after the turn, sinking a 15-footer at the par-four 14th. Though he failed to reach the green in two at the par-four last after his tee shot found the left rough, he very nearly holed out with a near-perfect chip from 55 feet and tapped in for par to remain two ahead. South African Els, whose most recent PGA Tour victory came at the 2012 British Open, holed out from 157 yards to eagle the par-four 12th, then sank a 24-foot birdie putt at the par-four 14th to surge up the leaderboard. "I enjoyed it," Els, 46, told CBS Sports. "I'm not the straightest driver but I kept it in play for the most part. The misses I did have weren't too far off and the putter was hot for most of the round. "I missed those short ones on 15 and 16," he said, referring to a six-footer and a four-footer, "but just overall solid golf and that's what you've got to do at Congressional." Els has recorded just one top-25 in 15 starts on the 2015-16 PGA Tour, a tie for 14th at the RBC Heritage in April, but has come a long way since his mind-boggling six-putt on the first green at the Masters in April. "Obviously when we've played this game long enough, there's a lot of things that's going to happen to you," he said. "Playing the game for 25 years as a professional, everything just about has happened. "And obviously that happened at the first hole of the Masters which is not great, so it's been a kind of a re-set since then and I'm enjoying putting." (Reuters)

Golfer Hurley moves two ahead at Congressional, Els lurks

Long-hitting American Dustin Johnson, seeking major redemption after several near-misses in recent years, won the 116th US Open on Sunday amid high drama and initial uncertainty over his victory margin. 
 
In pursuit of his first grand slam crown, the world number six played clutch golf under intense pressure at the brutally difficult Oakmont Country Club, finishing in style as he sank a short birdie putt at the last. 
 
Having negotiated the final seven holes under notice that he might be penalised for a rules infraction on the fifth green, despite being cleared by another official at the time, he was docked a shot after the round&#39;s completion, with his score amended to a closing 69 for a four-under winning total of 276. 
 
After sinking the final putt to clinch his 10th PGA Tour victory, Johnson pumped his right fist in delight, and then lifted his putter to acknowledge the loud roars from the crowd before being embraced by his caddie. 
 
&quot;Feels good, feels really good, feels well deserved,&quot; an emotional Johnson said after finishing three shots in front of fellow Americans Jim Furyk (66) and Scott Piercy (69), and Ireland&#39;s Shane Lowry (76). 
 
Lowry had been four ahead after the weather-delayed third round was completed earlier on Sunday but he struggled in the conditions, piling up seven bogeys. 
 
&quot;I&#39;ve had a lot of opportunities that I didn&#39;t quite get done, so this one&#39;s definitely really sweet,&quot; said Johnson. &quot;I knew I was swinging well, and I just kept thinking, it&#39;s just me and the course. I&#39;m playing against the course. I can&#39;t control what anyone else does. So I just tried to hit golf shots, tried to hit it on the correct side of the hole, and two-putt.&quot; 
 
The rules controversy was sparked when Johnson&#39;s ball moved slightly as the American was preparing to attempt his par putt at the fifth hole. This happened shortly after his birdie attempt from five feet broke left and slid past the cup. 
 
He denied having caused the movement and the official accompanying the pairing decided not to levy a penalty. 
 
After being informed on the 12th tee by a U.S. Golf Association official that he might be penalised after the round, Johnson ran up a three-putt bogey at the 14th but otherwise displayed nerves of steel as he negotiated the closing stretch. 
 
He rolled in a 10-footer to save par at the 16th and thunderous roars of &quot;DJ, DJ, DJ&quot; rang out as the crowd gave vocal support to the tournament leader in his bid for a first major victory. 
 
Johnson had previously recorded 11 top-10s in the majors without winning, including two-runner-up spots, and he missed a three-foot putt at the final hole to hand last year&#39;s U.S. Open at Chambers Bay to Jordan Spieth. 
 
On Sunday, however, Johnson was remarkably composed in the circumstances and made several clutch putts on a day when the entire field struggled on greens running lightning-fast. 
 
&quot;After last year, to come back and perform like this, I think it shows what kind of golfer I am,&quot; said the 31-year-old. &quot;I&#39;ve knocked on the door a bunch of times. To finally get that major win, it&#39;s huge.&quot; 
 
American world number two Spieth finished a disappointing title defence with a 75 for a nine-over total of 289. 
(Reuters)

He was first cleared, then docked a shot for a rules infraction

Long-hitting American Dustin Johnson, seeking major redemption after several near-misses in recent years, won the 116th US Open on Sunday amid high drama and initial uncertainty over his victory margin. In pursuit of his first grand slam crown, the world number six played clutch golf under intense pressure at the brutally difficult Oakmont Country Club, finishing in style as he sank a short birdie putt at the last. Having negotiated the final seven holes under notice that he might be penalised for a rules infraction on the fifth green, despite being cleared by another official at the time, he was docked a shot after the round's completion, with his score amended to a closing 69 for a four-under winning total of 276. After sinking the final putt to clinch his 10th PGA Tour victory, Johnson pumped his right fist in delight, and then lifted his putter to acknowledge the loud roars from the crowd before being embraced by his caddie. "Feels good, feels really good, feels well deserved," an emotional Johnson said after finishing three shots in front of fellow Americans Jim Furyk (66) and Scott Piercy (69), and Ireland's Shane Lowry (76). Lowry had been four ahead after the weather-delayed third round was completed earlier on Sunday but he struggled in the conditions, piling up seven bogeys. "I've had a lot of opportunities that I didn't quite get done, so this one's definitely really sweet," said Johnson. "I knew I was swinging well, and I just kept thinking, it's just me and the course. I'm playing against the course. I can't control what anyone else does. So I just tried to hit golf shots, tried to hit it on the correct side of the hole, and two-putt." The rules controversy was sparked when Johnson's ball moved slightly as the American was preparing to attempt his par putt at the fifth hole. This happened shortly after his birdie attempt from five feet broke left and slid past the cup. He denied having caused the movement and the official accompanying the pairing decided not to levy a penalty. After being informed on the 12th tee by a U.S. Golf Association official that he might be penalised after the round, Johnson ran up a three-putt bogey at the 14th but otherwise displayed nerves of steel as he negotiated the closing stretch. He rolled in a 10-footer to save par at the 16th and thunderous roars of "DJ, DJ, DJ" rang out as the crowd gave vocal support to the tournament leader in his bid for a first major victory. Johnson had previously recorded 11 top-10s in the majors without winning, including two-runner-up spots, and he missed a three-foot putt at the final hole to hand last year's U.S. Open at Chambers Bay to Jordan Spieth. On Sunday, however, Johnson was remarkably composed in the circumstances and made several clutch putts on a day when the entire field struggled on greens running lightning-fast. "After last year, to come back and perform like this, I think it shows what kind of golfer I am," said the 31-year-old. "I've knocked on the door a bunch of times. To finally get that major win, it's huge." American world number two Spieth finished a disappointing title defence with a 75 for a nine-over total of 289. (Reuters)

Dustin Johnson wins US Open, amidst high drama and some confusion

Irishman Shane Lowry held a two-shot lead after 14 holes when third-round play was suspended for the day in fading light at the weather-hit US Open after a long Saturday at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. 
 
Lowry, showing steely nerves on a challenging layout running fast and firm, mixed five birdies with two bogeys to get to five-under for the tournament before the horn sounded to halt the action just before nine pm local time. 
 
&quot;My game is good, I feel very comfortable out there,&quot; said Lowry, who moved two strokes clear after hitting a superb wedge to within three feet at the par-five 12th and knocking in the birdie putt. &quot;Quite happy that we didn&#39;t have another four holes to play. It&#39;s been a long day. This is right where you want to be (in the lead).&quot; 
 
&quot;I&#39;m really looking forward to tomorrow,&quot; said the 29-year-old from Clara in County Offaly, who won the biggest title of his career at the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. 
 
PGA Tour rookie Andrew Landry, the surprise first-round leader, was at three-under after 13 holes, with American Dustin Johnson, after 13, England&#39;s Lee Westwood, after 15, and Spaniard Sergio Garcia, after 14, a further stroke back. 
 
Johnson, who missed a three-foot putt at the final hole to hand last year&#39;s U.S. Open to Jordan Spieth, had been one ahead after the delayed second round ended earlier on Saturday, but fell short of replicating his form from the first 36 holes. 
 
&quot;It&#39;s this golf course,&quot; nine-times PGA Tour winner Johnson said after recording two birdies, two bogeys and a double at the par-four third. &quot;It&#39;s tough to make putts on it. I&#39;m still feeling good about where I&#39;m at. A lot of golf to go. Golf swing feels good, so I&#39;m happy with where I&#39;m at.&quot; 
 
South African Branden Grace was the leader in the clubhouse at one-under 209 after firing 66 to surge into contention for the year&#39;s second major championship. 
 
&quot;The guys up there (at the top) are playing some great golf,&quot; Grace said after sinking a 15-foot birdie putt at the par-four last. &quot;I stayed patient the whole day ... but when I had the chances, I took them. It was a bonus finishing the way I did.&quot; 
 
Just two strokes behind Grace was the ominous figure of Australian world number one Jason Day, who made an explosive start with four birdies in his first five holes on the way to a matching 66 that included an eagle at the par-five fourth, his 13th hole. 
 
&quot;Shoot anything under par here, you&#39;re definitely moving up a lot,&quot; said Day, the game&#39;s hottest player over the past 12 months with seven tournament wins, including last year&#39;s PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. 
 
American world number two Spieth also made an early move up the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies in his first four holes, but faded to shoot 70 and fall nine strokes behind Lowry. 
 
The 25 players who did not complete the third round will resume at 7 am local time on Sunday, before the regulation 72 holes are completed by the end of the day. 
(Reuters)

PGA tour rookie Andrew Landry is second on the leaderboard

Irishman Shane Lowry held a two-shot lead after 14 holes when third-round play was suspended for the day in fading light at the weather-hit US Open after a long Saturday at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. Lowry, showing steely nerves on a challenging layout running fast and firm, mixed five birdies with two bogeys to get to five-under for the tournament before the horn sounded to halt the action just before nine pm local time. "My game is good, I feel very comfortable out there," said Lowry, who moved two strokes clear after hitting a superb wedge to within three feet at the par-five 12th and knocking in the birdie putt. "Quite happy that we didn't have another four holes to play. It's been a long day. This is right where you want to be (in the lead)." "I'm really looking forward to tomorrow," said the 29-year-old from Clara in County Offaly, who won the biggest title of his career at the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. PGA Tour rookie Andrew Landry, the surprise first-round leader, was at three-under after 13 holes, with American Dustin Johnson, after 13, England's Lee Westwood, after 15, and Spaniard Sergio Garcia, after 14, a further stroke back. Johnson, who missed a three-foot putt at the final hole to hand last year's U.S. Open to Jordan Spieth, had been one ahead after the delayed second round ended earlier on Saturday, but fell short of replicating his form from the first 36 holes. "It's this golf course," nine-times PGA Tour winner Johnson said after recording two birdies, two bogeys and a double at the par-four third. "It's tough to make putts on it. I'm still feeling good about where I'm at. A lot of golf to go. Golf swing feels good, so I'm happy with where I'm at." South African Branden Grace was the leader in the clubhouse at one-under 209 after firing 66 to surge into contention for the year's second major championship. "The guys up there (at the top) are playing some great golf," Grace said after sinking a 15-foot birdie putt at the par-four last. "I stayed patient the whole day ... but when I had the chances, I took them. It was a bonus finishing the way I did." Just two strokes behind Grace was the ominous figure of Australian world number one Jason Day, who made an explosive start with four birdies in his first five holes on the way to a matching 66 that included an eagle at the par-five fourth, his 13th hole. "Shoot anything under par here, you're definitely moving up a lot," said Day, the game's hottest player over the past 12 months with seven tournament wins, including last year's PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. American world number two Spieth also made an early move up the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies in his first four holes, but faded to shoot 70 and fall nine strokes behind Lowry. The 25 players who did not complete the third round will resume at 7 am local time on Sunday, before the regulation 72 holes are completed by the end of the day. (Reuters)

Shane Lowry leads US Open by two after marathon day

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