Rory McIlroy has reclaimed golf’s world number one ranking despite losing to Rickie Fowler in a playoff at the US PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship.

Luke Donald — the first player to win the US and European tour money titles in the same year — has been named US PGA Player of the Year.

Louis Oosthuizen and Trevor Immelman, the only South Africans in the field, both shone at the McGladrey Classic in the United States at the weekend.

Louis Oosthuizen and Trevor Immelman posted their best US finishes of the year at the McGladrey Classic, won by Ben Crane at the weekend.

A return to form by Tiger Woods should give the US PGA Tour a boost as television negotiations loom and top Europeans drop United States events.

Ernie Els had to wait for a Monday finish to capture the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational for his second-straight victory on the PGA Tour.

Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin grabbed a one-shot lead at a blustery Indian Masters on Saturday, with Ernie Els lurking dangerously four behind after posting the best score of the…