Kenny Perry’s mother has lost her protracted battle with blood cancer and passed away on Thursday morning. It’s been a tough year emotionally for Perry, with his mother having been put in a hospice in July. But that didn’t stop him from taking three titles and narrowly missing out on the Masters.

In a bizarre set of circumstances, Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington were put on the clock again – but this time it was during the third round of the Tour Championship. This is the second time they have been put on the clock out of the eight rounds in which they been paired together this year. Quite a high “failure” rate...

In an interview after the second round of the Tour Championship Ernie Els has hinted that he might not play in South Africa at end of the year and, instead, will opt to take a proper holiday in his home country. Should we, who always look forward to seeing him play at home, be miffed?