A smiling Greg Norman has left hospital in the US after almost cutting off his left hand with a chainsaw. "Damaged, but not down and out," he said.

Golf great Greg Norman is recovering in a US hospital after almost cutting off his hand with a chainsaw.

This is one shot even Rory McIlroy had no chance of hitting. His golf ball landed in a spectator's pocket.

The consistency that has carried Lydia Ko to third in the world looks like it will lift her to top spot sooner rather than later.

Sky Television has failed to renew the broadcast rights to some of the biggest golfing events in the world.

Tae Koh has been waiting all year for this one.

Lydia Ko has one more chance to knock off one of golf's oldest records. The Kiwi teenager could become the youngest winner - male or female - of a major at next month's Evian Championship in France.

Lydia Ko is still getting used to being a recognisable figure on the LPGA Tour.

It's hard not to marvel at Lydia Ko's consistency. Expectation and pressure are things that have their own place in her golf bag but the 17-year-old continues to defy standards set for her.

Lydia Ko has made up ground in the second round of the LPGA Championship in New York as the 17-year-old prodigy carded a three-under 69.