Danny Lee believes the Olympics ranks alongside majors in importance and has taken a dig at the pros who pulled out.

Forget the negative publicity; golfers from around the world are lapping up the sport's Olympic return in Rio - even if they're sharing the course with some strange and potentially-dangerous wildlife.

One of the biggest names at the Olympics golf event has admitted he has no idea how the format works just a week out from the tournament.

Lydia Ko has revealed how difficult it was hearing people doubt her loyalty to New Zealand.

Full name of the club: Taieri Lakes Golf Course Physical address of the club: 92 Milners Road, North Taieri, Mosgiel Brief history

Golf commentators Guy Heveldt and Cameron McMillan talk about the PGA Championship, women's British Open and discuss who of this year's

Kiwi golfer Danny Lee joins Valerie Adams as the second Olympian in the past week to criticise airport security.

Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has leapt more than 40 places in the world rankings following his European Challenge Tour win in Northern Ireland. Fox

Aucklands Ryan Fox has carded an incredible nine-under 62 to surge to victory in the European Challenge Tour's Northern Ireland Open. Starting

Lydia Ko looks to have narrowly avoided missing the cut for just the second time in her LPGA Tour golf career. The world number one

Kiwi golfer Danny Lee has gone birdie-birdie on the final two holes to complete a solid first round at the PGA Championship. Lee

Smashing a golf ball a couple of hundred yards down a fairway is hardly the number one rule in the pregnancy guide book.

Lydia Ko has a lot of work to do if she wants to add a third major title to her impressive resume.

Jimmy Walker had six birdies in a 5-under 65 to take the lead of the PGA Championship after the morning flight of 78 golfers. It

New Zealand's Olympic golfers are on a mission to find form before golf returns to the Olympic Games in just 14 days time and our

World No.1 Jason Day's title defence is in disarray after a horror lead up to the US PGA Championship at the Baltusrol Golf Club.

Bubba Watson is more excited about the chance to be an Olympian than he is about the opportunity to win gold.

Golf commentators Guy Heveldt and Cameron McMillan preview the two major championships taking place around the world this week - the

Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has finished tied for 18th at the latest European Challenge Tour event in France. Fox was defending champion

World No1 Jason Day's spot on top continues to be threatened by world No2 Dustin Johnson.

Golf commentators Guy Heveldt and Cameron McMillan on debut chat about the Olympic selections and how tough it is on Cathryn Bristow

Senior Open Championship As said many times at Christmas dinner, "Oldies first" and the same goes in this week's Kiwi Golf Watch. Tonight

Not the best of starts for the Kiwi contingent at the latest event on the PGA Tour. Danny Lee and Tim Wilkinson have both shot three-over

Has Tiger Woods' championship window come to a definite close?

Watch NZ Herald Focus: The majority of professional golfers will walk over ride, but that could all be about to change after they get a look at Bubba Watson's new toy.

A full-strength women's golf field has been confirmed for next month's Rio Olympics. World number three Inbee Park has been ratified

Former world No.1 Tiger Woods will not play in any professional events for the rest of the season.

Time to doff the hat again to the remarkable Lydia Ko. And this time it's not for a performance on a course, although her 14th LPGA

Lydia Ko's win at the Marathon Classic in Ohio yesterday was special for more than one reason.

Having missed out on a spot at Rio, Cathryn Bristow has quickly turned her attention to the the Scottish Open. Bristow was put forward