Golf is a game of skill, sportsmanship, and numbers.

It's known as a war of attrition and a game of patience where accepting your fate is key, but this week's U.S. Open at Oakmont ups the ante.

He says he is progressing, but another major is set to slip by without Tiger Woods in the field.

Living Golf travels to the East Coast of the United States to preview the second major of the year, the U.S. Open.

In Pennsylvania, CNN's Shane O'Donoghue tests the greens of the historic Oakmont Country Club, site of the 2016 U.S. Open.

The U.S. Open is considered by many as the toughest slam to win. CNN meets the 2006 winner, Australian Geoff Ogilvy, to find out what it takes to win this prestigious event.

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Rory McIlroy is set to compete at the Olympics after taking medical advice over the Zika virus which has spread through Brazil.

Since golfers first bunted leather balls around Scottish links, they have searched for equipment to make them better -- and longer.

World No. 2 Jordan Spieth achieves a lifelong dream despite being reminded all too vividly of one of his biggest career disappointments by a heckler in the watching gallery.

It's become his nemesis over the years, his final unclimbed peak in golf, and perhaps the one trophy he covets too much.

An emotional Rory McIIroy snapped a six-month winless drought by claiming the Irish Open for the first time Sunday, fulfilling a lifetime ambition.

Muirfield Golf Club has been told it cannot host the prestigious British Open after its members voted against abandoning its male-only membership policy Thursday.

He still thinks he can pass Jack Nicklaus as the most successful golfer ever, but Tiger Woods has no idea when he will return to competitive action.

His domination has been labeled "Tiger-esque", but Jason Day says it's not enough.

It is known as golf's unofficial "fifth major", but the Players Championship has an identity problem.

Sometimes size isn't everything, and in golf a good little 'un can often beat a good big 'un.

After various issues delayed construction, the outside world had a chance to see the Gil Hanse-designed course that will take center stage in August's Olympic Games.

It's the hot topic in the sport: Will golf be a success in the Games? What legacy will it leave? Hear from two men crucial to golf's re-introduction in Rio.

As Victoria Lovelady prepares for the Olympics, she takes us on a tour of Rio to show us what the city has to offer.