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Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday after his game disintegrated in spectacular fashion in a second straight errant round at Wentworth, leaving his grip on the No. 1 ranking under serious threat from Luke Donald.

Top-ranked Rory McIlroy will miss the cut for the second straight tournament after a spectacular second-round implosion at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday.

Peter Lawrie and David Drysdale each shot 6-under 66s to take the first-round lead at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday.

A frustrated Rory McIlroy tossed his club to the ground in a fit of anger during his bogey-filled opening round at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday.

Luke Donald was awarded honorary life membership of the European Tour on Wednesday, the latest of a string of accolades for the Englishman following his stellar 2011 season.

Memorial Tournament winners Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Justin Rose and Vijay Singh have each committed to play in the 37th tournament, set for next week at Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club.

The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough. He picked up a big one Sunday at The Players Championship.

Luke Donald might not be the Ferrari in the garage like a Rory McIlroy or a Rickie Fowler, but the Englishman deserves his due. And before you ask, a major win isn't long off, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.

Rory McIlroy begins the Players Championship as the No. 1-ranked player in the world, having moved passed Luke Donald into the top spot this week. And to think, not along ago, he was a bit overtaken by the prospect of meeting Tiger Woods.

If Rory McIlroy -- this week's No. 1 who shot 72 in Round 1 of The Players Championship -- doesn't understand the world rankings, what kind of a shot do the rest of us have?

Who's playing this week? Oh, it's the Wells Fargo Championship, so that must mean it's Rory McIlroy's chance to take over the No. 1 world ranking, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Luke Donald might not be the most dominant player to ever hold the No. 1 ranking in the world, but he's easily one of the most consistent. He heads my power rankings because of that consistency so far this year and his chances to contend in the next ...

Jason Dufner was more nervous about a putt under 2 feet on a playoff hole at the Zurich Classic than about getting married next weekend. His recent late-tournament struggles made it easy to understand why.

Jason Dufner got past Saturday without any of the troubles that have marked his weekend struggles. He knows Sunday will be a much bigger challenge.

Jason Dufner is in familiar territory atop the leaderboard after 36 holes.

Ken Duke and Cameron Tringale topped the Zurich Classic leaderboard at 7-under 65 on Thursday, leaving defending champion Bubba Watson six strokes back at TPC Louisiana in his first tournament since winning the Masters.