Rory McIlroy laid the foundations for a two-stroke victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship over England's Paul Casey with a bewitching front nine performance, sinking five birdies to be five under at the turn

Rory McIlroy, who leads a host of the sport's biggest names to have withdrawn in controversial circumstances from next month's Rio Olympics, is bidding to win his fifth major and second Open after his victory at Hoylake in 2014

Jordan Spieth's choice not to travel to Brazil means none of the world's top four golfers will be competing in Rio after Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy had previously pulled out due to Zika virus fears

Jason Day, Rory McIlroy are prominent golf stars who have cited mosquito-borne Zika virus as the reason behind their pullout from the quadrennial sporting event

Anirban Lahiri had five birdies against three bogeys, two of which came on eighth and ninth to be placed tied-fifth at the World Golf Championships

Jason Day, who is the current world number one in golf, has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics due to the fears of Zika virus

Jason Day, who is the current world number one, is all set to battle Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy in the 2016 US Open which begins from next week.

Jordan Spieth got off to a great start in the Augusta Masters while his rivals, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy ended the first day well behind.

Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Speith will be desperate to make a great start in the 80th edition of the Augusta Masters.

Jordan Spieth lost his World No. 1 ranking as was eliminated from the Dell Match Play tournament. Jason Day became the top-ranked player and he will face Rory McIlroy in the semi-final, who has not lost in 12 matches.