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Spanish golfer Pablo Larrazabal was forced to dive into a water hazard to escape a swarm of hornets in the second round of the Malaysian Open on Friday.

Spain's Pablo Larrazabal ran into a swarm of hornets during Friday's second round at the Malaysian Open and was stung 20 times before diving into a water hazard while fully clothed to escape.

Miguel Angel Jimenez made a dramatic Champions Tour debut, setting a tournament record with a first-round 65 on Friday in the soggy Greater Gwinnett Championship.

K. J. Choi, of South Korea, watches his drive from the 10th tee during the second round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Friday, April 18, 2014.

At first, Pablo Larrazabal thought nothing was out of the ordinary when he swatted an insect away from his face at a tournament in Malaysia on Friday.

Tim Wilkinson has made a steady start to the RBD Heritage tournament on the PGA Tour in South Carolina with a one-under 70 during his first round.

Last year, reports of trouble in the couple's marriage had surfaced as they were spotted visiting a family court in Gurgaon.

Angela Stanford shot an 8-under 64 on a wind-swept course to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship on Thursday.

Kuchar, who tied for fifth at Augusta National on Sunday, shot bogey-free 5-under 66 to share the first-round lead with Scott Langley and William McGirt.

Gene Fieger shot a 3-under 69 in windy conditions Thursday to take a four-stroke lead in the Senior PGA Professional National Championship.

Miguel Angel Jimenez's starring role in the best Masters ever for players 50 and over was the perfect lead-in for his Champions Tour debut.

Voting ends Monday at noon in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice contest for 'Best Golf Destination.'

I haven't been able to watch much golf on TV lately but I did watch some highlights of the masters.

'Every Shot Counts', the new book by Mark Broadie, the Columbia University professor behind the PGA Tour's strokes-gained-putting stat, applies the strokes-gained principle to the whole game of golf to help even the weekend duffer make every shot count.

THE PLAYERS Championship is changing this year to a three-hole aggregate playoff involving the closing stretch at the TPC Sawgrass.

So Yeon Ryu shot a 4-under 68 on Wednesday to take the lead halfway through a windy first round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship.

The 20-year-old Spieth is in the field at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links that starts Thursday.

That's messed up. A guy could be a wife beater, KKK member, pedophile, terrorist, and but you'd be a fan because he plays the game of golf to your liking.

Lee Westwood will look to shake off the disappointment of another missed major opportunity - not to mention the jet-lag - in an event which provided one of his earliest professional victories.

Jason Day, of Australia, holds up his ball after putting on the eighth hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Augusta, Ga.