Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Phil Mickelson
- U.S. Open – Geoff Ogilvy
- British Open – Tiger Woods
- PGA Championship – Tiger Woods
- PGA Tour money leader – Tiger Woods with $9,941,563
Men's amateur
- British Amateur – Julien Guerrier
- U.S. Amateur – Richie Ramsay
- European Amateur – Rory McIlroy
Women's professional
- Kraft Nabisco Championship – Karrie Webb
- LPGA Championship – Se Ri Pak
- U.S. Women's Open – Annika Sörenstam
- Women's British Open – Sherri Steinhauer
- LPGA Tour money leader – Lorena Ochoa with $2,592,872
Team event
- Team Europe wins the Ryder Cup for the third straight time, defeating Team USA 18½–9½.
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