Jason Day's US PGA Tour season has come to a sad and abrupt halt, with the world No.1 forced to give up the fight for the championship and lucrative FedEx Cup with a recurring back injury.

World No.1 Jason Day battled through back pain to be well placed in the chase for PGA Tour's richest payday after the opening round at the Tour Championship.

World No.1 Jason Day is putting a positive spin on his injury-enforced rest going into the US PGA Tour's mega-rich season finale.

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• James Corrigan

How has golf got itself into a position where $US10 million ($13 million) does not really mean anything? Not to the players, by and large, and certainly not to the fans.

Jason Day and Adam Scott have been drawn to start side by side as they chase the biggest payday in Australian golf history at the US PGA Tour's season finale.

South Korea's Chun In-gee has won her second career major with a record-breaking victory at the Evian Championship in France.

• David Prestipino

The Perth International is set to be replaced by a new golf event featuring a match play component.

United States captain Davis Love III focused on "what fits best for our team" in naming Rickie Fowler, JB Holmes and Matt Kuchar as three of his four wildcard picks for this month's Ryder Cup against Europe.

World No.1 Jason Day's place in the lucrative season-ending Tour Championship is in doubt after he withdrew from the BMW Championship with a back injury through just eight holes of the final round.

World No.6 Adam Scott is trying to reel in the leaders midway through the third round of the US PGA Tour's penultimate playoff event at Crooked Stick Golf Club.

World No.1 Jason Day has welcomed the news Tiger Woods hopes to make his competitive return to golf next month, after spending more than a year on the sidelines.

• James Corrigan

Rory McIlroy left a summer of putting gloom behind him as he fired a brilliant 65 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship and so earn himself a tantalising shot at the PGA Tour's $US10 million jackpot.

• Phil Casey

Sweden's Alex Noren has defeated Australia's Scott Hend in a play-off to win the European Masters for the second time after a dramatic finish at Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland.

Australia's Jason Day has rallied from a perilous US PGA Tour playoff situation to make the cut for the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Scott Hend moved a shot clear of Sweden's Alex Noren after carding a five-under-par 65 in the third round of the European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in Switzerland on Saturday.

• Darren Walton

The family of Australian golf star Jason Day has been involved in a car accident in Boston - but no one has been injured.

World No.1 Jason Day and former Masters champion Adam Scott have fallen two shots short as Patrick Reed claimed the opening US PGA Tour Playoff event at Bethpage Black.

Minjee Lee has posted one of the best scores during the third round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open, but the Australian remains seven shots off the leader at Priddis Greens.

• Ashton Hudson

Adam Scott has made a huge move up the leaderboard in the opening US PGA Tour Playoff event, surging to just two shots off the lead after the third round at The Barclays.