Former world number one Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Dubai Desert Classic ahead of his second round because of a back problem, the European Tour said on Friday.

• James Corrigan

Never has a lost man stumbling around in a desert looked so distraught to find water. Tiger Woods's reaction on the 18th hole, as he watched his ball sink, summed up a woeful, birdieless morning which leaves him facing his second missed cut in as many weeks.

• James Corrigan

If Tiger Woods was in any doubt about what he means to the young professional golfers now storming the fairways, then this week has confirmed he is nothing less than a living legend.

​Ten years on from his dramatic Phoenix Open victory, Australian golfer Aaron Baddeley still feels the good vibes going into his hometown US PGA Tour event.

Australian golfer Marc Leishman has guaranteed his position near the top of the leaderboard with a solid third round at the Farmers Insurance Open.

At his first US PGA Tour event in 17 months, Tiger Woods was hoping to feed off superstar playing partners Jason Day and Dustin Johnson.

Jason Day and Tiger Woods have fallen well short of the hype billed for their superstar grouping at the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

• Glenn Thrush

When Donald Trump was asked about his claims of widespread voting fraud, he told the story of his "good friend" Bernhard Langer.

Australian golfer Marc Leishman is desperate to ditch the bridesmaid tag as he looks to better his two runner-up finishes at the famed Torrey Pines golf course.

Tiger Woods says world No.1 Jason Day could be poised to play some of his best golf.

• James Corrigan

Lee Westwood had to make an emergency caddie replacement for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship here because of tragic circumstances, but by the look of his scorecard he found a more than capable substitute - his girlfriend.

Golf has come a long way since Tiger Woods changed the nature of the sport following his maiden major triumph 20 years ago - courses are longer, players are fitter and equipment is advancing as quickly as technology will allow.

Australian youngster Cameron Smith is raring to rediscover his career-best golf after shaking off an intestinal illness that plagued the majority of his 2016 US PGA Tour campaign.

Red-hot Justin Thomas has become the youngest and only the seventh overall player to break 60 on the US PGA Tour.

• Oliver Brown

A stubborn fallacy persists that golf's sexism problem is generational. If only it were so seamless.

Jim Furyk could lead the United States' attempts to defend the Ryder Cup in France next year as both captain and player.

World No.1 Jason Day expects a two-week training camp in the Californian desert to restore the razor-like sharpness to his golf game for the big 2017 season ahead.

American Justin Thomas has fended off a final-round challenge from in-form Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama to win the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

Rory McIlroy has revealed how he resents the Olympics because of the way he was left feeling when he pulled out of representing Ireland in Rio.