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Day feeling good despite being two behind

"The hardest part about today was actually committing to the shot more so than anything because you had a lot of side ...

Jason Day ground out a two-under-par 69 to sit two strokes off the lead on Friday when the opening round of the weather-hit Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was suspended for the day with only half the field back in the clubhouse.

Day headlines strong Pebble Beach field

Jason Day.

Four of the world's top 10, including Australia's world No.1 Jason Day, will attempt to avoid being upstaged by their celebrity partners in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week.

Tiger loses his cool in the desert after nightmare round

Woods struggled in his highly-anticipated comeback.

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.

Day joins Tiger in missing cut

He's back: Tiger Woods on Friday.

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.

Girlfriend carries Westwood to a 68

Teaming up: Lee Westwood and Helen Storey.

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.

Scott wants course and distance balance in golf

Adam Scott says conditions at some tournaments have become too extreme.

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.

Cam Smith poised for return to PGA form

Fighting fit: Cameron Smith.

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.