Jordan Spieth has taken control of the US PGA Tour's Pebble Beach tournament as Australian veteran Geoff Ogilvy rose and countryman Jason Day went into reverse.

• John Salvado

Australian golfer conquers wild winds to claim a two-stroke triumph at the Oates Vic Open.

Jason Day took one step back and two birdies forward to complete an eight-under 64 and join Jordan Spieth and Derek Fathauer as 36-hole leaders in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Tiger Woods said he was "extremely disappointed" after having to pull out of two more tournaments over the next fortnight as he continues to battle back spasms.

Young Queensland golfer Jake McLeod has produced the round of his life to lead the Victorian Open second round.

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.

By Bruce Matthews

• Scott Spits

We saw the best of sport in 2016, a year boasting some remarkable sporting fairytales. Here's a look into the crystal ball to ponder some sporting scenarios that, yes, may seem unlikely now but should they somehow eventuate, might leave you smiling again.

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.

Former world number one Tiger Woods has accepted that he will "never feel great" again after suffering a number of back and knee injuries in recent years.

• Evin Priest

Australian golfer Steven Bowditch has been arrested for "super extreme" drink driving in the United States.

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.