Tiger Woods bites back with bogey free 65

Tiger Woods delivered a hugely encouraging second-round performance at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas as his comeback continued yesterday.

Returning after two back operations to play competitive golf for the first time since August 2015, the 14-time major winner had had a mixed first day, making a superb start before some slip-ups forced him to settle for a one-over-par 73.

Things went much more smoothly for Woods yesterday as he carded seven birdies - including four in his last eight holes - in a bogey-free round of 65. At six under, Woods moved up to joint eighth, six shots off the lead held by JB Holmes, who was yet to reach the halfway point of his second round.