Woods surges clear in Australia

World number one Tiger Woods has his first title on Australian soil firmly in his sights after establishing a two-shot break over the rest of the field at the halfway stage of the JBWere Masters at Kingston Heath in Melbourne.

Woods, who shared the lead after an opening 66, produced an unspectacular but effective round of 68 on Friday to move to 10-under overall, two clear of Australia’s James Nitties and Greg Chalmers, while American Jason Dufner was the best of the early tee-offs with a 67 to sit in outright fourth.