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Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has recorded an emotional thank you message to supporters after making a heartbreaking call to enter palliative care following a third cancer battle.

In a 90-second audio clip, the 36-year-old confessed he's been overwhelmed at the outpouring of goodwill across the globe after announcing the tragic news on Wednesday.

"I feel like I'm the luckiest golfer going around because so many people took an interest in me and took an interest in, I guess, my fight," Lyle told the Inside The Ropes podcast.

The abundance of support over the years has been an uplifting force, he said.

"To have so many friends around the world, whether they're spectators, whether they're golfers, whether they're marshals, whatever - to have that kind of support to go to every tournament is a great feeling," he added while breathing heavily.

"It's going to be hard to leave that behind, but they know that I love them.

"They know that all the fighting that I did do was to get back out and play golf again."

Despite his struggle, Lyle feels fortunate to still have his family, friends and fans backing him.

"It's going to be hard but, at some point, it's going to happen and they'll get on with their lives," he said.

"I just feel very, very lucky."

Lyle suffered a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia in 2017, and his condition has deteriorated in recent months.

Wife Briony took to Lyle's social media page to reveal he had "reached his limit" as doctors agreed they could "no longer strive for a positive outcome".

"He has given everything that he's got to give, and his poor body cannot take any more," the Facebook post read, alongside a photo of Lyle clutching his young daughter in a hospital bed.

"We'll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital."

Lyle courageously beat cancer in 1998 and 2012 and returned to play professional golf, making an emotional comeback to the course during the 2013 Australian Masters.

Even Adam Scott stopped to watch as Tiger Woods hit balls on the driving range at Firestone Country Club for the first time in four years.

"It never gets old," Scott told AAP.

"Tiger was golf for 20 years, still is, so you have to know what's going on with him."

Scott won the 2011 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, but he's as excited as anyone for Woods' return to one of his happiest hunting grounds.

With eight victories between 1999 and 2013, Woods is the undisputed king of Ohio's famed Firestone course.

But plagued by injuries and off-course troubles, the 42-year-old has not played the tournament since 2014, when he withdrew hurt during the final round.

With top 10 finishes in his previous two US Tour starts - including a tie for sixth in the British Open at Carnoustie to his name - Woods is desperate to earn a first worldwide win since his 2013 triumph at this event.

Jason Day, a close friend of Woods, says the 14-time major winner has reverted to his infamous ploy of going quiet on peers during tournament weeks.

"He has definitely become quiet when it comes time to play against us," Day said.

"We usually text each other on good performances, but I want to try beat him at his best and to do that we can't be helping each other out."

Former world No.1s Day and Scott are among five Australians trying to ignore Tigermania, with the plenty at stake for all them.

Having slipped to No.77 in the world rankings and sitting just nine places inside the top 125 on the FedEx Cup points race who qualify for the US PGA Tour's upcoming play-offs, Scott knows it's crunch time.

It's why he has been trialling caddies as he looks for a spark to ignite his season.

This week, Scott will have Kiwi Mike 'Sponge' Waite on the bag.

Waite caddied for countryman Michael Campbell during his iconic 2005 US Open win, when he famously held off a fast-finishing Woods.

"I don't know (how long term the partnership is) at this point, it's just nice Sponge is able to caddie for me," Scott said.

"He is a very experienced caddie and a good bloke, so having that calmness next to me is going to helpful."

Scott played a Wednesday practice round with good mate Wade Ormsby, the South Australian who booked his spot in the elite 73-man field by winning the European Tour's Hong Kong Open.

"I played 12 holes with Scotty and tried to pick his brains with questions about the course, because he has won and been around here plenty," Ormsby said.

Rounding out the Australian contingent is world No.19 Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith.

Jason Day will have to battle enormous crowds and the Tiger Woods comeback circus if he wants to finally win the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at the course which has teased him so often.

US PGA Tour officials are expecting bumper galleries having grouped former world No.1s Day and Woods together for the opening rounds at Ohio's famed Firestone Country Club.

Anticipation has reached fever pitch given Woods won the tournament eight times between 1999 and 2013 - the latter being his last worldwide victory.

But the 14-time major champion has not returned to Firestone since 2014, when he dramatically withdrew injured during the final round.

Now, the 42-year-old arrives in razor-sharp form having recorded top 10s in his previous two US Tour starts - including a tie for sixth at the British Open where he briefly held the lead during the final round at Carnoustie.

"It's going to be huge," Day told AAP.

It is also the last time the WGC-Bridgestone will be held at Firestone, with the elite 73-man event changing its name and moving to Memphis, Tennessee next year.

"I'm really looking forward to it; this is the last time it's here and Tiger is coming off playing some seriously good golf at the Open Championship," Day said.

"There are lot of people are excited that he could win here, and you practice and play for the chance to come up against Tiger in this kind of form."

Although it pales in comparison to Woods' record, Day has amassed solid results of his own at Firestone.

The Queenslander tied fourth in 2011 and third in 2016, when he held the lead during the final round only to drop three shots between the 15th and 16th holes to hand Dustin Johnson victory.

"I would like to be able to finally finish it off; I've had a couple good results here," said Day, who owns two WGC titles but in the matchplay edition.

"I thoroughly enjoy this course because it's long, narrow and the greens are small, so it tests every facet of your game; particularly the short game.

"Being able to win another WGC event would be a big one."

Day will be joined at the $US10 million ($A13 million) event that has no 36-hole cut by four other Australians - 2011 winner Adam Scott, world No.19 Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith and Wade Ormsby.

A very emotional Adam Scott has joined a chorus of Australian golfers sending heartfelt support to Jarrod Lyle as he ceases active cancer treatment and begins palliative care.

The 36-year-old Lyle has been fighting a third battle with cancer since a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia last year.

But as his condition deteriorated in hospital recently, with Lyle partially losing eyesight and having speech difficulties, wife Briony revealed on Wednesday the heartbreaking decision to end his treatment.

Lyle will now spend time with Briony and young daughters Lusi and Gemma at home in Victoria.

Speaking at Ohio's Firestone Country Club ahead of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, former world No.1 Scott says Lyle has been an inspiration for 20 years.

Lyle first diagnosed with leukaemia as a teenager in 1999 and after beating it relapsed in 2012, but fought courageously to return to play professional golf in Australia and on the US Tour.

"I can't imagine being in that position; it's unthinkable," Scott said.

"He is one of the best blokes there is. Given all the difficulties he's had since his late teens, he has lived the best life he could with the tough cards he has been dealt.

"He played such good golf while battling illness; he has been through it all.

"His positivity and general demeanour has been so good and so infectious on others; it's a good way to think of how I should live my life.

"It shouldn't have to have something like this to remember that's what it's all about."

Former world No.1 Day said the news hit him hard given Day's mother Dening was treated for lung cancer last year and his father Alvin died of stomach cancer when Day was young.

"It's hard news to take and it is so unfortunate," Day said.

"It puts things in perspective. We are out here trying to compete but at the end of the day there is life and family we need to be there for.

"We all love Jarrod. He's such a good bloke. It's not fair he's going through this."

Three-time US Tour winner Marc Leishman was also emotional.

"I'm absolutely gutted for the whole family, Briony and the kids," Leishman said.

"It's been a hard road for Jarrod for so long, and he has fought so hard.

"He has always been the life of the party. He is a larger than life character and an inspiration to so many of us."

Sydney native and former Web.com Tour winner Ewan Porter said Lyle's colourful personality was essential as the pair climbed the ranks of American golf together.

"I'm a better man for having Jarrod Lyle in my life," Porter said.

"At the Australian Open, he came into the commentary box and even then his spirits were so high.

"The way he has fought through such tumultuous times is such a huge credit to himself and his beautiful family."

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle will spend his final days surrounded by loved ones after making the heartbreaking decision to go into palliative care.

The 36-year-old has been fighting a third battle with cancer since a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia last year.

There has been an outpouring of sadness from golf fans around the world after wife Briony updated Lyle's social media pages on Tuesday night.

Briony has been posting about her husband's deteriorating health during recent months, but her most recent update to his followers on Facebook and Instagram confirmed the worst possible news.

"Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care," Briony wrote.

"He has given everything that he's got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore.

"We'll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.

"We have done our best to 'control' the narrative surrounding Jarrod's illness and treatment, and as more and more people become involved in this final process I'm not sure how much longer this development will remain private.

"Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times.

"But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome.

"My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead.

"Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.

"When it's appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time."

Lyle courageously beat cancer, in 1998 as a teenager and again in 2012, and returned to play professional golf.

He made an emotional comeback to the course during the 2013 Australian Masters before trying his luck at using a medical exemption to win his PGA Tour card back in 2015.

The PGA Tour set-up a fund to help Briony and their two children Lusi and Jemma with medical costs throughout his health battles.

Lyle grew up in the regional Victorian city of Shepparton and still has family and many friends living there.

Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has made the heartbreaking decision to go into palliative care after fighting a third battle with cancer.

The 36-year-old has been battling the disease since a recurrence of acute myeloid leukaemia last year.

His condition has deteriorated during recent months, leading to wife Briony to post to social media with concerning updates about his health.

But in a post on Tuesday, Briony updated Lyle's followers on Facebook with the worst possible news.

"Earlier today Jarrod made the decision to stop active treatment and begin palliative care," Briony wrote.

"He has given everything that he's got to give, and his poor body cannot take anymore.

"We'll be taking him closer to home in the next couple of days so he can finally leave the hospital.

"We have done our best to 'control' the narrative surrounding Jarrod's illness and treatment, and as more and more people become involved in this final process I'm not sure how much longer this development will remain private.

"Jarrod knows he is loved, and the thousands of prayers and well wishes that have been sent his way have kept him going through some incredibly tough times.

"But he has reached his limit, and the docs have finally agreed that they can no longer strive for a positive outcome.

"My focus as of today is on our girls and doing whatever I can to get them through the challenges ahead.

"Jarrod will be closer to them very soon, and will spend as much time as he can with them.

"When it's appropriate, I will post details of a memorial service. In the meantime we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time."

Lyle courageously beat cancer, in 1998 and 2012, and returned to play professional golf.

He made an emotional comeback to the course during the 2013 Australian Masters before trying his luck at using a medical exemption to win his PGA Tour card back in 2015.

World No.1 Dustin Johnson was blown away when told his Canadian Open victory meant he surpassed Tiger Woods as the US PGA Tour's most prolific winner of the past 10 years.

"To even be mentioned in the same sentence as Tiger means a lot," he said.

The 34-year-old's 19th US Tour title, a three-shot win at Toronto's iconic Glen Abbey course, surpassed Woods (18) for the most wins since 2008.

That was the year golf great Woods claimed his last major championship.

Johnson's third victory of 2018 was, like his eight-shot win in Hawaii in January and six-shot win in Tennessee in June, a walk in the park.

Starting Sunday in a four-way tie for the lead and in the final group, Johnson fired a six-under-par 66 and his 23-under total left playing partner Byeong Hun An (69) and Whee Kim (69) in his wake at 20 under.

Keegan Bradley carded the round of the day, an eight-under 64 which included an eagle two and a birdie-birdie-birdie finish, to jump up to lone fourth.

Johsnon became the first golfer since Woods in 2009 to win three or more times in three consecutive seasons on golf's richest circuit.

Johnson said watching 14-time major winner Woods dominate the sport inspired him to create his own legacy.

"The way (Woods) played for that stretch was just incredible," Johnson said of Woods's 79 PGA Tour titles.

"What he has done for the game and the things he has done within the game, no one is really ever going to get to that level.

"It motivated me and I've definitely improved my game in the last few years."

The big-hitting Johnson was so lethal from tee to green at Glen Abbey that an average putting performance, ranking 29th overall on the greens, mattered little.

On the final day, the South Carolina native averaged 324 yards off the tee and hit 10 of 14 fairways, as well as 16 of 18 greens in regulation.

But the former US Open winner warned his competitors they haven't seen his best golf yet as the US PGA Championship and FedEx Cup playoffs loom.

"One thing I love about this game is no matter how good you are, you can get better and I'm going to continue trying to improve," Johnson said.

He said his victory was particularly special given his fiancee Paulina is the daughter of Canadian ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky.

"It definitely means a lot; I have a lot of ties to Canada with Paulina and her dad and thanks to Wayne I get a lot of fans out here," Johnson said.

Australia's Aaron Baddeley closed with a 73 to share 65th at six under while countryman Cameron Percy (70) was five under and Queenslander Rod Pampling (74) was two under.

Aaron Baddeley has vowed not to give up on the fight for his US PGA Tour card despite fizzing out of contention during the weekend rounds at the Canadian Open.

The Australian was high on the leaderboard heading into the third round but carded a three-over-par 75 before closing with a 73 on Sunday at Toronto's famed Glen Abbey course.

It left the four-time US Tour winner in a share of 65th at six under and well back of winner Dustin Johnson.

World No.1 Johnson fired a six-under-par 66 which earned the big hitter a 23-under total and a three-shot win from playing partner Byeong Hun An (69) and Whee Kim (69).

Baddeley is projected to drop one place to 135th on the FedEx Cup standings with two events left in his schedule.

The top 125 players advance to the lucrative playoffs and retain their US Tour cards for next year.

Two years since his last win on tour, Baddeley's exempt status on the American circuit expires at the end of this season.

The two-time Australian Open champion admits frustration in his predicament, given he had several chances to win earlier this season - including a golden opportunity at the LA Open in February, where he'd previously tasted victory.

"I thought this year was going to be a good year but it's pretty disappointing to see the position I'm in," Baddeley told AAP on Sunday.

Still, the 37-year-old is positive about his next two events -the Barracuda Championship and the regular season-ending Wyndham Championship.

The Victorian said he'll take positives from contending during the first two rounds at the Canadian Open.

"It felt like (I could go on to win) the first two days because I played really well but it's disappointing to shoot over par on the weekend; that's pretty bad," he said.

"I will keep plugging away; I feel my best golf is ahead of me, which is good.

"I need to play well next week, so hopefully I can put myself right up on the leaderboard or at least give myself a chance to make the playoffs going into Wyndham."

One shot back of Baddeley was fellow Australian Cameron Percy, who closed with a solid 70 to finish at five under.

Queenslander Rod Pampling carded a 74 to earn a two-under total.

Australia's Minjee Lee will head to the Women's British Open full of confidence after a second-placed finish at the Ladies Scottish Open.

The 22-year-old started the final round at Gullane Golf Club a shot behind playing partners Ariya Jutanugarn and Amy Yang and came agonisingly close to claiming her second win of the LPGA season.

She finished a single shot behind winner Jutanugarn, who is projected to become world No.1 after her 10th LPGA title victory and third in 2018.

Runner-up Lee, who was chasing her fourth career LPGA title, remained in close pursuit of Jutanugarn throughout the day with both players carding rounds of five-under 66 on Sunday.

Lee produced a bogey-free round to finish the week at 12 under, missing a birdie putt at the last hole which would have forced a playoff.

"I was striking the ball pretty well and putting probably the best I have out of the last three days, four days," Lee told lpga.com.

"Overall, it was a good week and looking forward to next week."

The Women's British Open begins on Thursday at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Golf Links in Lancashire, England.

Jutunagarn hit six birdies and a bogey to finish at 13 under and move ahead of South Koreans Inbee Park and Sung Hyun Park in the world rankings.

"It means a lot to me, it's like my dream come true," the Bangkok-born player told lpga.com.

"I told my caddie this week, I want to win on a links course one time in my life, and I did it so (I feel) pretty good."

South Koreans Jin Young Ko (67) and Haeji Kang (69) finished tied for third on eight under, while their compatriot Amy Yang dropped to joint fifth after a 72.

Australian veteran Karrie Webb carded a 70 to be in a tie for 11th at four under while countrywomen Sarah Kemp (73, one under), Katherine Kirk 70, one over), Su Oh (71, one over) and Sarah Jane Smith (74, four over) finished well back.

Australian golf has lost one of its great characters with the death of Ian Stanley at age 69 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

A successful teenage amateur, Stanley turned pro in 1970 and went on to become a prolific winner in Australasia with 19 victories on his home tour from the mid 1970s to the early 90s.

He also played seven seasons on the European tour where he was joint winner of the 1975 Martini International.

Joining the the European Seniors Tour after turning 50, he added the 2001 Senior PGA and Senior British Open titles to his resume among three wins there.

He later worked in the media, golf green construction and for charitable causes.

Stanley spoke of health struggles and surgery in an interview for Australian Golf Digest published in May, revealing he was diagnosed in his mid-60s when a scan showed a large growth in a kidney and cancer having progressed into a vein.

"Now the cancer has gone into my spine for the third time and it has come to the point where we don't think we can beat it. But we've put up a good fight," Stanley told interviewer Michael Davis.

"Sitting around in hospital as much as I have, you tend to do a lot of reflecting. I was glad I made the effort to go out there and play again when I turned 50 because I had left a bit out there."

He also offered some advice for the current generation of players.

"Sport in general has lost its sense of fun. There are no characters any more. They all go through the same routine. I am not decrying that, but when you hole a putt, punch the air for God's sake.

"People love watching good golf shots but they also like to see sportsmen with a little bit of charisma."

Stanley is survived by his wife Pam and three daughters.