McIlroy had won twice previously this season, but as the most visible leader on the PGA Tour, his year would have felt somewhat hollow without the trophy on Sunday.
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland became the first three-time winner of the FedEx Cup with a sterling comeback in Sunday's final round of the Tour Championship.
Jill McGill, 50, finished at 3-under 289, en route to winning the U.S. Senior Women's Open on Sunday for her third U.S. Golf Association title, closing with an even-par 73 for a one-stroke victory over Leta Lindley.
Steve Stricker won The Ally Challenge for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the season and ninth overall.
Paula Reto won the Canadian Pacific Women's Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 4-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Nelly Korda and Hye-Jin Choi in Ottawa, Ontario.
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year favorite Cameron Young said Sunday that he is staying with the tour after having discussions with LIV Golf about joining the new circuit.
Scottie Scheffler carded four birdies over six holes to complete the third round with a 4-under 66 that gave him a 6-shot lead in the Tour Championship
Thriston Lawrence won the European Masters in Switzerland following a play-off with England's Matt Wallace on Sunday.
Hye-Jin Choi shot a 5-under 66 to join fellow South Korean rookie Narin An atop the leaderboard Saturday in the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.
Laura Davies, the 58-year-old English star who won the inaugural event in 2018, shot a 5-under 68 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Helen Alfredsson at the U.S. Senior Women's Open in Kettering, Ohio.
Open champion Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Harold Varner III and several additional golfers are expected to join the LIV Golf tour, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.
Scott Dunlap holds a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour Champions' The Ally Challenge after posting birdies on five of the final six holes on Saturday.
Thriston Lawrence carded a third-round 67 to take a one shot lead at the European Masters on Saturday.
Saudi-funded LIV Golf has joined the antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour in an amended complaint in which four players have removed their names.
Na Rin An shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to top the leaderboard Friday in the suspended second round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is playing every bit like the No. 1 player in golf and was on the verge of turning the Tour Championship into a rout. Then Xander Schauffele narrowed the gap with a birdie-birdie-eagle finish.
PGA Tour player Max Homa wonders whether the FedEx Cup Playoffs points leader should have a 2-shot lead over everyone else before the first tee shot is hit in the season-ending Tour Championship.
Helen Alfredsson shot her second straight 3-under 70 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women's Open.
Fred Funk bettered his age by a stroke with a 7-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' The Ally Challenge.
