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Rory McIlroy sealed the top place in the DP World Tour rankings without hitting a shot, as none of his closest challengers can now catch him following the penultimate event of the season at Sun City.

Camilo Villegas ended a long and emotional drought when he came up with key birdies down the stretch Sunday for a 6-under 65 to win the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, his first victory since losing his 22-month-old daughter to cancer in 2020.

Lilia Vu earned her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the year, winning The Annika to reclaim the No. 1 spot in the race for player of the year.

Steven Alker had to get up-and-down for par on the last three holes for a 1-under 70 that allowed him to hang on and win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday and a payoff of just over $1 million.

22-year-old South Korean golfer Hae Ran Ryu is the 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year, the LPGA announced Monday.

Rory McIlroy addressed his notorious Ryder Cup bust-up with Patrick Cantlay's caddie Joe LaCava that stirred up the biennial tournament.

Once the newly formed corporation happens, the PGA Tour said in a memo Tuesday that it would offer members direct ownership in the company.

Chris Kirk, who walked away from competitive golf for more than six months in 2019 to focus on his mental health and sobriety, was given the PGA Tour Courage Award at the RSM Classic.

Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy, one of the PGA Tour's most vocal supporters during its battle with LIV Golf, has resigned as a player director on the tour's influential policy board, a tour official confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

Steven Alker, who began the day tied with Marco Dawson, fired a 6-under 65 to extend his lead to four shots heading into the final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Emily Kristine Pedersen had three birdies over the final five holes for a 6-under 64 that gave her a three-shot lead on Saturday at The Annika.

Alex Noren will go for his first PGA Tour victory and first worldwide win since the French Open in 2018 when he enters the final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship with a one-shot lead.

American Max Homa enters the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa with a 1-shot lead as he looks for his first victory outside of the U.S.

Former British Open champion Cameron Smith will go into Sunday's final round of the Hong Kong Open on 16-under par and in a share for the lead with Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai after hitting a five-under round of 65 at Fanling on Saturday.

Alex Noren heads into the weekend with a two-shot lead over Ryan Moore (64), and Satoshi Kodaira and Ryan Brehm at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

Emily Kristine Pederson moved closer to earning a spot in the LPGA Tour season finale after shooting 65 on Friday to take a two-shot lead in The Annika.

Steven Alker and Marco Dawson share the 36-hole lead in the PGA Tour Champions finale at Phoenix Country Club.

Alex Noren started with three birdies and then he wondered if he would make another. He picked up two more late in the second round Friday and posted a 5-under 66 for a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

Max Homa maintained a share of the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge by shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round Friday, with Matthieu Pavon joining him atop the leaderboard.

Asian Tour regular Phachara Khongwatmai upstaged early starters Cameron Smith and Bae Sang-Moon with a sizzling 10-birdie 63 to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Hong Kong Open on Friday.