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Scottie Scheffler broke through, Rory McIlroy dominated the summer and the PGA Tour faced off against LIV Golf in a season of departures and high-profile feuding.

British Open champion Cameron Smith said on Wednesday he felt it was unfair that those who joined LIV Golf are not receiving world ranking points and hopes that changes before his exemption into golf's four majors expires.

Harold Varner III said Wednesday he was surprised by the backlash he received after posting a statement to Instagram explaining his decision to join the LIV Golf Tour. "I hate being hated," said Varner. "I'd rather not even be known than be hated."

The PGA Tour will hold off on a three-event international series, for now, to instead focus its efforts on its plan for 13 tournaments with elevated purses for top players, sources told ESPN.

The DP World Tour has asked the LIV Golf players scheduled to compete in the BMW PGA Championship to refrain from wearing LIV logos on their clothes and told them they won't be required to play in the pro-am, according to an email obtained by ESPN.

Team Europe captain Luke Donald will have double the number of captain's picks when he assembles the 12-man team that will take on the United States next year in Rome, Italy, Ryder Cup Europe announced on Tuesday.

LIV Golf announced Tuesday that Cameron Smith, the world No. 2 and Open Championship winner, was among six players who will make their debut in LIV Golf's fourth event, which starts Friday.

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.

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.

Scottie Scheffler has a 1-shot lead over Xander Schauffele in the Tour Championship.

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.