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Despite a runner-up finish at the DP World Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy won his fourth straight Race to Dubai title — making him the European Tour's player of the year. It was McIlroy's seventh overall title, breaking a tie with Seve Ballesteros and moving him within one of Colin Montgomerie's record eight. McIlroy, 36, who is No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, says it's special to be spoken about in the same vein as Ballesteros. "I said this on this green last year, he means so much to this Tour and to the European Ryder Cup Team. We rally so much around his spirit and his quotes and everything he meant for European golf. To equal him last year was cool but to surpass him this year, yeah, I didn't get this far in my dreams, so it's very cool."
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The league continues to evolve with the move to 72-hole tournaments and larger fields, but it still has an awkward feel about its existence.
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A simple, but bold print served as a theme and transformed Roaring Fork Club's pro shop into an engaging space during the club's member-guest tournament.
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▪️ Rory McIlroy loses playoff to Matthew Fitzpatrick in wild end to World Tour Championship but wins Race to Dubai
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▪️ Linn Grant breezes to her 2nd LPGA title at The Annika
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▪️ Kai Trump gifted the LPGA a massive audience. Did the tour capitalize? Not exactly
[Beth Ann Nichols | Golfweek | Read]
▪️ Stewart Cink wins PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending event and point title
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▪️ Adam Schenk survives a raging wind in Bermuda to win first PGA Tour title in 243rd attempt
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▪️ Orlando pro becomes first woman to win PGA Assistants Championship
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Lobb + Partners unveils a master plan for Canada’s Olympic View; Sweden’s Isaberg West gets a Caspar Grauballe renovation
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The Annika's decision to invite the 18-year-old amateur is positive exposure for the tournament some The First Call readers believe. Others view the choice much differently.
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