Stretch run starts for PGA Tour cards and races to title in Europe and LPGA

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Stretch run starts for PGA Tour cards and races to title in Europe and LPGA
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Golf is hitting the home stretch with the four main tours in action. Rory McIlroy leads the field in Abu Dhabi in the first of two European tour postseason events that determine the Race to Dubai. The PGA Tour Champions wraps up its season with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy tees off the 2nd, during day three of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Prize money: $9 million. Winner’s share: $1.5 million.Notes: This starts the two tournaments that make up the DP World Tour playoffs, concluding next week with a Tour Championship in Dubai. ... The field features 10 of the top 50 in the world ranking. ...

Notes: This extends a trend of weak fields in North America during the FedEx Cup Fall. Cameron Young is playing for the first time since the BMW Championship in August. At No. 33 in the world, he is the highest-ranked player in the field. ... Lucas Glover is the only other player from the top 50. ... A Masters invitation goes to the winner. Of the 120-man field, 114 players are not eligible for Augusta National next year. ...

Notes: The tournament starts on Wednesday and ends on Saturday before the LPGA heads to Florida for its final two tournaments. ... Jin Young Ko at No. 9 and Ayaka Furue at No. 10 are the only players in the field from the top 10 in the women’s world ranking. ... Marina Alex is playing after losing in a six-hole playoff at the Toto Japan Classic. ... Nelly Korda clinched LPGA player of the year when Furue did not win in Japan last week. The award is based on points. ...

Notes: This concludes the PGA Tour Champions, with the winner of the Charles Schwab Cup points list earning a $1 million bonus. ... Ernie Els is going for his first Schwab Cup title. ... The top 36 players in the points list qualify for the season finale. ... Steve Stricker is not playing. Stricker, who has a long history of not playing late in the year on any tour, has never played a postseason event on the PGA Tour Champions ... Stephen Ames has three wins this year and is No.

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