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PGA Tour has fewer cards and smaller fields. But the big changes are still to come

Sunday at Sea Island was supposed to be looked upon as doomsday for so many PGA Tour players who left the final event of the PGA Tour season without a full card.

By Doug Ferguson November 25, 2025

FILE - PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp speaks before a practice round of the Tour Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Golf roundup: Jeeno Thitikul caps record-setting LPGA season with win

Jeeno Thitikul capped her best year professionally with the biggest payoff in women's golf, along with her place in the LPGA Tour record book.

By The Associated Press November 23, 2025

AP photo by Marta Lavandier / Jeeno Thitikul chips onto the first green of the Gold Course at Tiburón Golf Club during the final round of the LPGA Tour's season-ending tournament Sunday in Naples, Fla. Thitikul, who closed with a 4-under-par 68 for a four-shot victory, won the CME Group Tour Championship for the second year in a row.

Golf roundup: Rory McIlroy wins even while losing tourney playoff

Rory McIlroy's banner year in golf finished with fitting drama Sunday, when he eagled the last hole in regulation to force a playoff but lost out to Matt Fitzpatrick.

By The Associated Press November 16, 2025

AP photo by Altaf Qadri / Rory McIlroy celebrates after making an eagle putt on the final hole of regulation Sunday to force a playoff with Matt Fitzpatrick in the DP World Tour Championship on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.

The chase is over for Rory McIlroy. He hasn’t stopped running

The questions Rory McIlroy found so annoying in the months after his greatest feat in golf still linger.

By Doug Ferguson November 11, 2025

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off at xx hole 18th hole during the second round of Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Golf roundup: Ben Griffin wins on PGA Tour for third time in 2025

Ben Griffin avoided the mistakes that slowed his two challengers Sunday and rolled in three long birdie putts to win the World Wide Technology Championship.

By The Associated Press November 9, 2025