DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Lorena Ochoa's runner-up finish at the LPGA Tour Championship locked up player of the year honors and the 2009 No. 1 ranking.

HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Anna Nordqvist shot a 7-under-par 65 and won the LPGA Tour Championship in Houston Monday by two-strokes over Lorena Ochoa.

VIRGINIA WATER, England, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Lee Westwood's lucrative victory at the European PGA Tour's Dubai World Championship improved his world ranking to a career best.

HOUSTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Kristy McPherson fired a 5-under-par 67 and took the lead Sunday in the suspended second round of the rain-plagued LPGA Tour Championship in Houston.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Lee Westwood fired an 8-under-par 64 Sunday and ran away from the field in winning the European PGA Tour's Dubai World Championship.

HOUSTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Overnight rains led to Saturday's suspension of second-round play at the LPGA Tour Championship in Houston.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Lee Westwood had his second 6-under-par 66 of the tournament Saturday and has a 2-stroke lead after three rounds of the European PGA's Dubai World Championship.

HOUSTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lorena Ochoa, without hitting a single shot, maintained her lead Friday at the LPGA Tour Championship -- the circuit's last event of the season.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Peter Senior birdied five of the last nine holes Friday and rallied to win the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament by three shots.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lee Westwood closed with two birdies in his final three holes Friday and has a 2-stroke lead halfway through the European PGA Tour's Dubai World Championship.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Steve Haskins fired a 6-under 65 Thursday and increased his lead to four shots with one round to play at the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament.

HOUSTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Lorena Ochoa, trying to rally and win her fourth Player of the Year title, grabbed the lead Thursday after one round of the LPGA Tour Championship at Houston.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Robert Allenby had five birdies on the back nine Thursday en route to a 1-stroke lead after one round of the European PGA Tour's Dubai World Championship.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Steve Haskins shot a 6-under 65 Wednesday that put him two shots in front at the midway point of the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz.

HOUSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The LPGA Wednesday released its 2010 schedule, a slate that is three tournaments shorter than this year's calendar.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. magistrate in Memphis has denied suspended golfer Doug Barron's request to play in the PGA Tour's qualifying tournament.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Tom Watson's stirring run at the 2009 British Open led organizers to alter qualification rules, allowing him an exemption into the tournament for five years.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Michelle Wie shot a 3-under-par 69 Sunday and won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico -- her long-awaited first victory on the LPGA Tour.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Stephen Ames fired a 64 to get into a playoff and then beat Justin Leonard and George McNeil Sunday in the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Florida.

HONG KONG, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Gregory Bourdy shot 67 Sunday, his fourth round of the week of at least 3-under-par, and won the European PGA Tour's Hong Kong Open.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods, playing in his first tournament in Australia in 12 years, used a 4-under-par 68 Sunday to pull away and win the JBWere Masters.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Justin Leonard, George McNeill, Mathias Gronberg and Justin Rose all have a piece of the lead through 54 holes at the PGA's Children's Miracle Network Classic.