The teenage son of golf legend Tiger Woods is already showing signs of inheriting at least a dusting of his father's skillset after carding a lifetime-best 68 at the US Junior National Golf Championship.

Several sporting events in Britain have been called off as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.

It was an expletive deleted, almost, after Lydia Ko edged her way up the leaderboard at the Dana Open in Ohio.

British Open champion Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann are among six players to leave the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded Liv Golf, which returns this week for a fourth tournament, this time outside of Boston.

Rory McIlroy, the strongest voice for the PGA Tour in a tumultuous year, had the final say with his clubs when he rallied from six shots behind to win the Tour Championship and capture the FedEx Cup for the third time.

Cameron Smith, the Open champion, has signed a US$100 million-plus deal to join Liv Golf in a major coup for the Saudi-backed rebel series.

A double bogey on the last hole has set Lydia Ko back from a good striking position at the halfway mark on the Women's Open Championship.

A strong final round for Lydia Ko has seen her rocket up the leaderboard to claim her ninth top 10 finish of the season at the Women's British Open.

Lydia Ko has been joined by France's Celine Boutier at the top of the leaderboard after day three of the Women's Scottish Open.

Lydia Ko has failed to fire in the final round of the Scottish Open, leaving Japan's Ayaka Furue the chance to storm to a maiden LPGA Tour victory.