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Nacho Elvira benefitted from dramatic final-hole mishaps by Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to win the Dubai Invitational by one shot on Sunday, securing his third title on the European tour.

Davis Riley birdied four of the last seven holes Saturday at wind-swept Waialae Country Club for a 3-under 67 and a two-stroke lead with a round left in the PGA Tour's season-opening Sony Open.

Segundo Oliva Pinto of Argentina has a one-shot lead in the Latin American Amateur Championship with six players on his heels at Lima Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy will head into the final round at Dubai Creek Resort three shots behind leader Nacho Elvira, who is two shots clear of the field. Shane Lowry, Marcus Armitage and Dylan Frittelli are in a three-way tie for second place.

Davis Riley matched defending champion Nick Taylor, Kevin Roy, S.H. Kim and Adrien Dumont de Chassart at 9-under 131 for a five-way tie atop the Sony Open.

Defending champion Nick Taylor was sharp with his irons and handled the par 3s at Waialae Country Club for an 8-under 62, giving him a share of the lead Thursday with Kevin Roy as the PGA Tour season started at the Sony Open.

Andy Schonbaum of Argentina and Andrés Martínez Benedetti of Venezuela share the lead after one round of the Latin America Amateur Championship.

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as "major sporting events" that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries.

Even if LIV Golf spends hundreds of millions of dollars to re-sign two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau, PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy doesn't believe the Saudi Arabian-financed breakaway league will be any better off.

Rory McIlroy posted a 5-under 66 to lead by one stroke after the first round of the Dubai Invitational.