Kerr, Ko, Park all big winners

Cristie Kerr was the player of the week. Lydia Ko was the player of the year. Inbee Park will be among the players of all-time.

And just as the LPGA intended, the season finale was brimming with drama until the very end.

Kerr won the seasonending CME Group Tour Championship at Naples, Fla., taking command with a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th and finishing off her 18th career victory. Her $500,000 first prize almost seemed ancillary, given the stakes for which Ko and Park were playing.

Ko won the $1 million bonus for winning the “Race to CME Globe,” just as she did last year — this time adding Player of the Year honors to her resume. Park clinched a trip to the LPGA Hall of Fame by winning the 2015 scoring title; the only step that remains between her and induction is completing her 10th season on tour next year, a prerequisite for eligibility.

“I said the Hall of Fame will be my last goal, but it really came early and I achieved pretty much everything I set so far in my career,” Park said.

Kerr shot a 4-under-par 68 and finished at 17under 271 for the tournament, one shot better than Gerina Piller of the U.S. and Ha Na Jang of South Korea. Lexi Thompson of the U.S. was fourth at 14-under. She and Paula Creamer doused Kerr moments after she tapped home a 2-footer to clinch the victory.

Park was sixth, good enough to beat Ko by three shots over the course of the entire season for the Vare Trophy and the 27th point she needed for her trip to the LPGA Hall. PGA Tour: Kevin Kisner ended a year marked by second-place finishes with his first PGA Tour win in the RSM Classic at Sea Island, Ga. Kisner shot a 6-under 64 to beat Kevin Chappell by six. European Tour: Rory McIlroy won the seasonending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the Race to Dubai for a $3,208,300 payday. The Northern Irishman shot a 6-under 66 for a onestroke victory over England’s Andy Sullivan. McIlroy finished at 21under 267 at Jumeirah for his third European Tour victory of the season. Briefly: Web.com Tour player Jeff Gove won the Pebble Beach Invitational, birdieing the final two holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-shot victory over Champions Tour players Kevin Sutherland and Duffy Waldorf. ... On Monday, the Web.com Tour will announce a three-year contract extension to keep its Bay Area tournament at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward. The Stonebrae Classic will be held through 2018, with next year’s event July 28-31. ... Peter Senior won his third Australian Masters title at a record age of 56, closing with a 3-under 68 to win by two.