RORY MCILROY HAS won the Race to Dubai for a record-equalling eighth time, while Tyrrell Hatton has won the DP World Tour Championship tournament.
McIlroy edged out Eugenio Chacarra in a tense battle at the DP World Tour Championship, where McIlroy finished on 10-under after a final round of 67 to take second place while the Spaniard was two shots back on eight-under.
McIlroy now joins Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie as the only eight-time European winner of the season-long title.
Chacarra had held a slender 533.93-point lead over McIlroy going into the season finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
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But the back-to-back Masters champion put himself in a strong position for victory at Jumeirah Golf Estates with a birdie at 16 on the final day. And although he parred the last two holes, it was enough to stay at the top of rankings for a fifth successive time.
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Chacarra needed to win the tournament to make sure he fended off McIlroy, as well as potentially several other big hitters in the chasing pack.
However, a final round of 69, which featured six birdies but also three bogeys either side of the turn, saw him come up just short at eight under in a tie for third, with other scores in the final groups also going McIlroy’s way.
Hatton won the DP World Tour Championship on 15-under with a final round of 66 to finish five shots ahead of McIlroy.
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Rory McIlroy wins record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai
RORY MCILROY HAS won the Race to Dubai for a record-equalling eighth time, while Tyrrell Hatton has won the DP World Tour Championship tournament.
McIlroy edged out Eugenio Chacarra in a tense battle at the DP World Tour Championship, where McIlroy finished on 10-under after a final round of 67 to take second place while the Spaniard was two shots back on eight-under.
McIlroy now joins Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie as the only eight-time European winner of the season-long title.
Chacarra had held a slender 533.93-point lead over McIlroy going into the season finale at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
But the back-to-back Masters champion put himself in a strong position for victory at Jumeirah Golf Estates with a birdie at 16 on the final day. And although he parred the last two holes, it was enough to stay at the top of rankings for a fifth successive time.
Chacarra needed to win the tournament to make sure he fended off McIlroy, as well as potentially several other big hitters in the chasing pack.
However, a final round of 69, which featured six birdies but also three bogeys either side of the turn, saw him come up just short at eight under in a tie for third, with other scores in the final groups also going McIlroy’s way.
Hatton won the DP World Tour Championship on 15-under with a final round of 66 to finish five shots ahead of McIlroy.
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