DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy ends year as European top; Jon Rahm declares title

It is the 4th time McIlroy has actually completed the year as European top and the very first time given that 2015-20 J Rahm (Spa); -18 T Hatton (Eng), A Noren (Swe); -16 R McIlroy (NI); -13 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -11 R Hoejgaard (Den), A Meronk (Pol); -10 A Arnaus (Spa), J Campillo (Spa) Selected others: -7 C Syme (Sco); -6 S Horsfield (Eng), R Ramsay (Sco); -4 D Law (Sco); -3 S Lowry (Ire) Full leaderboardRory McIlroy ended the year as European primary in spite of Spain’s Jon Rahm declaring a 3rd DP World Tour Championship title in Dubai on Sunday. Rahm struck a five-under 67 on the last day to complete on 20 under, 2 ahead of England’s Tyrrell Hatton and Alex Noren of Sweden. World top McIlroy was a shot back in 4th after a four-under68 “It seems like a long period of time considering that I raised that prize,” McIlroy informed Sky Sports. “It’s been 7 years and it feels simply as great as I can keep in mind.” The Northern Irishman, who began the last round on 12 under after carding a seven-under 65 on Saturday, raised the Harry Vardon Trophy for the 4th time in his profession. England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, McIlroy’s only competitor for the leading area in the DP World Tour rankings, was on 14 under heading into Sunday however struck a double bogey and 3 bogeys to end his opportunities of ending up the season as Europe’s top. To top the ranking, June’s United States Open champ Fitzpatrick would require to win and McIlroy to end up 2nd, or if Fitzpatrick had actually completed as runner-up, he would have needed McIlroy to be outside the leading 7. McIlroy likewise ends up being simply the 2nd gamer to win the FedEx Cup and Race to Dubai titles in the exact same season after Henrik Stenson in 2013 having actually clinched the PGA Tour’s leading reward in August. McIlroy praised Rahm, who won his ninth title on the DP World Tour and ended up being the very first gamer to win the competition 3 times at Jumeirah Golf Estates. “It would have been great to get one win in there at the end of the year however Jon played an extraordinary competition and completely deserved it,” McIlroy stated. “I wish to state I am right up there in the very best gamers on the planet – however he is right up there with me.”
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