McIlroy wins record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy in action at the DP World Tour Championship golf competition at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai– Fadel SENNA

Rory McIlroy won his 8th Race to Dubai title to connect the record of Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie after a remarkable last round of the season-ending $10 million DP World Tour Championship on Sunday.

The competition itself was a runaway win for England’s Tyrrell Hatton (66) however all eyes were on the interesting fight in between McIlroy and Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra, playing a group behind.

All of it boiled down to the 18th hole, where McIlroy made a frustrating par to end up on 10-under par, however that was excellent enough for a solo 2nd location.

That took his ranking indicate 5,044.86. Chacarra likewise might not get a birdie on the last hole and closed with a 69 for a connected 3rd location at eight-under together with Finland’s Oliver Lindell (65 ).

The European primary crown was protected with a bogey-free round of five-under par 67, however all of it boiled down to the par-4 16th hole, where he struck a stunning 2nd shot to a foot for the definitive birdie.

McIlroy began with a birdie, however the momentum appeared to have actually been stopped over the next 4 holes, when he burnt the edge on 3 however might not get a 2nd birdie.

He then got 3 shots over the next 4 holes, however Chacarra kept him in sight with 4 birdies in his very first 8 holes.

When McIlroy might not make a birdie on the par-5 14th hole, Chacarra was leading the predicted ranking by a simple 0.1 point.

Hatton lastly ended up with 7 birdies versus a singular error on the 3rd hole on a day when he once again charmed with dazzling brief iron and wedge play.

The win deserved $3 million and he likewise reached 3rd in the Race to Dubai behind McIlroy and Chacarra, his profession finest surface.

The brand-new season of the DP World Tour begins in 2 weeks in Australia with the BMW Australian PGA Championship.

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