DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy claims two-shot victory and tops Race to Dubai standings | Golf News
Rory McIlroy signed off his 2024 campaign in style by adding a dramatic DP World Tour Championship victory to his season-long Race to Dubai title.
McIlroy started the final round tied for the lead and turned a two-stroke deficit into a three-shot advantage, following a brilliant burst of four consecutive birdies around the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
Two bogeys in a five-hole stretch around the turn saw McIlroy slip back tied for the lead alongside playing partner Rasmus Hojgaard, before two birdies in the last three holes closed a three-under 69 and completed an impressive victory.
Rory McIlroy carded four rounds in the 60s to claim a third DP World Tour Championship title
McIlroy ended the week on 15 under and ahead of Hojgaard, who leads the 10 players who secured PGA Tour cards from the Race to Dubai rankings and dual membership next season, while Shane Lowry ended the week tied-third alongside Adam Scott and Antoine Rozner.
A third DP World Tour Championship victory also confirmed McIlroy as the Race to Dubai champion for a sixth time and for the third successive season, with Thriston Lawrence – the only player who could have caught him in the season-long standing – ending tied-30th.
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What’s next?
The 2025 DP World Tour season starts on Thursday with the BMW Australian PGA Championship, held at Royal Queensland GC in Brisbane and live on Sky Sports. Rory McIlroy will next be in action at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic from January 16-19. Stream the DP World Tour and more with NOW.
