Rory McIlroy found it just as challenging to fight off the tears as he did fending off Denmark’s Rasmus Hoejgaard after winning the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday. The Northern Irishman finished two shots clear on -15 at the Jumeirah Golf Estate, having already clinched the overall Race to Dubai title.
McIlroy only required a top-11 finish in the competition’s final event to finish top of the standings, but South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence couldn’t maintain his challenge.
Lawrence left the course for the final time with a score of -1, handing McIlroy his third consecutive Race to Dubai crown with five holes of his final round to play.
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