Today's Edition
DUBAI (ALETIHAD)
Tyrrell Hatton earned his sixth Rolex Series title with a dominant five-shot victory at the DP World Tour Championship while Rory McIlroy claimed a record-tying eighth Race to Dubai title.
As the battle for the Race to Dubai held its intensity until the very last moments, Hatton's final round at Jumeriah Golf Estates was relatively stress free, mixing one bogey with seven birdies on his way to a final round 66 around the Earth Course.
Despite missing the green with his approach to the par-five 18th, Hatton managed a chip and two putts to sign off an incredible end to the season finale with his ninth victory on the DP World Tour. "This is really special," Hatton said of his win.
"I was really nervous today. I didn't say anything to anyone in my team or even to Emily. Yeah, I've had a bit of heartbreak around here, and I felt like it was going to be a difficult day. Just really proud of how I played on the back nine. Putter was amazing. It feels so good to win here."
Rory McIlroy finished as the runner-up for a second year running, to cap off his fifth straight Race to Dubai title as he ties Colin Montgomerie's long-standing record of eighth Race to Dubai wins.
The Northern Irishman needed to finish solo second to guarantee he finished higher than Eugenio Chacarra on the season-long standings, and duly delivered with a bogey-free 67 on Sunday to end his week two shots ahead of the Spaniard, who ended his year tied third alongside Oliver Lindell.
Hatton, who held a one-shot advantage over Victor Perez ahead of the final round, made a brilliant par-save from a wayward tee shot off the first, and from there quickly extended his advantage with back-to-back birdies from the second.
He recovered from a solitary bogey at the fourth with a continued display of brilliance with his irons, and while briefly caught at the top of the leaderboard by Mikael Lindberg, he began to pull away after adding a further birdie at the seventh to make the turn in 34.
The nine-time DP World Tour winner soon found his groove over the closing nine of the Earth course, making four birdies on his way to finishing with a comfortable gap.
He joins Lee Westwood (2009), Matt Fitzpatrick (2016, 2020, 2025) , and Danny Willett (2018) as the fourth Englishman to win this title.
