First round

The last stop of the season, the DP World Tour Championship, kicked off on time at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, UAE. Facing this final shot, all players showed their best. Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton tied for the lead in the first round with a score of -5, while Paul Waring, who had just won the championship, was one stroke behind and ranked third. Rory McIlroy caught 6 birdies and only 1 bogey in the first round, while Tyrrell Hatton had 7 birdies and 2 bogeys. The two players stood in the lead with a score of -5. If Hatton can maintain the lead until the end of the game, his ranking in the Dubai Race Ranking will rise to second place. One of Rory McIlroy's most important tasks in this game is to defend his sixth Harry Vardon Cup, which symbolizes the annual Dubai Race Ranking Championship. The winner of this week's tournament will receive 2,000 points, which means Rory McIlroy only needs to finish in the top ten to win the Dubai Tournament for the sixth time, tying his father Gary's idol Seve Ballesteros. Unless Rory McIlroy gets a better result in this tournament, such as 11th place alone, his Harry Vardon Trophy will be truly safe. Tyrrell Hatton and Abu Dhabi Championship champion Paul Waring caught a birdie on the 14th hole and the score reached -4, rushing to the front, but Rory McIlroy quickly caught up. Tyrrell Hatton made a wonderful birdie on the penultimate hole and became the first player to hit -5 this week, but Rory McIlroy putted in a 48-foot long putt on the same hole and tied the Englishman on the Jumeirah Manor clay course. "I think I played well. I hit the ball well. I created a lot of opportunities for myself, a lot of birdie opportunities," said Rory McIlroy. "I hope to continue and win this tournament. I started with a good score, but I need to deliver similar performances in the next three days. I not only want to win the tournament, but also try to complete the task in the Dubai Tournament." Paul Waring, who reached a turning point in his career at the age of 39 and just won the Abu Dhabi Championship last week, maintained his momentum in this game. He handed in 32 strokes at the turn, but had a birdie and a bogey in the back nine holes. Now he ranks third with 68 strokes (-4). If he can maintain this state until the end of the game, his ranking in the Dubai Tournament points list will be fourth. Then, he will firmly get a PGA Tour card when he is about to enter his 40s and start his PGA Tour career. Seven players shot 69 strokes and tied for fourth place, including Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima, Rikuya Hoshino and American player Billy Horschel.

Second round

French player Antoine Rozner scored -9 and led the way by one stroke. The second place was shared by Northern Irish player Rory McIlroy and English player Tyrrell Hatton. Chilean player Joaquin Niemann ranked fourth with a total score of -7. Danish player Rasmus Højgaard ranked T5 with a total score of 6 under par, Swedish player Jesper Svensson, Irish player Shane Lowry, and Japanese player Keita Nakajima. When the 31-year-old Antoine Rozner started from the 1st hole today, he imagined that he might be at the top of the leaderboard. However, all this became a reality today. After the start, Antoine Rozner caught two birdies in succession. After the transition, he played well. Although he missed the eagle putt on the last hole, he successfully caught birdies on the 10th and 11th holes, and performed a "hat trick" from the 14th hole. In particular, his wonderful swing on the 16th hole successfully sent the ball to the hole, and Antoine Rozner successfully putted in the birdie putt. In the end, he got a flawless score of 7 birdies and 0 bogeys, leading the leaderboard alone with a score of 9 strokes under par. After the game, Antoine Rozner said: "Today was the kind of day where I hit whatever I wanted and everything went smoothly. My putter played very well. My caddie and I were very happy today. We worked very well together. I felt very confident and I found my feeling on the field. Everything that happened on the field was in line with our expectations. I will try my best to play well in the last two days. Rory McIlroy started from the 1st hole and successfully caught three birdies in the first four holes. In particular, he successfully made a birdie putt from 7 yards away from the hole on the 3rd hole, quickly taking the lead and controlling the game. But he unfortunately swallowed two bogeys on the 8th and 10th holes, handing over the lead to Antoine Rozner. On the last par 5 hole, the 18th hole, Rory McIlroy played his second shot very well, sending the ball to within five yards of the hole. However, when he putted, the ball lightly brushed the left edge of the hole, and he failed to successfully put in the eagle putt, only catching a birdie. In the end, he finished the game with a score of -3 with 5 birdies and 2 bogeys, ranking T2 on the leaderboard. Tyrrell Hatton started from the 1st hole, but unfortunately he had a bogey on the 4th hole. After that, he had to chase hard, first successfully making a birdie putt on the 6th hole, and then successfully making a birdie on the 8th hole. After the transition, Hatton successfully made a birdie on the 10th hole, and successfully put in the key birdie putt 2 yards away from the hole on the 15th hole. In the end, he finished the game with a score of -3 with 4 birdies and 1 bogey, ranking T2 on the leaderboard.

Round 3

In the third round of the DP World Tour Championship, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy scored -4 in this round, and he and Denmark's Rasmus Højgaard and France's Antoine Rozner ranked first with a total score of -12. Sweden's Jesper Svensson and Chile's Joaquin Niemann followed closely with a total score of -10, tied for T4; England's Tyrrell Hatton scored -9, ranked sixth; Northern Ireland's Tom McKinley and Japan's Keita Nakajima scored -8, ranked T7. Entering the third day of the competition, all players are working hard for the final stage of the competition. Rory McIlroy's performance in this round is still stable, and his condition has improved compared with the previous round. He got into the game quickly and made a birdie on the 2nd hole. Unfortunately, his ball fell into the bunker on the 4th hole, resulting in a bogey. Fortunately, the Northern Irish player made a birdie on the 5th hole, and then made birdies on the 7th and 8th holes. After the transition, although his tee shot on the 10th hole went off the fairway and resulted in a bogey, he played well on the 11th and 12th holes, making 2 birdies and finally getting a score of -4, a total score of -12, and returning to the top of the list. After the game, he said: "I am a little disappointed with the performance in the last 5 holes, but it is obviously very good to still be in a leading position in tomorrow's game. Tomorrow I will do my best and hope that everything goes well. I can stand on the 18th hole with two trophies. I have done it twice before. It would be great if I can do it again." The best player in this round was Rasmus Højgaard, who got the best single-round score of 66. The 23-year-old young player performed a textbook performance for the audience in the first 9 holes, catching 6 birdies in the 9 holes, and finally handed in a score of -6 with 6 birdies and no bogeys, with a total score of -12, ranking first with two other players. He said about his outstanding performance in this round: "It's incredible, I'm very happy about it. Don't worry too much about what's ahead of me, try to play one hole at a time. I think this is my goal tomorrow, try not to make bogeys." Antoine Rozner continued to play steadily and continued to rank first. He had a bad start in this round and swallowed bogeys on the 4th hole, but the French player quickly adjusted his state and then caught a birdie on the 5th hole, and then a birdie on the 9th hole; in the last 9 holes, he continued to get a birdie on the 11th hole, but missed the par putt on the 14th hole. Fortunately, he hit an eagle on the last 18th hole and finally got a score of -3. Jesper Svensson, the new DP World champion this season, is currently one of the closest pursuers to the leading camp. In this round, he continued his performance from the previous round. In the first 9 holes, he only made birdies on the 7th hole in three rounds. He made 3 birdies in the last 9 holes and finally handed in a -4 scorecard with 4 birdies and no bogeys. His total score was -10 strokes, temporarily ranking T4.

Winning the Championship

The results of the season finale DP World Tour Championship were finally announced at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, UAE. Rory McIlroy once again stood in the championship position, beating Rasmus Højgaard by two strokes with a total score of -15. Antoine Rozner, Adam Scott, and Shane Lowry tied for T3 with a total score of -11. Before the start of this game, Rory McIlroy set the goal of this game as: to win his sixth Dubai Race Points Annual Championship and the last game of the season, the DP World Tour Championship. In the final round, he won the game with a score of -3 with 6 birdies and 3 bogeys, achieving his goal. "It means a lot," said Rory McIlroy. "I've been through a lot this year, both professionally and personally, and I feel like this is a perfect end to 2024. I've been holding on a lot this year and I've had a few near misses. I'm very happy with the way I finished the game, and fortunately I held on on a difficult day and finished the game. It's been a long year, and this is my 27th tournament this year, which means a lot to me. I hope to have a little break. I have a lot of friends and family in Dubai, and I'm sure we'll have a great night tonight." He continued: "Over the past few years, I've made it my priority to win the Dubai Championship. I don't think that will change in the foreseeable future. You know, next year I'll be trying to win it for the seventh time." Rory McIlroy bogeyed the first hole out of the final round, but then caught four birdies in a row on holes 2-5 to stop the decline. He then bogeyed again on holes 9 and 13, and saved a key par on the 15th hole. With three holes left in the game, he and Rasmus Hager tied for the lead at -13. In the last three holes, Rory McIlroy seized the opportunity and birdied the 16th and 18th holes respectively, and Rasmus Hager failed to score. The Northern Irish king finally handed in 69 strokes (-3), with a total score of 15 strokes under par, and won the final with a 2-stroke advantage. Rory McIlroy won the Rolex Series Dubai Desert Classic at the beginning of the year. Although he did not win the championship afterwards, he entered the top ten many times, including in Abu Dhabi last week, and also won the runner-up many times, especially the runner-up in the US Open. This is his sixth European Tour title, tying the Spanish legend Seve Ballesteros. McIlroy was moved to tears when he mentioned his idol Seve Ballesteros in the post-match interview. Rasmus Hager, who was the joint leader in the 54-hole tournament, handed in 71 strokes (-1) in the final round, with a total score of 275 strokes (71-67-66-71), 13 strokes under par, ranking second alone. French player Antoine Rozner (73), Australian star Adam Scott (68), and Irish star Sean Lowry (68) all scored 11 strokes under par and tied for third place. Antoine Rozner, who entered the final round together with Rory McIlroy, failed to perform well in this round. His score of +1 with 3 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey caused him to drop to a tie for third place. However, his outstanding performance in this game still raised his ranking in the Dubai Race Points to 15th place. Paul Waring, who won his first Rolex Series championship in his career at the Abu Dhabi Championship last week, still had a good feel this week. He scored negative scores in the first three rounds, but unfortunately he failed to maintain it in the last round. He scored +1 with 3 birdies, 4 bogeys, and a total score of -5, ranking T16. After the last week of competition, his ranking in the Dubai Race Points continued to be stable at fifth place, which means that he will obtain dual membership status next season and get the opportunity to compete in the PGA Tour. LIV player Tyrrell Hatton shot 71 strokes, with a total score of -10 strokes, ranking alone in sixth place.

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