Rory McIlroy Wins Europe’s No. 1 Golfer for sixth Time with World Tour Championship

Rory McIlroy was topped Europe’s prime golfer for the sixth time after successful the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai on Sunday.

He and Seve Ballesteros at the moment are tied for the second-most all time behind Colin Montgomerie, who has eight

McIlroy beat Rasmus Højgaard by two pictures within the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates within the United Arab Emirates. He closed with two birdies in his final three holes to fend off the Dane.

Højgaard carded a six-under 66 on Saturday to place himself in a three-way tie for first place with McIlroy and Antoine Rozner after three rounds. He merely could not match that efficiency when it mattered probably the most, although. After birdieing the seventh gap and transferring to 1 underneath for the spherical, he had 11 straight pars.

For McIlroy, Sunday’s triumph lets him finish 2024 on a excessive word. He mirrored after the match the way it has been a tricky 12 months “professionally and personally.”

The 35-year-old tied for ninth within the FedExCup and was up and down throughout the 4 majors. He had one top-10 end (runner-up within the U.S. Open) and missed the minimize within the Open Championship.

Off the course, McIlroy filed for divorce from his spouse, Erica, earlier than they reconciled in June.

Between developing simply brief within the U.S. Open and having his private life be the topic of ongoing rumors and hypothesis, the four-time champion took a quick hiatus from golf altogether.

On the entire, 2024 most likely is not a 12 months McIlroy will look again on fondly. The season wasn’t with out its memorable achievements and successful the Race to Dubai can be on the prime of the checklist.