DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy snatches Race to Dubai title as Tyrrell Hatton claims big win in season finale

Tyrrell Hatton stormed to a five-shot win at the DP World Tour Championship, where Rory McIlroy snatched Race to Dubai victory from Eugenio Chacarra.

Hatton took a one-shot lead into the final day at Jumeirah Golf Estates and never relinquished top spot, pulling clear of the field with four birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine.

The Englishman posted a six-under 66 to end on 15 under and claim a ninth DP World Tour title, as McIlroy leapfrogged Chacarra in the season-long standings with a runner-up finish after a thrilling Sunday tussle.

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McIlroy carded a bogey-free 67 to win the Race to Dubai for a fifth successive season and match Colin Montgomerie's record of eight Order of Merit titles, with Chacarra narrowly missing out despite sharing third with a three-under 69.

Chacarra ended the week on eight under alongside Oliver Lindell, both among the 10 players to have secured dual membership on the PGA Tour via their Race to Dubai ranking, with Jacob Skov Olesen, Kristoffer Reitan, Francesco Laporta, Mikael Lindberg and Victor Perez all a further shot back in tied-fifth.

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Hatton scrambled an unlikely par at the first after having to punch out from the trees, which double his lead when Perez made bogey, then quickly grabbed control with back-to-back birdies from the second.

McIlroy - starting four back - opened with a birdie but missed further chances over the front nine, only to race within one of Hatton after three birdies in a four-hole burst from the sixth.

Chacarra made a three-birdie run from the sixth to sit one back alongside Race to Dubai rival McIlroy and Lindberg, who briefly pulled level with Hatton after four birdies in his opening eight holes.

McIlroy reclaimed projected top spot in the season-long standings when Chacarra posted back-to-back bogeys around the turn, with the pair flip-flopping between the two spots during an eventful back nine.

Chacarra responded to another bogey at the 12th by birdieing his next two holes, briefly edging ahead by 0.1 projected points, with McIlroy visibly frustrated after starting his back nine with pars and failing to take advantage of the par-five 14th.

The battle for the Race to Dubai was far closer than the title race, as Hatton posted birdies at the 10th and 12th before extending his buffer with back-to-back gains from the 14th to jump five ahead.

McIlroy reclaimed the lead over Chacarra in the rankings with a stunning birdie at the 16th and pars over his last two holes, with another Harry Vardon Trophy confirmed when nobody could move alongside him on 10 under.

Hatton got up and down to save par at the 17th and closed out victory with a par at the last, seeing him go one better than last week's runner-up finish at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship and claim a sixth Rolex Series title.

Chacarra 'proud' of Race to Dubai fight with McIlroy

Rory McIlroy, on his runner-up finish and eighth Race to Dubai: "Winning eight Order of Merits was never in my list of goals when I was growing up! I remember Monty [Colin Montgomerie] being a stalwart of European golf.

"To pull up alongside him and win eight of these things means the world to me. I'm a very proud European, I'm a proud European player, I'm proud to be part of the DP World Tour and I'm very proud of myself right now."

Eugenio Chacarra, on missing out on the Race to Dubai: "It was a good fight. I just came out short - that's the beauty of golf. He [McIlroy] has played here 14, 15 times, it was going to be tough, and he had a better day than I did.

"I knew it was going to be a long day and I tried my best. That's all I can ask for myself to do and that's what we did. I would say proud of the fight and proud to have a chance till the end."

Tyrrell Hatton, following his tournament victory: "I was really nervous today, I didn't really say anything to any of my team or even to Emily [partner].

"I've had a bit of heartbreak around here and I felt like it was going to be a difficult day. I'm just really proud of how I played on the back nine. The putter was amazing; it certainly saved me all week. It feels so good to win here."

What's next?

The new DP World Tour season begins at the BMW Australian PGA Championship from November 26-29, held at The Lakes GC in Sydney.

McIlroy will next be in action at the Capital.com Australian Open from December 3-6 in Melbourne, with both events live on Sky Sports. Get the latest Sky Sports deals or stream golf and more sport with no contract.

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