Fitzpatrick Wins In Dubai As Mcilroy Clinches Seventh Overall Title

An affectional Rory McIlroy paid tribute to Seve Ballesteros aft eclipsing nan Spaniard by clinching his seventh Race to Dubai title, contempt being beaten to nan DP World Tour Championship by Matt Fitzpatrick.

McIlroy now sits conscionable 1 down Colin Montgomerie's grounds of winning nan European tour's season-long title 8 times.

For a agelong clip connected Sunday it looked for illustration McIlroy would besides triumph nan last arena of nan DP World Tour's season, holding a two-shot lead earlier faltering down nan agelong arsenic Fitzpatrick surged into nan lead pinch a birdie connected nan last.

That near McIlroy needing to spread a 15-foot eagle putt connected nan 18th spread to unit a play-off pinch his European Ryder Cup team-mate.

And, arsenic he did astatine nan Irish Open successful September, McIlroy roared pinch delight aft erasing nan two-shot deficit.

But dissimilar successful Ireland, McIlroy was incapable to triumph nan play-off, pinch Fitzpatrick tapping successful a short par putt to declare his 3rd triumph successful nan event.